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CA Technologies, ECS Technology to Drive Cloud Adoption in China

December 28, 2011 — Cloud services provider CA Technologies announced on Wednesday it has partnered with ECS Technology to promote cloud adoption in the commercial, retail, government, finance, insurance and manufacturing industries.

Google to Build $300 Million, 300K-Square-Foot Hong Kong Data Center

December 9, 2011 — Google announced on Thursday it will invest $300 million to build a new 300,000-square-foot data center in Hong Kong. The company said the investment represents a new commitment to the region. The data center will help increase user access speed for the company’s different online services in Asia.

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ICANN CEO Calls for Companies to Prep for New Top-Level Domains

December 8, 2011 — Speaking Thursday at a Beijing event aimed at informing and engaging Chinese businesses around the Internet community, outgoing ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom encouraged companies and organizations around the world (including, but not limited to, China) to prepare themselves for the upcoming application period for new generic Top Level Domains, now just over a month away.

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Web Host Datapipe Partners with Data Center Firm Shanghai Data Solution

October 20, 2011 — Web hosting provider Datapipe announced on Thursday that it has formed a strategic partnership with data center and network services provider Shanghai Data Solution. This partnership comes a month after Datapipe launched its PCI DSS 2.0 Level 1 Service Provider certified cloud computing platform.

Dell Opens its First Asia-Pacific Cloud Data Center in Shanghai

July 7, 2011 — Technology giant Dell announced Wednesday it opened a data center in Shanghai in support of its cloud initiative, which it revealed earlier this year, according to a blog post on the company’s website. Marking the first of its kind for Dell in the Asia-Pacific and Japan regions, the data center will host public and private clouds and provide customers with off-premise application and storage services.

Telehouse to Open New Cloud-Focused Data Center in Hong Kong

June 13, 2011 — IT infrastructure services provider Telehouse America announced on Monday it is further expanding into China’s South Coast with the TELEHOUSE Hong Kong CCC, a new 118,000 square foot data center. Scheduled to begin service in December, this new facility offers premier carrier neutral data center services with a focus in cloud computing.

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Chinese Data Center Operator 21Vianet Raises $195 Million in IPO

April 21, 2011 – Chinese data center services provider 21Vianet Group Inc. raised $195 million in its initial public offering on Wednesday, according to a report by Reuters.

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Chinese Server Maker Inspur Launches Cloud Data Center Container Product

April 8, 2011 — On Friday, Chinese government-owned server manufacturer Inspur announced this week that it has launched its “smart cloud” container based cloud data center product, according to a post in the English language version of the People’s Daily Online.

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Host1Plus Expands into China, Launches New Website

January 14, 2011 – UK Web hosting provider Host1Plus announced on Friday that it has expanded its operations to China with colocation in Singapore and a new Chinese version of its website.

Berkeley Lab Helping China Boost Energy Efficiency of Data Centers

December 21, 2010 — The US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is working with China to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s data centers, according to a report by PhysOrg.com.