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Web Host iomart Wins UK Office Supply Provider Office2Office Virtualization Contract

February 10, 2012 — Cloud and managed hosting provider iomart announced on Thursday that it has carried out a group-wide virtualization for UK government office supply provider office2office. According to the press release, prior to this, o2o’s IT was focused on a single set of offices and one server room in Norwich.

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Digital Realty Trust Buys 10-Acre Site in Dublin for Data Center

February 8, 2012 — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Wednesday it has acquired a 10-acre development site in Dublin, Ireland. The move follows last month’s acquisitions of data centers in San Franciso and Atlanta. Located 9.3 miles outside of Dublin, the data center is located in Profile Park. It will have 11.5 MW of power across four buildings spanning about 193,000 square feet of space.

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Security Breach at Web Host Blacknight Exposes Contact Info of 40,000 Customers

February 2, 2012 — Irish-based European web hosting provider Blacknight announced on Wednesday that 40,000 of its customers may have been affected in a security breach on Tuesday. In a press release, Blacknight says no financial data was exposed in Tuesday’s breach, but client contact details including email addresses and telephone numbers were leaked. Overall, Blacknight calls the damage minimal.

Cloud Services Firm Fujitsu Names Marketing Director of UK and Ireland

November 9, 2011 — Technology services and solutions provider Fujitsu announced on Wednesday it has appointed Simon Carter to the position of marketing director in its UK & Ireland region.

Cloud Services Firm j2 Buys Data Backup Unit of Irish Web Host C Infinity

November 2, 2011 — Cloud-based messaging solutions provider j2 Global Communications  announced last week it has acquired the online backup business of Ireland-based data backup and hosting provider C Infinity.

Google to Build Green Data Center in Dublin, Opens Facility in Oklahoma

September 30, 2011 — Technology giant Google announced on Friday it will build a new green data center in Dublin, Ireland, following its purchase of 11 acres of land and an existing building on Profile Park. The company said it will invest about $101 million to complete the new data center, which will expand on its  existing Dublin data center space that is leased from a third party.

UK Data Center Firm Telecity in Talks to Buy Irish Host Data Electronics

August 2, 2011 — UK data center provider Telecity Group is reportedly in early talks with Irish data center operator Data Electronics to acquire the company for a $163 million. With the rapid growth of the cloud computing market, Telecity Group is planning to further expand in Europe by doubling its data center space.

Amazon Acquires Dublin Site for Cloud Data Center

February 9, 2011 — Amazon has acquired a former supermarket warehouse at Greenhills Industrial Estate near Dublin for the purpose of converting into a data center to meet the needs of its growing cloud computing services, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge. The company recently acquired a 240,000 square foot building that was previously used as a storage house for UK supermarket chain Tesco.

Irish Cloud Firm Dediserve Buys Web Host AventureHost

November 8, 2010 — Irish cloud hosting provider Dediserve announced last week via its blog it has acquired Belfast-based hosting firm AventureHost for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is predicted to bring Dediserve’s annual revenue to $1.4 million by 2011. AventureHost has been trading for seven years and is the second largest hosting firm in Northern Ireland. The acquisition is part of Dediserve’s strategy to develop a strong position in the UK cloud computing market.

Irish Web Host Digiweb Launches Utility Based Cloud Platform

October 12, 2010 — Irish hosting provider Digiweb announced on Tuesday it has launched its utility based cloud computing platform.