Swedish Parliament approves lowered tax rates for data centres

The decision taken by the Swedish legislator lowers the electricity tax rate for data centers in Sweden to 0.005 SEK or USD 0.00054 per kWh. This 97% tax cut will come into effect by January 1st, 2017 and will be applicable to both existing and new data centers exceeding 0.5 MW capacity.

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Rackspace opens German data centre

Leading managed cloud services provider makes significant technology investment to serve European firms' data hosting needs.

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Delivering Cloud integration for scalable and cost-effective secondary storage

Cohesity has introduced a new product that extends the benefits of its on-premises consolidated secondary storage solution to public cloud infrastructure. Running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, Cohesity DataPlatform Cloud Edition (CE) enables businesses to take advantage...

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Synchronising India's defence network

Oscilloquartz, an ADVA Optical Networking company, has been selected to synchronize a nationwide core transport network being built for India's armed forces.

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Job-hopping trend heralds new era of personal data risk

Record numbers of job seekers expected to lose sight of who holds their personal information.

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Tieto supports global expansion

Tieto has signed a three-year deal with Camfil to deliver cloud-based IT infrastructure. Based...

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Phoenix takes wing to AWS

Druva has revealed the availability of Druva Phoenix via Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace,...

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Barracuda introduces Web Security Gateway updates

Barracuda has announced updates to its Web Security Gateway product line to protect web users...

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A new way of managing cables?

Chatsworth Products (CPI) is known for its quality and expertise in cable management and the...

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NFV monitoring - proof of concept success

Anritsu and Ixia have completed a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Monitoring Proof of...

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IBM launches experimental Watson platform

Developers can extend Watson speech, language, vision and empathy capabilities to new form factors.

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Simplifying security and monitoring for any size data centre

Combines environmental monitoring and rack access control into single appliance for increased...

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Videos

Helena Fagraeus Lundström, T.Loop CEO, explains how T.Loop designs, builds and operates Data Energy Centers®, realised “on the edge” in buildings with heating needs that match with Data Energy...
Chris Derham, Business Development Director – Networks, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, discusses the company’s innovative generative AI chatbot, ALIE, which is available on a global scale for use by channel...
In this video, DCS talks to SWEP at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event
Will Edwards, Consultant at BCS, describes his journey from professional rugby to data centre project management, as part of BCS’s Athlete Career Transition Programme, designed to address the data centre...

Expert Opinions

By Jon Dodkins, Head of Technical Solutions at Headforwards.
Half a dozen pressing challenges driving the global data centre crunch. By Daniele Viappiani, Portfolio Manager at GC1 Ventures.
The NIS2 Directive is transforming the cyber security landscape for critical infrastructure sectors. While compliance is essential, navigating its complexities can be challenging. ABB’s Jason Newby, Advisory...
By Luca Rizzo, Global Industry Manager at ABB Large Motors and Generators.