The data behind the cloud

Data has to be stored somewhere, so the move to cloud has strengthened datacentres, not damaged them

Karl McDermott, head of ICT at Three Ireland

We’re having conversations with both existing costumers and new opportunities. Everyone is grappling with what is the best for them” — so said Maurice Mortell, managing director for Ireland and Emerging Markets, Equinix. In a sense, it is a surprising message as Equinix is a world-leading datacentre provider, but the company has found that not only has the rush to cloud meant more business, it has also ...