NEWS
Google announces Dutch data centre expansion
commitment to renewable energy. In fact, the Eemshaven
data centre was Google’s first data centre to run on 100%
renewable energy from its first day of operation.
“Google has chosen the Eemshaven location for several
reasons, including the excellent infrastructure, high-speed
fibre connections and availability RES,” said Pim van
der Feltz, Director of Google Netherlands. “But equally
important is the support of the local community and we
are grateful to the local and regional government and
local suppliers and people from the area for this.”
G “The expansion of Google’s data centre shows that
Groningen has a lot to offer international technology
companies, such as sufficient renewable energy, well-
trained staff and excellent ICT connections,” said Eric
Wiebes, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate
Policy. “The construction of this data centre also makes the region
more attractive for other international technology companies.”
First established in 2016, the data centre currently employs around
250 people. Google’s decision to continue investment in Holland is a
reflection of the country’s unparalleled technology infrastructure and
highly-educated workforce. Google was also attracted to Holland’s Since 2014, Google’s Eemshaven data centre has contributed
nearly €800 million to the Dutch economy. This announcement will
increase Google’s total investment in Holland to nearly €1.5 billion.
The data centre has also created 2,200 jobs in fields such as IT,
electronics and engineering.
oogle has announced a €500 million expansion to its data centre
in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. This investment will help Google
meet growing European consumer demand.
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iland launches Secure Cloud Services from new
location in Amsterdam
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land, an award-winning global cloud
service provider of secure and compliant
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Disaster-
Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) and cloud
backup services, has announced the
availability of their Secure Cloud Services
from a new data centre location in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
This expansion enables iland to continue
servicing customers across EMEA with a new
focus on the Benelux region and further
supports iland’s global growth. With the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
deadline looming in May 2018, as well as
Brexit negotiations underway, the opening
of this new data centre means that iland
will continue to meet the data privacy
requirements of customers in the EU.
Dante Orsini, SVP Business Development
at iland, commented: “This is an incredibly
exciting time for iland as we expand our
global footprint and increase our focus on
www.intelligentcio.com
working with channel partners to deliver
value to customers. We have undertaken
extensive research to ensure that the facility
satisfies our needs as well as those of our
partners and customers. Both Brexit and
GDPR were two key factors in deciding to
deliver our Secure Cloud Services from the
Netherlands. We are delighted with the
continued growth we are experiencing across
Europe and look forward to continuing to
help European customers adopt business-
critical cloud initiatives.”
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