Next Generation Data has secured a package of mezzanine and debt investment totalling £5 million from investors including Lombard and Finance Wales to support the expansion of its Newport data centre.

Colt has announced a new data centre deployment approach that provides customers with unparalleled flexibility in power density, size and Tier configurations. The new approach includes a range of Modular Data Centre design options which match users’ specific space, power and location needs.

Digital Realty Trust has revealed the results of a new study which shows that the majority (80 per cent) of European companies surveyed have plans to expand their data centre space in 2010 and see third parties as an integral part of their growth plans.