AI Magazine December 2023 | Page 151

ETIX EVERYWHERE
Lille # 2 , thereby creating a 2.5 MW IT campus with the best connectivity in the region .
Blanchot also points to the recent acquisition of Zcolo France , which has broadened the firm ’ s horizons – enabling the offer of colocation solutions in three new regions and , as a result , strengthening territorial coverage .
“ This acquisition represents a key milestone in cementing our undisputed leadership in the French regional market and accelerates our development in Europe – with colocation capacity now reaching 17.3MW ,” he says .
But the company ’ s ambitious expansion strategy does not stop here , with a “ vision to establish a leading edge data centre platform in Europe and Southeast-Asia , and guarantee our clients highly scalable and connected facilities close to the data end user .”
Data sovereignty is also a key consideration and a hot topic of conversation when it comes to security , and Etix is committed to providing customers with colocation solutions within 200km of its partners ’ headquarters .
With data invariably crossing borders with hyperscalers , protecting data sovereignty is a challenge , and that ’ s why more businesses are taking greater control of their data and keeping it within domestic borders , or even closer to home via edge data centres .
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