The great datacentre sell-off

Doug Woodburn
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Five years ago, everyone wanted to own a datacentre, but - as this week's Verizon and CenturyLink divestments show - that trend may now be in reverse

More and more IT and telco providers are concluding that owning datacentres is too much of a headache to endure, with Verizon and CenturyLink the latest to make divestments in this area. Verizon...

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