Data Center

Apple flirts with Carribbean data center

Aug. 19, 2014

Data center is said to be part of the Ctex project, an initiative from the government of Curaçao to create the ‘Silicon Valley’ of the Southern Caribbean.

Matt Vincent

Apple flirts with Carribbean data center

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As reported by Data Center Dynamics, who quotes a post originally seen at Among Tech, the Unique Infrastructure Group is said to be constructing a new data center for Apple on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao.

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The data center is said to be part of the Ctex project, an initiative from the government of Curaçao to create the ‘Silicon Valley’ of the Southern Caribbean.

It is reported that the facility's construction was almost completed, and then the company originally building the facility went bankrupt. It not currently known when the facility will come online.

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Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: mvincent@endeavorb2b.com