No new data centres for Dublin for the 'foreseeable' EirGrid has confirmed that it will not connect new data centres in Dublin for the foreseeable future. Climate • 10 Jan
New data centres may need to show power ability The ability of new data centres to have their own onsite generation capacity equivalent to or greater than their demand, to support supply if needed, ... Business • 23 Nov 21
New jobs from Hiab and ITRenew for Co Louth Two companies have announced new jobs for Co Louth today, with Hiab to create 100 jobs at its Dundalk facility and tech firm ITRenew creating ... Business • 01 Sep 21
Intel profit forecast falls short on manufacturing cost Intel last night raised its annual sales outlook on booming demand for personal computers, but its second-quarter profit forecast fell short of analyst expectations as ... Business • 23 Apr 21
Intel's margins tumble amid shift to cheaper chips Intel said its margins tumbled in the latest quarter as consumers bought cheaper laptops and pandemic-stricken businesses and governments clamped down on data centre spending, ... Business • 23 Oct 20
Amazon invests in new Co Galway wind farm Internet retail and web services giant Amazon has announced it is investing in a new 115-megawatt (MW) wind farm project in Ardderroo in Co Galway, ... Business • 24 Aug 20
IBM rolls out newest processor chip International Business Machines has today announced a new processor chip for data centres that it says will be able to handle three times the workload ... Business • 17 Aug 20
Oracle's cloud push powers quarterly profit and revenue Growth in cloud business helped Oracle top quarterly profit and revenue and it said the coronavirus will have "minimal impact" on the fourth-quarter revenue. Business • 13 Mar 20
Intel signals 2020 will be a turnaround year for firm Intel has cemented the market view that the chip industry is turning around after a prolonged slowdown, forecasting better 2020 revenue and profit than Wall ... Business • 24 Jan 20
Intel data centre rebound eases US-China trade worries Intel last night beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit and raised its full-year revenue forecast. Business • 25 Oct 19
Microsoft forecasts cloud sales above expectations Microsoft last night forecast sales for its cloud computing services that topped analysts' estimates, despite quarterly growth slowing for its Azure business. Business • 24 Oct 19
Data centre investment to top €10 billion by 2022 Investment in data centres here is set to top €10 billion by 2022, a new industry update has predicted. Business • 14 May 19
Weak Intel outlook stokes fears of a chip slowdown Intel last night forecast current-quarter revenue and profit below analysts' estimates and missed fourth-quarter sales estimates. Business • 25 Jan 19
Fears over rising data volumes crashing internet Nearly half of IT decision-makers withing organisations in Ireland believe the Internet of Things is the future technology that will put the greatest data burden ... Business • 24 Jan 19
Irish businesses spend €1.35m on data storage - survey A new survey shows that 64% of the 100 Irish respondents believe their organisation will move more to the cloud in the coming months. Business • 06 Dec 18
Intel bucks chip industry woes as Q3 sales beat targets Intel last night beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit and revenue, driven by its high-margin data centre business and strong demand for its PC chips. Business • 26 Oct 18
Intel data centre results & margin outlook disappoints Intel's fast-growing data centre business missed Wall Street targets as the world's second-largest chipmaker faced stiff rivalry from Advanced Micro Devices. Business • 27 Jul 18
Microsoft sinks datacentre off the coast of Orkney Microsoft has sunk a datacentre off the coast of Orkney to create a quicker and "eco-friendly" internet. Business • 06 Jun 18
Intel soars after brighter forecast for data centres Intel beat earnings expectations for the first quarter and raised its full-year revenue and profit forecasts last night. Business • 27 Apr 18
Intel lifts full-year forecasts on data centre strength Intel, the world's largest computer chipmaker, last night raised its full-year revenue and profit forecasts, helped by strong growth in its data centre business. Business • 27 Oct 17
Govt approves data centre location measures The Government has approved measures to encourage the location of data centres in Ireland. Politics • 17 Oct 17
Intel reports better than expected results Intel last night reported slower revenue growth at its data centre business, which makes semiconductors used in high-end servers, overshadowing a better-than-expected quarterly profit. Business • 21 Jul 16
Data centre business to show slower growth: Intel Intel has cut its revenue growth forecast for its highly profitable business of making chips for data centres as businesses reduce spending due to weak ... Business • 14 Oct 15
Intel's quarterly results beat expectations Intel reported better than expected quarterly results last night as growth in its data centres and Internet-of-Things businesses helped offset weak demand for PCs. Business • 16 Jul 15
Apple moves data storage onto Chinese soil Apple has begun storing personal data for some Chinese users on servers provided by China Telecom. Business • 15 Aug 14
