Digital Realty opens its first Barcelona data center, BCN1, boosting Mediterranean connectivity and supporting AI and cloud infrastructure growth.

LONDON & NEW YORK & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Options Technology, the leading managed IT services and technology solutions provider, today announced it has been named Digital Realty's Partner of the Year for EMEA for 2025. The award, presented as part of Digital Realty's annual Partner Awards program, recognizes channel and alliance partners who drive the most meaningful impact for Digital Realty and its customers. The recognition reflects the significant expertise that Options' team and tech.

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AUSTIN, Texas, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, announced today its board of directors has authorized quarterly cash dividends for common and preferred stock for the second quarter of 2026. Common Stock Digital Realty's board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $1.22 per share to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 15, 2026.

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AUSTIN, Texas, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced a strategic partnership with DCD Academy to enhance talent development opportunities for its global operations workforce. New Hire Accelerate Pathways, Digital Realty's standardized onboarding program is designed to equip engineers, including those without engineering degrees, with the skills, training and career growth needed to support data center operations worldwide.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty ( NYSE: DLR ), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced a strategic partnership with DCD Academy to enhance talent development opportunities for its global operations workforce. New Hire Accelerate Pathways, Digital Realty's standardized onboarding program is designed to equip engineers, including those without engineering degrees, with the skills, training and career growth needed to support data center operations worldwide.