Cork event eyes ‘big data’ businesses

A major drive is under way to position Cork as the prime location outside Dublin for the location of multimillion-euro ‘big data’ storage centres.

Cork City Council will bring key business groups together for a think-tank event on Friday to ensure the region capitalises on new Tier 1 connectivity following its link to a new transatlantic high-speed internet cable, a spur of which was brought ashore in Cork in August.

Ireland is fast becoming a global centre of excellence for data storage business, with some of the biggest tech companies locating here.