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How “going natural” is transforming data centres

Just as computers generate heat, the data centres that contain the servers that power our emails and data sharing culture also generate a lot of heat. As a result, one of the primary sources of energy use in most data centres is cooling. Finding the right solution is important, not least because of...

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New design and installation practices for fibre cabling

Demand for cloud services is driving innovation in fibre and connectivity. As the hunger for bandwidth and services grows, the demand for fibre that can handle external and internal traffic in today’s hyperscale data centres is increasing. As new installation practices challenge designers and...

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How to streamline the deployment and management of your POP sites

In recent times, many organizations are building out their own Internet points of presence (POPs). Rapidly increasing IP traffic volumes are creating bottlenecks in the POP sites of traditional ISPs. In addition, most ISP POP sites are located in major cities, which could be far away from an...

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Adventures in data centre power and cooling

Data centre managers and engineers don't generally find ourselves the centre of attention at cocktail parties in the way fighter pilots, mountaineers, or storm chasers do. Nothing draws a crowd like adventure stories, but tales in technology lean more toward supporting roles or humorous interludes,...

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Why agility is paramount to the future of the data economy

Dealing with data centre demand, by Ulf Achenbach, Director of Construction at e-shelter.

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Cable management and future rack developments

By Clive Partridge, Product Manager IT Infrastructure, Rittal.

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Network Performance Lagging? Your Cabling Plant May Be the Culprit

By Marcus Doran – VP & GM at Rahi Systems Europe.

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Ways of lowering energy waste without following in the footsteps of Microsoft’s data centre innovations

While many organisations are mindful of the effects they could have on the environment, the...

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Super-fast IoT enabled 5G is right around the corner, or Is It?

By Steven Carlini, Sr Director, Data Center Global Solutions, Schneider Electric.

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Rack, Stack, Deploy

Hyperconverged infrastructure is essential when embracing the demands of the IoT. By Lee...

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Meeting the challenges of deploying IT equipment into small spaces

Towergate, Europe's largest independent insurance intermediary, employing more than 3,800 people...

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Vertiv anticipates advent of Gen 4 Data Centre

Increased reliance on the edge, importance of colocation providers driving developments.

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Peer-to-peer community group for IT resellers and Managed Service Providers expanding fast, with six new vendors joining since January and membership numbers approaching 90 across the UK and Ireland.
VMware Cloud Foundation helps Audi Modernize IT on the factory floor while reducing cost, complexity and environmental impact.
20i has chosen Kao Data's state-of-the-art Harlow facility as its new data centre supplier, enhancing service performance, speed, security and reliability for both its customers and infrastructure.
43% of CIOs say their CEOs and/or board of directors have concerns about their company’s cloud spend.