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Connectivity – Understanding the Power of Fibre

Whether the requirement is Internet connectivity for cloud based applications or links to a private WAN, most organisations now recognise the importance of a carrier neutral data centre. However, while the list of possible connections available may look compelling – some data centres boast hundreds of carriers – it is important to look beyond the top line promises. Jonathan Arnold, Managing Director, Volta, advises organisations to dig a little deeper to determine just how much...

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Båstad selects ultra-compact data centre solution from Proact

Proact has been selected by Båstad Municipality in Sweden to deliver and deploy its new IT infrastructure. The core of the municipality’s data centre will be replaced by a novel solution with minimal space requirements. This will conserve energy, enhance reliability and facilitate support and daily IT operations.

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White Paper offers guidance for calculation of efficiency (PUE) in data centres

To gain maximum benefit from using Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) as a tool for data centre management, a clear understanding of what factors affect its calculation is essential, says White Paper 158 from Schneider Electric.

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UK businesses risk losing customers to rivals due to sluggish online experience

F5 Networks survey finds that 22 per cent of UK consumers only willing to wait 5 seconds for a website or app to respond before heading elsewhere.

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Fuel and flooding experts at Data Centre World 2015

Adler and Allan, leaders in oil and environmental services, will be exhibiting at Data Centre World, taking place at London's ExCel, 11-12th March 2015. The two-day event brings together data centre experts and service providers from across the globe, with exhibition stands as well as a series of conferences led by key industry speakers.

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Intercity Technology study reveals that on average, IT users feel that IT departments are 21 months...
Businesses can roll out data analytics with the ultimate flexibility of the cloud and the high...
New innovations in compute, converged storage and software-defined infrastructure optimize IT to...
Pretium EDGE® AO Solutions enable migration to 40G /100G parallel optics with up to 75 percent...
Rackspace, along with data centre and colocation provider Digital Realty Trust, has unveiled its...
maincubes, a European data center owner/operator with ‘German-engineered’ facilities located in...
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Australian fish farm undergoes IT upgrade by investing in edge infrastructure

Australian fism farming company Tassal looked at harnessing IT to make its business of growing salmon more sustainable and cost-effective. It invested in an integrated IT solution powered by Vertiv and Dell EMC for its business in Tasmania.

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