Cloud data backup – is it ready for the data centre?

Over the past 30 years, data backup has been accomplished by using a backup application that makes a copy of the data to tape and, more recently, to disk. A copy of the tape is sent offsite or data is replicated over a WAN to have an offsite copy for disaster recovery. By Bill Andrews, CEO of...

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Public vs. private cloud: The battle is on

By Jeramiah Dooley, Cloud Architect, SolidFire.

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Data Centre Maturity tool helps data centre transformation

Dimension Data has launched a new maturity tool that helps organisations assess their capabilities and prioritise initiatives for building a next-generation data centre. The Data Centre Development Model – the first assessment that covers such a broad spectrum of the data centre – was...

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OCZ Storage Solutions expands Intrepid 3000 Series

OCZ Storage Solutions has introduced a series of SATA III SSDs to add to its Intrepid 3000 enterprise portfolio. The new Intrepid 3700 SSD Series delivers superior performance and I/O latency responses that dramatically improve application performance and I/O efficiencies, and supports higher...

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SSE and SSE merge

SSE Enterprise Telecoms says that sister company SSE Enterprise Datacom will be integrated into the...

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Sunrise responds to market demand

Sunrise Software introduces Risk Management, Project Management and support for other significant...

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Clavister Firewall Gateway secures branch offices and data centres

W30 firewalls deliver unmatched performance and enhanced security features, giving exceptional...

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DDoS attacks pose biggest threat yet to European businesses

Survey shows more than half of companies attacked have critical data stolen as a result of DDoS.

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Flexiant joins €4 million DICE Consortium

H2020 DICE consortium to accelerate development of business-critical, data intensive applications...

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Ingram Micro expands global footprint

Cloud Marketplace launches in France, Netherlands and UK, with Microsoft Office365 and other Cloud...

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IBM and The Weather Company partner

The Weather Company migrates data services platform to IBM Cloud

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IBM connects “Internet of Things” to the enterprise

IBM will invest $3 billion over the next four years to establish a new Internet of Things (IoT)...

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Videos

Andy, Data & AI Director at Pax8, explores what the agentic inflection point means in practice and how AI is moving beyond experimentation into real-world application. He breaks down the 'empty box' approach...
Data Centre World 2026
Mostyn Thomas, Senior Director of Security EMEA at Pax8, breaks down how ransomware is evolving, what the new Cyber Essentials standards mean in practice, why attackers are increasingly targeting supply...
Thiri Shwesin Aung, founder and CEO of Nyxium, discusses how she and co-founder, Paul Seurin, have built an agentic AI platform that helps energy and infrastructure developers decide where projects are most...

Expert Opinions

As UK data centre capacity continues to expand, ensuring electrical resilience under fire conditions is an important design priority. Fire protection enclosures play a vital role in maintaining circuit...
Researchers developed a system that intelligently balances workloads to improve the efficiency of flash storage hardware in a data center.
In data centres, direct-to-chip liquid cooling relies on fast-acting valves to regulate coolant flow and protect servers from overheating. Yet across server racks operating 24/7, the cumulative energy demand...
Flotek Group has grown rapidly in a market known for complexity and fragmentation. In this exclusive conversation, CEO Jay Ball discusses the thinking behind that growth, from early structural decisions to a...