Have you heard about 40 gig Fibre Channel?

By J Michel Metz, FCIA Board of Directors, Cisco Systems.

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Powering the Cloud 2013: SNW Europe, Datacenter Technologies & Virtualization World Setting the agenda for European IT professionals.

2013 is a pivotal year for European organisations as they accept that embedding IT solutions at the heart of their operations has to be one of their key strategies to help them accelerate out of the longest recession any of them can remember.

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Extraordinary images, extraordinary talent

Avere Systems’ NAS optimization technology is helping visual effects studio Framestore, the winner of multiple BAFTAs, Golden Globes, Emmys and Oscars to stay ahead of the technology curve. Framestore – whose visual effects have brought life to many hit films including Avatar, The...

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Will software defined storage impact data protection/management?

‘Software Defined X’ (insert Storage, Network or Data centre as required) is the new...

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Prevention is better than cure

Why ensuring application performance is far better than taking out insurance. By Alex D'Anna,...

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Flexibility without compromise

DCS talks to Terry Dempsey, Executive Director at Optimum Data Centres, about the company’s...

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On-demand architecture provisions Microsoft’s Technology Center

Microsoft’s Thames Valley MTC helps companies make decisions about IT strategy – from...

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Dispelling the flash storage myths

According to Gartner, the market for all flash storage is going to approach £2.6bn by 2015....

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Go hybrid: why you need a balanced diet of SSDs and HDDs

Cost, speed and reliability - the three crucial factors when it comes to choosing your next data...

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Why we can’t junk hard disk drives

The storage industry is awash with reports on the disappearing disk drive industry and many are...

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Videos

Liz Blackman, Chief Marketing Officer at Avantra, discusses the continuing importance of DEI, despite some recent ‘push back’, explaining the importance of women's perspectives in creating balanced...
Edward Knight, MSP Director at Paessler, explains how the leading provider of IT and IoT monitoring solutions, has launched its first-ever dedicated Managed Service Provider (MSP) program, designed to help...
In this video, DCS talks to Mark Acton, DCA at their 2025 10x10 Event
DCS talks to KPMG at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event

Expert Opinions

Half a dozen pressing challenges driving the global data centre crunch. By Daniele Viappiani, Portfolio Manager at GC1 Ventures.
By Luca Rizzo, Global Industry Manager at ABB Large Motors and Generators.
Steve Clifford, director of data centres, EMCOR UK, explores the challenges of data centre demand and explains why with the right planning, engineering expertise, and risk management, retrofitting existing...