Flexibility without compromise

DCS talks to Terry Dempsey, Executive Director at Optimum Data Centres, about the company’s plans to become a major data centre player in the UK market, thanks to the enviable track record of the management team and ‘a more flexible, solutions-based approach’ to the market place.

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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 the applications they need for successful operations to how they roll them out enterprise-wide, as private cloud or hosted services. A high density data centre, architected using Schneider Electric...

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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. Given these high stakes and ongoing competition between hardware-centric flash appliances and new software-centric flash storage arrays, it’s no surprise that there’s substantial...

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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 storage system, writes Warren Reid, Director of Marketing at Dot Hill Systems.

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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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Look for something new, you might find something better

In an industry that is constantly evolving it is important that data centre managers don’t...

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Evolving data centres: the transition to 40GBASE-T

Cabling standards have been forced to adapt quickly to support greater bandwidth and lower...

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Digital Infrastructure: what it is and why you need a DI strategy

Nearly 400 delegates attended 451 Research’s annual Hosting & Cloud Transformation Europe...

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10 Gigabit Ethernet: 2H12 Results and 2013 Outlook

By Seamus Crehan, President, Crehan Research Inc.

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And the winners are..

The Datacentre Solutions (DCS) Awards took place on Thursday 23rd May at the Millennium Gloucester...

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Datacentre Transformation Conference

Full agenda has now been announced 9th July 2013, Leeds, UK

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Videos

Rishi Kapoor, WW Partner Sales Engineering Leader at Alteryx, shares how Alteryx One and the Partner SE model enable MSPs to transition from infrastructure management to high-value data and AI services. From...
Will Morey, Managing Director at Gamma, explains why PSTN migration is a scale problem for MSPs, not a technical one. He shows how structured journeys, partner support, and integrated platforms turn forced...
Simon Kerr, head of heat networks at EnergiRaven, discusses the recent analysis from EnergiRaven and Viegand Maagøe finds that projected growth in data centres will produce enough waste heat to warm millions...
Lenaik Andrieux, General Manager – Power Systems EMEA, India & Australia, Rehlko, explains how the acquisition of The Wilmott Group, a UK-based supplier of critical backup-power solutions, makes Rehlko one...

Expert Opinions

Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant, and Mike Hellers, Product Development Manager, LINX, on how hosting data locally in Scotland supports optimal speeds and reliability, complementing wider UK connectivity for consistent...