Theresa Bobis, Regional Director Southern Europe at DE-CIX, explains where once the choice of data centre locations was limited to historically strategic centres, new hubs offer economic and geographical advantages. Theresa outlines the many compelling reasons why companies should re-assess their location strategies and why the Iberian Peninsula in particular offers many compelling benefits for data centre owners, operators and their customers, including great local, regional and global connectivity, a thriving, dynamic digital business environment and a plentiful supply of renewable energy.
Watch OnlineTal Eisner, Guardz VP of Product Marketing, discusses the findings of the company’s recent MSP survey, which are that MSPs are juggling as many as 10 cybersecurity point solutions to protect their SMB customers, are drowning in large volumes of security data and many are challenged by implementing advanced threat detection technologies as they strive to keep up with ever-evolving cybersecurity threats. Happily, with Guardz’s EMEA expansion via a partnership with Infinigate Cloud, help is at hand.
Watch OnlineDina Knight, Chief People Officer, Logicalis, is accountable for all aspects of Logicalis’ and parent company, Datatec’s, people operations strategy from the board level down. In her role, Dina ensures that diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) are a major focus for the company, with a range of education and workplace initiatives around the globe practical examples of this IT industry-leading approach to true inclusivity.
Watch OnlineLizzy McDowell, Marketing Manager at Kao Data, and Richard Irwin, Co-founder of Gen+1, share their enthusiasm and insights for all things data centre-related and, specifically, the work that the two organisations will be sharing as Kao Data becomes a new Impact Sponsor of the Gen+1 initiative. As an Impact Sponsor, Kao Data will play a crucial role in advancing GeN+1’s initiatives, which include educational programs, career development, and community engagement. Kao Data’s proactive approach aligns seamlessly with GeN+1’s goals to inspire and empower the future workforce in the data centre industry.
Watch OnlineNicolas Leszczynski, Principal Solution Engineer at Riverbed, discusses the results of the recent Riverbed Global AI & Digital Experience Survey, which finds that organisations are at an inflection point as they accelerate their adoption of AI. Despite high optimism, the report reveals this reality – while 94% of those surveyed say AI is a top C-Suite priority and 91% agree it provides a competitive advantage, only 37% are fully prepared to implement AI projects now, as organisations address challenges ranging from data quality to scalability that are impacting their ability to realise the full benefits of AI.
Watch OnlineKenneth Tan, Executive Director at Sardina Systems, Philip Kaye, Co-Founder and Director at Vespertec and Kristófer Andri Kristinsson, Product Manager and Business Development Manager at Borealis Data Center, explain how the three organisations have collaborated to develop an integrated IT solution that simplifies operations, offers optimised pricing, and is powered by 100% sustainable energy.
Watch OnlineKenneth Tan, Executive Director at Sardina Systems, Philip Kaye, Co-Founder and Director at Vespertec and Kristófer Andri Kristinsson, Product Manager and Business Development Manager at Borealis Data Center, explain how the three organisations have collaborated to develop an integrated IT solution that simplifies operations, offers optimised pricing, and is powered by 100% sustainable energy.
Watch OnlineAlex Sharp, Chief Projects Officer, Data Centres at Nscale, outlines the scale of the AI data centre challenge – with average rack consuming 130 kilowatts of power, and as chips become more sophisticated, so too does their appetite for energy. In just five years, data centres could account for up to 30% of global emissions. Happily, there are ways in which such a future can be addressed to ensure a sustainable, digital future for the data centre sector.
Watch OnlineAlex Sharp, Chief Projects Officer, Data Centres at Nscale, outlines the scale of the AI data centre challenge – with average rack consuming 130 kilowatts of power, and as chips become more sophisticated, so too does their appetite for energy. In just five years, data centres could account for up to 30% of global emissions. Happily, there are ways in which such a future can be addressed to ensure a sustainable, digital future for the data centre sector.
Watch OnlineNeil Fowler, SVP of Hybrid Cloud Engineering at Rocket Software, discusses the challenges and opportunities of IT modernisation, offering some valuable insights as to the essential ingredients of a successful IT modernisation strategy, alongside some words of caution as to the pitfalls to avoid.
Watch OnlineCiarán Forde, VP, Strategic Accounts & Alliances, Electrical Sector Sales - EMEA, Eaton, discusses the collaboration between Eaton and data centre design and build company CTS Nordics, which has recently seen the opening of the new NordicEPOD factory in Oslo. NordicEPOD’s facility is now manufacturing standardised power modules called EPODs that shave weeks off data centre construction time. Ciaran explains the growing momentum behind such truly modular power modules and offers some fascinating insights into the ways in which the energy and data centre sectors need to work more closely together into the future.
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