Steve Hone, CEO – The DCA, discusses the benefits of hyperscale data centres and how they are set to dominate data centre spending. The number of hyperscale data centres currently stands at just over 700 worldwide – a figure which represents a doubling in both the number of hyperscale data centres and capacity in just […]
While carbon-free energy is crucial to reducing GHG emissions and water consumption, green energy alone is not enough to maintain sustainable operations and address the adverse environmental impact of data centres. Here, Nour Rteil, Lead Application Developer at Techbuyer, discusses the importance of implementing energy efficient servers, for example, to reduce carbon impact on the […]
Tracy Collins, VP Sales – Ekkosense, discusses the ways automation tools like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning can be used to enable organisations to act quickly in addressing challenges and deliver the results their customers and business require. Before joining EkkoSense, I led a regional colocation provider and prior to that spent over 21 years […]
Data centre leaders’ priorities have changed somewhat over recent years, particularly when it comes to the design and construction of their facilities. Panduit is an example of an organisation which is keeping up with the ever-changing design and construction requirements of a data centre as it launches its new innovative product to better protect facilities. […]
Tony Whittle, Managing Director, Enel X UK&I, discusses some of the ways data centre operators around the world can satisfy the competing demands of alleviating pressure on the grid, particularly as they face the mounting pressure of operating sustainably. Overcoming challenges to enable the transition to renewable energy and address growing energy demand are priorities […]
Schneider Electric, a leader in the Digital Transformation of energy management and automation, has joined other industrial leaders and pioneers to form UniversalAutomation.org (UAO), an independent, not-for-profit association managing the reference implementation of a shared source runtime. For the first time, IT and OT software vendors, industrial end-users, OEMs and academics will share a common automation software layer across their automation technology — regardless of brand. UniversalAutomation.org will drive […]
The UK is by far the largest data centre colocation market in Europe, a long way ahead of Germany, which is in itself way ahead of France and the Netherlands – but can we expect this to continue? Is the UK data centre sector still a force to be reckoned with and is the top […]
Ashish Moondra – Senior Product Manager, Power, Electronics & Software at Chatsworth Products (CPI), discusses the challenge that colocation providers are currently facing and suggests some best practice advice when looking to overcome this and get new customers up and running quickly. As the transition from the Information Age to the Age of Artificial Intelligence […]
With organisations in the data centre sector expected to deliver on net zero carbon, they must make best use of the tools available to them in order to unlock significant data centre carbon reduction that the wider business requires. Dean Boyle, CEO, EkkoSense, draws upon some of the ways data centre managers can make smarter […]
Achieving sustainable status when it comes to running a data centre is a top priority across the industry. Astrid Wynne, Techbuyer Sustainability Lead, discusses the various ways in which data centre leaders can drive change and ensure green operations. Data centres are the engine rooms of the digital revolution and servers are the heavy machinery. […]
