Global real estate advisor, CBRE, has predicted the top European data centre markets that are expected to be responsible for the majority of demand this year. It is expected that there will be a record amount of take-up in Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin (FLAPD) data centre markets in 2023, according to the latest […]
If there are no effective and preventive recovery measures in place, disasters of all types can result in downtime that can cause significant damage to an organisation’s bottom line. Sergei Serdyuk, VP of Product Management, NAKIVO, offers insight into the difference between Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity as well as some of the major pitfalls […]
Nick Smith, Business Development Manager, Genetec, says physical security is often overlooked when it comes to avoiding downtime and he outlines the benefits of unified physical security platforms as a vital way of maxmising uptime. Digital Transformation and our 24/7 reliance on connectivity are well documented reasons for the increase in the volume of data […]
NTT’s Edge Advantage Report surveyed 600 enterprises leveraging Edge to enable data-driven decision-making. The findings reveal the industries tapping into Edge and reaping the benefits are manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and logistics, energy and utilities and financial services. NTT, a leading global IT infrastructure and services company, has launched its Edge Advantage Report, which found that […]
Cisco has announced plans to establish a data centre for cloud-delivered security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to help customers protect their users, infrastructure and investments against threat actors. The announcement is part of Cisco’s continued effort to empower organisations locally and in the region with flexible security services and data protection for […]
Amid one of the driest ever springs in Spain, a sector expert is warning that a lack of free cooling capacity could hinder the burgeoning growth of the nation’s data centre market. As hyperscalers and colocation facilities alike grapple with power-related challenges in the FLAP-D markets, data providers are gravitating towards Europe’s Tier 2 markets […]
Data centre managers are constantly looking for innovative ways to keep costs down and sustainability targets on track, particularly when it comes to power. Dave King, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Cadence, considers the advantages of using digital twin technology, including efficiencies and reliability benefits. Digital infrastructure in data centres relies on an uninterrupted, reliable supply […]
Mohan Gandhi, Senior Sustainability Consultant, STG Advisors, explains the first, second and third ages, how this is relevant to sustainability and how CIOs can grasp it. Enterprise sustainability is the act of getting the right data into the right hands at the right time to make the right decisions – what I call data fluency. […]
IBM has announced plans to open its first Europe-based quantum data centre to facilitate access to cutting-edge Quantum Computing for companies, research institutions and government agencies. The data centre is expected to be operational in 2024 with multiple IBM Quantum Computing systems, each with utility-scale quantum processors, i.e., those of more than 100 qubits. The data […]
As part of the ambition to reach net zero, the University of York, UK, will place much of the university’s advanced calculations at EcoDataCenter in Falun, Sweden. Access to a sustainable infrastructure for the most energy-consuming part of IT was the determining factor. “Given the university’s strong commitment to net-zero and the fact that our […]
