We ‘deep dive’ with Aron Brand, CTO, CTERA, who tells us about life inside and outside the office. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the data centre industry? Perhaps my most memorable achievement has been receiving my first patent on the concept of Edge-to-cloud storage. The patent describes a device for integrating […]
Organisations are ramping up their data protection capabilities as cyberattacks and downtime become more frequent than ever. With the help of Custodian Data Centres, Vitanium re-evaluated its business strategy and established itself as a key provider of data protection services for end-users. Vitanium is a world-class data protection specialist, ISO 27001/ ISO 9001 accredited data […]
A zero-waste circular economy enables data centre IT resources to be kept in use for as long as possible. Here, Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Chairman, N2S, explains why a circular IT economy is key to both effective energy reduction and e-waste, and how to go about managing data centre operations in order to achieve this. […]
Vertiv surveyed 156 industry professionals with insight into their company’s Edge Computing plans. The survey sees the Edge component of total compute growing by 29% while also revealing that sustainability is playing a major role in new and planned Edge deployments. Significant, industry-wide investment in Edge Computing will change the profile of the data centre ecosystem […]
Being burdened with the responsibility of generating a sheer amount of power means data centre leaders have found themselves with no choice but to design and generate their facilities with sustainability top of mind. Here, Billy Durie, Global Sector Head for Data Centres at Aggreko, offers some best practice advice for data centre managers to […]
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 […]
There is no silver bullet to security but as data centre facilities hold some of the most sensitive information, data centre managers must ensure they have the most stringent cybersecurity protocols in place. Here, Steven Brown, Segment Director for Schneider Electric’s Software Business, discusses the importance of data centre security as a priority and offers […]
Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, has announced new enhancements to the Juniper Apstra platform that further simplify the deployment, troubleshooting and operations of data centre networks. With the latest Apstra software release, Juniper’s enterprise, service provider and cloud provider customers can now extend Apstra’s intent-based networking capabilities to Edge data centres with collapsed fabric […]
According to Jack Bedell-Pearce, CEO and Co-founder of 4D Data Centres, the future of data centres is becoming inseparable from the future of cloud and wider Digital Transformation. Here he discusses the importance of the industry keeping up with Digital Transformation – which includes updating infrastructure – and explores why data centres and the cloud […]
EdgeConneX, a pioneer in global hyperlocal to hyperscale data centre solutions, has announced that DE-CIX, a leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, will expand its carrier and data centre neutral IX platform into multiple EdgeConneX data centres, globally. Adding to the existing DE-CIX Munich Internet Exchange located at the EdgeConneX Munich Edge Data Center, DE-CIX will be deploying its interconnection […]
