Equinix, a digital infrastructure company, has announced it has been selected as a strategic supplier for Nokia’s Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) managed service, in a collaboration to bring next-generation edge architectures and services to market. WING allows operators without an IoT footprint to gain fast entry to the IoT market or to help operators expand an […]

Software giant, Microsoft, recently pulled its underwater data centre from the seabed floor, discovering that the 864 servers inside were eight times more reliable than those on land. After two years of being submerged under more than 100 feet of water, Microsoft has pulled its container-size data centre from the bottom of the North Sea, […]

Actis, a leading investor of private capital into global growth markets, will take a 75% stake in a new joint venture with GS E&C, the construction arm of GS Group, one of Korea’s largest conglomerates, The partners will build and operate a 21MW internet data centre (IDC) in Greater Seoul with a development cost of […]

Data centres are often referred to as ‘powerhouses’ and it’s no surprise when we consider their capabilities. Ehab Kanary, Vice President of Enterprise for EMEA, CommScope, discusses how data centres will power our future as well as how they are developing in the Middle East region. Connectivity is laying the foundations for one of the […]

Gijsbert Janssen van Doorn, Director Technical Marketing at Zerto, discusses some of the challenges of using containers, as well as some of the benefits which lead to their success. Virtual Machines (VMs) have served IT teams and their organisations well for many years, providing a highly effective architecture that separates the operating system and applications […]

A combination of new technology trends and changing working models have required data centre professionals to adapt to remote monitoring and management. But this is not without its challenges. Herman Chan, President, Sunbird Software, outlines the 12 KPIs data centre managers need to manage their facilities effectively – and remotely. One of the biggest challenges […]

Schneider Electric, a leader in Digital Transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the launch of the APC Easy Rack PDU range, providing an easy-to-install, easy-to-use and customisable power distribution unit for connected loads. The new APC Easy Rack PDU family offers reliable power distribution at a competitive cost, from a globally trusted brand […]

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has announced that its hyperscale data centre in West Frankfurt has secured customer commitments for 25.2MW of IT power, bringing the site to full capacity. This pre-letting comes 16 months prior to operational commencement of the Frankfurt West facility and marks one of the largest in the European data centre market to date and is further testament to Colt DCS’ dedicated expertise in the hyperscale data centre market.   Frankfurt West is one of many hyperscale facilities to join […]

Ducati Motor Holding benefits from a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure which at the beginning of last year had launched a fully customised project aimed at enhancing the performance of its IT architecture, as well as increase the resilience of the services it provides. One of the main objectives was to renew its existing technological approach by […]

Benelux-based, DCONGREEN, a leader in the provision of sustainability management solutions and consultancy for data centres, is the latest addition to the rapidly-expanding EkkoSense global partner network. DCONGREEN is focused on helping organisations to achieve more balance in their data centre ecosystem by implementing a Sustainable Cost of Ownership approach, particularly in relation to their EU 2030 […]