Mike Meyer, Managing Director of Portman Partners, explores the issues in the data centre recruitment process and how to tackle this while optimising for diversity. Only 10% of the two million staff working in today’s data centres are women. With a critical shortage of suitable talent in the industry, that is a huge, missed opportunity. McKinsey’s ‘Delivering through Diversity’ report shows gender-diverse companies outperformed others by 21%, and ethnically diverse […]

With green credentials that include the UK’s lowest carbon energy intensity, increasing access to RERs, low-cost land and political backing, are the pieces in place for Scotland to fulfil its data centre sector potential? Kerr Johnstone, Director, i3 Solutions, discusses the benefits of digital infrastructure investment in the country. Scotland has been talked about as […]

Organisations need to analyse and understand the cost of migrating systems to manage their cloud transformation effectively. Denis Dorval, Vice President of International (EMEA and APAC), JumpCloud, discusses the financial impacts of moving to cloud-based infrastructure.  Gartner estimates that over 85% of organisations will embrace a cloud-first principle and over 95% of new digital workloads will be deployed […]

Sustainable computing initiatives are top of mind for organisations across the board as they aim to discover innovative ways to reach their net zero goals. Carlo Ruiz, Senior Director, Data Centre Solutions EMEA, NVIDIA, explores the necessity of prioritising sustainable computing before it’s too late and highlights how today’s technology can propel us towards a […]

What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the data centre industry?  There have been quite a few significant milestones as Equinix is, and has been doing,  exceptionally well. Apart from the uninterrupted strong performance of the region, one that comes to mind is successfully landing in a new and most promising continent […]

Ken Cox, President, Hostirian, considers the benefits of emerging digital technology, ChatGPT, and how it can be used as a tool to optimise data centres through automation innovation. As we navigate the 21st century, it’s hard to ignore the impact of AI and Machine Learning on our everyday lives. While many technologies have brought incremental […]

Felix Berndt, Regional Sales Manager of Asia Pacific, Paessler, discusses the South East Asian region and how a holistic monitoring solution can ensure progressive decisions for data centres to align with businesses’ Digital Transformation goals. In an increasingly hyperconnected world, everything revolves around the consumption or generation of data. Skyrocketing data usage accelerated by the […]

Gordon Johnson, Senior CFD Manager, Subzero Engineering, argues that the future is undoubtedly hybrid, and by using air cooling, containment and liquid cooling together, owners and operators can optimise and future-proof their data centre environments. Many data centres are experiencing increasing power density per IT rack, rising to levels that just a few years ago […]

What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the data centre industry? One of my most memorable moments was seeing myself on the cover of a print magazine for the first time. I could see the spark in my mother’s eyes as that made her really proud. However, taking up new jobs and […]

The demand for data centres is increasing but its responsiveness is the key driver for revenue. Rajkumar Vijayarangakannan, Lead of Network Design and DevOps, ManageEngine, discusses how to minimise long-tail latency and improve data centre operations. The widespread adoption of data centres today has prompted numerous businesses to embrace and deliver advanced, highly interactive, real-time […]