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Global Technical Realty and KKR add Tel Aviv to data centre portfolio

Israel is fast becoming a hotspot for technology innovation, particularly within the data centre sector. Here, Franek Sodzawiczny, Founder and CEO at GTR, provides us with some insight as to why the organisation decided to invest in this part of the world when broadening its data centre portfolio, and how he expects the country’s data […]


Editor’s Question: How will adopting an Edge Computing strategy benefit organisations?

Scale Computing, a market leader in Edge Computing, virtualisation and hyperconverged solutions, has announced a collaboration with IBM that will help organisations adopt an Edge Computing strategy designed to enable them to move data and applications seamlessly across hybrid cloud environments, from private data centres to the Edge. Scale Computing is delivering on-premises Edge Computing […]


Combatting the data centre industry’s skills gap

The skills shortage is an ongoing issue in the data centre industry and attracting younger talent into the workforce is key to resolving this. Steve Hayward, Senior Director, European Operations at CyrusOne, tells us why data centre organisations need to invest in their future workforce to ensure data centres don’t become a thing of the […]


Building the data centre of the future

As expectations grow from data centres due to pandemic-driven digitalisation and transformation, bridging the vast number of subsystems is the way forward to make them future ready, says Sayaaji Shinde, Global Business Director – Smart Cities and Infrastructure at AVEVA. As traffic on the Internet grows and enterprises continue to digitalise, the infrastructure required to […]


The changing landscape of data centre energy storage

Emerging energy storage technologies signal radical changes for data centre power. Ed Ansett, Founder and Chairman, i3 Solutions Group, discusses the future of the data centre industry with a focus on data centre energy storage developments and emerging technologies. Rapid technology advances are about to shift the landscape of energy storage options for data centre […]


The new data centre boardroom

Peter Hannaford, Senior Partner at Portman Partners, describes the data centre leaders of tomorrow and how they must be the embodiment of the solutions to today’s challenges. There is no doubt and possibly an excess of conversation about how the events of 2020 impacted people and industries across the board. Still, one industry that until […]


How to identify and tackle your public cloud overspend

Having an efficient cloud storage strategy is key to managing and reducing costs. Steve Wiggs, Data Centre Practice Lead, MTI Technologies, discusses the ways organisations can best utilise cloud technology with a consistent and optimised strategy to reduce costs and avoid overspending. According to Statista, as of 2020, around 50% of all corporate data is […]


Why the needs of the learner is CNet’s highest priority

Pat Drew, Instructor and Online Tutor at CNet Training, discusses the data centre industry’s move towards sustainability and why it’s so important, as well as revealing what he thinks sets CNet apart from other training/education providers. Pat Drew, Instructor and Online Tutor at CNet Training, joined the CNet team in 2017 with over 24 years […]


With cloud, CIOs can help their organisations hit the road to net zero

Andrew Brinded, SVP EMEA Sales, Nutanix, discusses the advantages of cloud computing and its impact on the data centre industry as it distinguishes much of the complexities and inefficiencies of data centre management. The Information Technology industry hasn’t always had a great reputation when it comes to sustainability. Toxins in computers and phones caused consternation […]


Ensuring a resilient, secure and sustainable hybrid IT environment

The hybrid IT environment is a heavily talked about subject as businesses adapt to this modern way of working. Kevin Brown, SVP, EcoStruxure Solutions, Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric, discusses how it helps its customers to successfully build a scalable resiliency strategy and get ahead of potential sustainability challenges. What are some of the challenges […]


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