Almost eight-in-10 (79%) IT decision-makers state that the energy crisis has created concern for their future sustainability strategy, according to the latest research commissioned by Telehouse International Corporation of Europe. As a result of the currently turbulent geopolitical and economic climate, 86% of IT decision-makers have already altered their current business plans to minimise the […]

Pascal Holt, Director of Marketing, Iceotope, considers how Edge Computing and other growing technology innovations such as AI are changing the landscape for financial service organisations. Edge Computing, cloud and AI are changing the competitive landscape for financial service organisations. In a highly sophisticated and digitally mature market, speed and efficiency have become paramount to […]

John Booth, Chair DCA Energy Efficiency SIG & MD, Carbon 3IT, discusses who will be regulating the data centre sector and what the implications will be. The data centre has always been subject to regulation, but this is more by default rather than direct and targeted legislation. We fall under the Electricity at Work Regulations […]

As business leaders continue to find their feet at the start of this new year, Michael Winterson, Managing Director, Equinix Services and Chairperson of the European Data Centre Association, outlines some of the trends expected to develop despite anticipated economic challenges. The past year has been beset by challenges affecting the data centre industry which […]

Fay Thompson, VP Human Resources, EMEA, STACK Infrastructure, discusses the areas of focus when recruiting and retaining the correct talent in order to prosper in the data centre industry, as well as the skills involved in operating such a complex facility. It’s no secret that there is a battle for highly skilled talent in the […]

What would you describe as your most memorable achievement? The ability to grow Peer Software into a global enterprise while remaining a private company for almost 30 years without any outside venture capital or investments has been my most memorable achievement. In doing so, we have focused on building a culture at Peer Software that […]

Eric Bassier, Senior Director of Products, Quantum, considers the many benefits of using tape storage – in particular its significant contribution to delivering more efficient, affordable and greener IT solutions. As the growth in digital data storage continues to move at an unrelenting rate, there is increasing concern over the environmental impact modern infrastructure is […]

Astrid Wynne, Head of Sustainability at Interact, discusses the data centre industry’s responsibility to reduce environmental impact as well as outlining some of the more broader expectations of the industry in the new year. 1. Energy (in)security Data centre managers are going to have to understand a lot more about their IT hardware and how […]

Felix Berndt, Business Development Manager for IIoT and Data Centers EMEA at Paessler AG, discusses potential threats – such as DDos attacks, viruses and Trojans – that can damage the data centre and why holistic monitoring is key. Many people might think that data centres are haunted. Virtualisation is going crazy, unified computing is doing […]

Cutting climate costs and reducing impact on the environment is top of the priority list for data centre managers globally and will continue this way in 2023. Samer Labaky, Manager, Enterprise and Public Sector Accounts, UAE and Oman at Nutanix, discusses how to improve sustainability in the data centre and make a lasting change to […]