Making global data storage predictions in the face of an ongoing, highly dynamic pandemic, might at first glance appear akin to reading tea leaves. We asked a number of experts to identify the biggest drivers in the 2022 data storage market, and trends related to six technologies have emerged: cybersecurity; data sovereignty; Artificial Intelligence; cloud; […]
The challenges of running a data centre are ever increasing, as is the demand for running carbon neutral facilities. Here, EkkoSense identifies the five issues operations teams will need to resolve to successfully balance increased workloads while still securing carbon savings. EkkoSense has identified five key issues that data centre teams need to address to […]
Ciaran Forde, Data Centre Segment Leader (EMEA), Eaton, discusses the role of data centres in a world of power transformation and the market opportunity for alignment of data and power in 2022. Ford believes that sector coupling could become one of this year’s major areas of focus for the industry. For data and the data […]
For Huawei, continuous innovation is key to meeting the infrastructure requirements of modern businesses as they continue on their digitalisation journeys. And the proof is in the pudding, with the technology giant having been recognised as a leader for its Smart Modular Data Centre Solution. Sanjay Kumar Sainani, Global SVP of Business Development & Global […]
As hyperconnectivity sweeps across industries, OT cybersecurity has risen to the top of the CISO’s priority list. But this complex environment requires a different approach than enterprise IT. Robert M. Lee, the CEO of Dragos, tells us about the various types of attacks and threat groups, the importance of threat intelligence and why the Middle […]
Many industries have undergone Digital Transformation processes, unlocking efficiencies and business benefits. Industrial environments are one such example, with IoT solutions now commonplace. But it’s important that organisations identify and leverage tools that will provide detailed insights from these technologies. Harshad Pingle, Product Manager for MindSphere, the industrial IoT as a service solution from Siemens, […]
Schneider Electric, a leader in the Digital Transformation of energy management and automation, has joined other industrial leaders and pioneers to form UniversalAutomation.org (UAO), an independent, not-for-profit association managing the reference implementation of a shared source runtime. For the first time, IT and OT software vendors, industrial end-users, OEMs and academics will share a common automation software layer across their automation technology — regardless of brand. UniversalAutomation.org will drive […]
The UK is by far the largest data centre colocation market in Europe, a long way ahead of Germany, which is in itself way ahead of France and the Netherlands – but can we expect this to continue? Is the UK data centre sector still a force to be reckoned with and is the top […]
DCIM software is becoming more utilised across the data centre space as data centre managers look for smarter ways to run their facilities. Nick Ewing, Managing Director, EfficiencyIT, explores some of the barriers to DCIM adoption, its benefits and whether it can be used effectively to support sustainability ambitions. When it first appeared, DCIM (Data Centre […]
The future remains uncertain as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate business operations far and wide, however, data centre leaders are attempting to prepare their operations for a new year. Steven Carlini, Vice President, Innovation and Data Centre, Schneider Electric, discusses in detail some of the trends he expects to develop across the data centre […]
