Last November, BRE Global announced the release of the Data Centre Annex Pilot which is to be used alongside the BREEAM New Construction International manual. The Annex provides data centre buildings with the ability to assess and improve their sustainability and environmental performance against the current BREEAM New Construction International manual for new-build projects around […]
Eran Brown, EMEA CTO, Infinidat, gives his predictions for data storage for 2020. Last year saw significant changes in the cloud and nothing tells the story better than a quick straw poll survey. At every event I spoke at in the last year, across Europe, I asked these questions: Do you see your business units […]
This month, Andrew Stevens, CEO, CNet Training, outlines the Certified Data Centre Audit Professional (CDCAP) program and its benefits for learners. The demand for a data centre to run at its optimum capability in both an effective and efficient manner is an essential requirement for a business. This five-day program provides data centre professionals with […]
Technologies such as Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence have the potential to add huge value to data centre teams. But it’s important that these technologies are properly understood ahead of making big investments. Robert Neave, CTO and Co-founder, Nlyte Software, tells us how AR and AI are set to shape the future of DCIM. The […]
As the hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) market continues to grow exponentially, the next big frontier for HCI now sits at the Edge of the network. Phil White, CTO, Scale Computing tells us why it’s time for HCI to embrace and include Edge Computing to enable the growth of AI. It is unsurprising that the hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) […]
Data centre modernisation strategies should be built around three key aspects: people, applications and infrastructure. John Young, Solution Architecture and Engineering, Sungard Availability Services, tells us about the potential risks large-scale modernisation strategies pose to these three groups, with suggestions for how to overcome them. “We know of no vendor or service provider today whose […]
Modern enterprises are facing the challenge of achieving robust security and compliance while they leverage their vast stores of data in the cloud. Anurag Kahol, CTO at Bitglass, discusses this challenge and unveils the capabilities that help enable organisations to process cloud data effectively and securely. Today’s data sovereignty regulations mean that data is subject […]
Assaad El Saadi, Regional Director – Middle East, Pure Storage, says 2020 looks to be the year that most enterprises evolve their private and hybrid cloud platforms beyond VMs, deploying an enterprise-wide container strategy. Customers will demand a subscription to innovation with As-a-Service business models As-a-Service models have existed since the beginning of public cloud. […]
When running workloads with sensitive and regulated data in the cloud, organisations are seeking greater options to enable them to protect and control that data themselves. Faiyaz Shahpurwala, Chief Product Officer at Fortanix, tells us how, by taking control of their encryption keys, organisations will be able complete their Digital Transformation journeys and start applying […]
As more organisations accelerate their Digital Transformation strategies, networking requirements have also shifted. Kelly Ahuja, CEO, Versa Networks tells us why enterprises need to reconsider their approach to ensure they are future proof and able to meet modern demands for Edge services. The way enterprises manage and control their most essential applications is changing and […]
