Nick Osborne, Data Centre Manager – Northern Europe at Aggreko, tells us why humidity could cause potential issues for operators looking to build data centres in the Nordic region, and offers some solutions to controlling the humidity levels in a data centre. Combatting warm weather is not a challenge synonymous with the Nordics. Usually known […]
Green data centre operations are at the core of sustainability strategies for data centre leaders as they aim to remain the ‘lifeblood’ of the IT sector. Carolyn Harrington, Chief Operations Officer at SpaceDC, tells us why being green really is at the heart of the company’s philosophy, and how cooling technology is a driving force […]
As data centre leaders discover innovative ways to operate with sustainability in mind, Wendy Torell, Senior Research Analyst, Schneider Electric Data Centre Science Centre, offers some best practice advice on how to choose a more sustainable approach to Edge Computing. Despite the image of data centres as large, power-hungry facilities (i.e. cloud and colocation spaces), […]
Rackspace Technology, an end-to-end multi-cloud technology solutions company, has announced the launch of their new service model designed to help customers build and operate modern cloud environments, Rackspace Elastic Engineering. While traditional cloud managed services are fixed scope and focused on infrastructure operations, Rackspace Elastic Engineering helps customers embrace a cloud native approach while delivering […]
Aramex is a publicly traded company on the Dubai Financial Market, employing more than 15,000 employees in over 600 locations across 65 countries. The company recently teamed up with Rackspace Technology to help it enhance its on-premise data centre infrastructure with AWS Cloud. Mohammed Sleeq, Chief Digital Officer, Aramex, talks about how the transportation and […]
Knight Frank, the global property adviser and DC Byte, the leading resource for intelligence in the data centre sector, have announced that The Data Centre Report has been expanded to include the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The Data Centre Report is the most comprehensive data centre market report available and now covers 10 carefully selected […]
Samuel Tumma, Head of Engineering at Aggreko Africa tells us why it’s so important to prioritise reliable power and comprehensive loadbank testing when investing in a robust data centre strategy. Global data centre spend is expected to reach an impressive total of US$208 billion by the end of 2020. Demand, thanks to expanding business footprints […]
OVHcloud is expanding its suite of Bare Metal servers with two new ranges that provide high performance, very high capacity bandwidth and high availability. These new machines address the needs of organisations running critical workloads. These servers will be available in OVHcloud data centres across Europe, the US and Canada. The new range of servers […]
CNet Training’s President and CEO, Andrew Stevens, discusses how the data centre industry can work to tackle the skills shortage and future protect their organisations by engaging more with education. Earlier this year, I worked alongside the Edge Foundation where I have been a Trustee since 2015, to create an Employer Engagement Guide to help […]
The results show that more alignment with employees is needed but nearly half of businesses plan tech investments to further improve the workplace experience. The findings consider how the pandemic has shaped the workplace experience for over 1,100 business leaders and employees worldwide. EMEA business leaders are out of touch with what employees want in […]
