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Beyond the basics of sustainability

Published in Digital Business Energy Management

We all know that protecting the environment is important. Our growing awareness of the damage that humans are collectively doing to the planet will only be beneficial to the cause. It is heartening to see consumers and businesses alike taking on small changes in their daily behaviour in an attempt to minimise the harmful effects on the environment. By Carmen Ene, CEO of 3stepIT.

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Open to all, time for the data centre sector to end the skills issue

Published in Cloud DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

As the electric and digital worlds converge, talent acquisition and team management are among the biggest challenges faced by data centre and technology businesses today. By Marc Garner, VP, Secure Power Division, UK&I.

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Connecting the world’s greenest data centre

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Energy Management Hosting + Colocation

Built into the mountains of Stavanger, Norway, in what was formerly a NATO ammunition storage facility, is now one of the world’s most secure and energy efficient data centres.

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Gaining a competitive edge

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Power & Cooling

With the increasing application of the Internet of Things, the impending global rollout of 5G and more enterprises increasing their need for SaaS and IaaS applications and infrastructure services, digital data is going into overdrive. Ciarán Flanagan from ABB looks at how colocation and multi-tenant data centers can achieve faster deployments and realize their assets quickly through modularization.

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Changing perceptions: How Li-ion battery technology is carving a bigger niche in the UPS market

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Energy Management Power & Cooling

As 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies transform how we live in the coming decade, data centre operators are preparing for fast growth to meet the need for increased data processing capacity. At the same time, the industry is under pressure to improve its energy efficiency in reaction to climate change, as well as needing to optimize its assets for the best possible return on investment (ROI). Switching to lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries can help operators balance these priorities while...

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Data Centre Management - securing the skills required for increasing demand and an evolving workplace

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

By Darren Watkins, managing director for VIRTUS Data Centres.

Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends 2019

Blockchain, artificial intelligence, empowered edge, privacy and ethics, quantum computing, immersive experiences, augmented analytics, autonomous things and digital twins drive the Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019. David Cearley, Gartner Vice President, presented the trends at Gartner 2018 Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Florida.

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DC Facilities + Colo

Beyond the basics of sustainability

Open to all, time for the data centre sector to end the skills issue

Connecting the world’s greenest data centre

Gaining a competitive edge

Changing perceptions: How Li-ion battery technology is carving a bigger niche in the UPS market

Data Centre Management - securing the skills required for increasing demand and an evolving workplace

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Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends 2019