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Data centre sector meets efficiency target

Provisional results from the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) for Data Centres suggest that the sector has successfully met its efficiency target, the third of four milestones in the life of the scheme.

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Schneider Electric cuts five years from its carbon neutrality goal

Schneider Electric is drastically stepping up its commitment to carbon neutrality with three new actions: (1) accelerating its 2030 goal of carbon neutrality by demonstrating carbon neutrality in its extended ecosystem by 2025, bringing forward its objective by 5 years (2) achieving net-zero operational emissions by 2030 as part of validated SBT target and (3) engage with suppliers towards a net-zero supply chain by 2050.

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Data centres urged to re-evaluate contingency plans due to increasing outages

Many data centres are in danger of experiencing significant downtime during a power failure as it’s revealed that one quarter of UK energy decision makers do not have a contingency plan in place.

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The battle of the batteries

New web-based software tool allows decision makers to model the long-term cost implications of deploying Li-ion cells over traditional Valve Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) batteries for UPS energy storage.

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Shell and PDENH are investing in Dutch sustainable data centre technology scaleup Asperitas

Asperitas has attracted an investment from Shell Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Shell, and the Participation Fund for Sustainable Economy North Holland (PDENH). The investment, led by Shell Ventures, supports the acceleration of Asperitas’ mission to enable sustainable datacentres on a global scale.

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Colt Data Centre Services strengthens commitment to energy & sustainability development programme

Norbert Szalay’s appointment will boost Colt DCS’ dedication towards more sustainable data centre operations.

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Leadership panel with Schneider Electric, BT, Fujitsu, Arm and EdgeConnex will explore rapidly...
Powerful 3D software and sensor offering now supports multiple data centre rooms.
92 percent of business leaders surveyed believe that fluctuating energy costs and instability still...
Data Centres Ireland Conference and Exhibition takes place 8 – 9 November 2016, at the RDS Dublin.
81% of data centres say the energy crisis will impact emission reduction plans.
These are exciting, yet challenging times in the industry, as we move away from the direct...
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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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