Colo demand up 59 percent

Amidst fear of an economic slowdown in the Eurozone demand for colocation data centre services in the major markets of Europe was unseasonably buoyant during the third quarter, leading to an expectation of a year on year improvement in take up. According to CBRE, the global real estate advisor, across the major European markets a total of 56MW of customer IT power has been sold so far in 2014, 59% higher when compared to the same period of 2013.

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Protecting data centres: don’t neglect physical security

Mike McColl, managing director of high security composite panel manufacturer Securiclad, on the physical security risks facing data centres - and what can be done to counter them.

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A year on with Fusion

Fusion Media Networks was Volta’s first customer at its central London site, when it opened back in September 2013. One year on and Fusion’s CTO Lee Norvall reflects on how the data centre has fulfilled his business’s needs.

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Keysource and Schneider Electric upgrade DCIM at BSkyB

Partnership is key to successful replacement of BSkyB’s ageing data centre asset management system with next-generation DCIM suite.

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Australian fish farm undergoes IT upgrade by investing in edge infrastructure

Australian fism farming company Tassal looked at harnessing IT to make its business of growing salmon more sustainable and cost-effective. It invested in an integrated IT solution powered by Vertiv and Dell EMC for its business in Tasmania.

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