Are data centres heading towards a future of technology hardware monocultures?
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You have probably heard the representatives of at least a few vendors say IT is moving towards a future where the core technologies that underpin the services you run will be based on ‘commodity hardware’ components. Will you end up with IT environments based entirely on x86 chipsets...

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Weave your cloud with a data fabric
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The advent of cloud brings great promise for IT organizations to meet increasingly demanding business and operational objectives. By Brad Nisbet, SNIA Ethernet Storage Forum member, NetApp.

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Data centre design trends in a power hungry world
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When UPS was first introduced to the market, energy efficiency didn’t matter as much as it does now. What did matter was making sure connected loads were protected against the common power problems associated with raw mains energy – for example, voltage spikes, reductions in input...

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The devil is in the details of PUE

PUE is a useful tool for measuring and monitoring a data centre's efficient use of power but...

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Huawei: An efficient energy infrastructure that underpins IT

DCS UK talks to Wenbin Yao, Director of Strategy and Marketing, Huawei UK, about the...

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Modern data centre management: pain points and challenges

As data centres increase in complexity and scale, a number of new challenges are introduced for IT...

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Simplifying the journey to the Hybrid Cloud

VCE has launched VCE Foundation for Federation Enterprise Hybrid Cloud, an integrated solution...

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Flash plays all the right notes for trading platform

Tradition-ICAP, the world's leading voice broker and electronic platform for interdealer...

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DCIM for Rackspace

Rackspace has selected FieldView Solutions’s DCIM software. FieldView is enabling the leading...

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Shadow IT continues to give cause for concern

As cloud computing re-charts the path of enterprise IT, organisations are vastly underestimating...

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As UK data centre capacity continues to expand, ensuring electrical resilience under fire conditions is an important design priority. Fire protection enclosures play a vital role in maintaining circuit...
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