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Building data centres for individual businesses might seem a little 20th century. After all, the received wisdom is that cloud providers can do it all. For some companies however, that just isn’t the case. By Alan Beresford of EcoCooling.

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Critical data centre cooling

One simple step to reducing maintenance time and increasing energy efficiency. By Daniel Betts, an air intake screen surveyor for ECEX, a specialist engineering contractor based in Berkshire, UK.

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2013: The year the business case for Desktop-as-a-Service is realised

For many years IT departments have talked about the potential benefits of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), but until now adoption has been marginal. However, NaviSite, a premier provider of enterprise-class hosting and managed cloud services, is seeing significant growth in this area. Sean...

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Tarkan Maner joins Nexenta as Chairman and CEO

Nexenta has announced the appointment of Tarkan Maner as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. An...

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Powwownow calls TelecityGroup for conferencing growth

Premium TelecityGroup facility in London at the heart of new data centre infrastructure to meet...

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Cloud spending will address specific issues

Although the use of cloud services is growing faster than the overall enterprise IT market, it is...

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Why argue about bits of cloud?

CSW Editor, Martin Banks, joins the argument between Marc Andreessen and Pat Gelsinger that rumbled...

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SDN – the only way to go

From hype to reality – the industry’s first end to end SDN solution is now available.

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UKFast hires Ex-ANS Flex Pod expert

Fast-growing cloud and colocation firm UKFast has appointed Mark Walker to lead the company’s...

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Disaster recovery - try before you buy

Databarracks has launched a test drive service for cloud-based DR and IaaS, aimed straight at...

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Making Room for the Agile Business

While economic messages remain mixed, there are clear signs that organisations are looking beyond...

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Expert Opinions

Half a dozen pressing challenges driving the global data centre crunch. By Daniele Viappiani, Portfolio Manager at GC1 Ventures.
The NIS2 Directive is transforming the cyber security landscape for critical infrastructure sectors. While compliance is essential, navigating its complexities can be challenging. ABB’s Jason Newby, Advisory...
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By Manuel Sanchez, Information Security and Compliance Specialist, iManage.