Modern data centre management: pain points and challenges
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As data centres increase in complexity and scale, a number of new challenges are introduced for IT administrators and business managers trying to cost-effectively keep operations efficient, secure and reliable. The task of managing high-speed networks with multiple access points and having the...

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Storage redefined?
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An introduction to Software Based Storage (SDS), courtesy of Jason Phippen, Head of Product and Solutions Marketing for SUSE and the product marketing lead for SUSE Enterprise Storage, the new Software Defined Storage offering from SUSE.

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Innovation is key to unlocking efficiency and cost conundrum
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Anyone who works in this industry knows that data centre ‘greening’ is a hot topic. Exponential data growth has driven massive data centre scaling to cope with demand – a scenario that’s set to worsen as the Internet of Things and Big Data ramp up information processing...

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Modular data centres the Lego of IT?

IT has always liked things that were modular. It plays to the engineering geek inside most IT...

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2015 in datacentre technology: tailwinds for most, crosswinds for some

These are interesting times for suppliers of equipment, software and services to the datacentre...

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The end and the beginning of PEDCA

By Simon Campbell-Whyte, DCA Executive Director.

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Nominations are open for the 2015 Datacentre Solutions Awards

Angel Business Communications have announced the categories and entry criteria for the 2015...

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Time to strengthen your defence against audit attacks

There are some measures that organisations can take to ensure that they are not only prepared, but...

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Software defined storage in the context of software defined data centers

By Doug Voigt, SNIA Technical Council member, HP & Alex McDonald, SNIA Europe Board of...

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Videos

In this video, DCS talks to SWEP at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event
Chris Maloney, Managing Director of US Operations & Director of Business Development at VPIphotonics, discusses how photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have become an enabling technology in the rapid expansion...
In this video, DCS talks to Mark Acton, DCA at their 2025 10x10 Event
DCS talks to EcoCooling at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event

Expert Opinions

Half a dozen pressing challenges driving the global data centre crunch. By Daniele Viappiani, Portfolio Manager at GC1 Ventures.
Steve Clifford, director of data centres, EMCOR UK, explores the challenges of data centre demand and explains why with the right planning, engineering expertise, and risk management, retrofitting existing...
By Gordon Johnson, Senior CFD Manager for Subzero Engineering.