Preparing the UK for the inevitable energy shortfalls
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The anticipated closure of most of the UK’s coal-fired power stations, coupled with increased demand for electricity is putting the country under considerable strain. Stringent EU environmental laws are forcing the accelerated closure of ageing coal power plants, but the national energy...

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Virtus Data Centres becomes the first provider of colocation to the IBM Solutions Store

Virtus has joined the IBM Solutions Store, providing Colocation options to complete the stack of offerings within the IBM Solution Store – from the data centre to the application.

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HP helps Crescent and Norwood Primary schools

HP WiFi network, ElitePads, laptops and servers improve learning experience for students and staff at Hampshire primary schools.

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Sometimes the old-fashioned approach is best
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In an era when many service providers are trying to become all things to all people, AssureStor’s philosophy is remarkably simple, and successful – to be really good at just one thing: Extreme Data Protection. DCSUK talks to Jason Reid, AssureStor’s Managing Director.

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Thales unveils Cyber Integration & Innovation Centre

Unique facility reinforces Thales’s commitment to improving UK’s cyber security.

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Is big data all hype?

Big data is currently a ubiquitous term in the world of business and the strategic value it can...

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Wind River enhances Embedded Linux Platform

Wind River Linux includes expanded hardware support for the latest ARM, Intel, MIPS, and Power...

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Is now the time to embrace the Cloud?

Cloud usage is now commonplace in our personal lives – Hotmail, Facebook, Gmail, iTunes,...

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High time for high availability

In many regards, the concept of high availability exceeds in importance other aspects of storage,...

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Quadric Software Alike Backup and DR supports Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2

Alike, the Citrix XenServer BDR solution, works seamlessly with Hyper-V environments.

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Is PUE killing your competitive edge?

Data is big business, currently making up 8.3 per cent of the UK economy. Energy is big business,...

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Contract signed with London Business School

Outsourcery plc has signed an agreement with London Business School to provide integrated cloud...

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Videos

Pete Hughes, Founder and Managing Director of Zalara Tech, shares how building a business in the age of AI shapes growth and delivery, and why success depends on understanding that AI is never a...
Data Centre World 2026
Phylip Morgan, Senior Vice President, Marketplace & Channel Expansion at Pax8, explores the shift from Managed Service Providers to Managed Intelligence Providers and what it means for the future of the...
Oliver Simonnet, Lead Cybersecurity Researcher at CultureAI, discusses the findings of the company’s The State of Enterprise AI Usage: The Illusion of Control report, which reveals a growing gap between how...

Expert Opinions

By Rohit Gupta, UK&I Managing Director at Cognizant.
By JP Buzzell, chief data centre architect at Eaton.
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...
Tom Salmon, group business development manager for data centres at SPP Pumps, explores the scale of the pumping requirements at data centres, arguing that turnkey suppliers and pre-integrated systems can help...