Building bridges of technology
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Anyone can build a bridge: the definition of an engineer is someone who can build a strong bridge, one fit for purpose that is not over-engineered and wasteful of resources, hence the engineering not just building. By Eric Jorgensen, Regional Vice President of Sales, EMEA, Virtual Instruments.

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Data centre power systems, air conditioning plant: testing and commissioning
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The inexorable rise of the data centre in the late 20th Century led to significant uptake in the design and installation of uninterruptable power supply systems (UPS) diesel generating sets (gensets) and complex air-conditioning systems to support these critical operations. In many cases the levels...

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Software defined storage and Ceph
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DCS talks to Bryan Bogensberger, CEO of Inktank, about the development of a ‘next-generation’ storage platform, Ceph, and how it is making unified storage a reality.

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Optimising the resilience, efficiency and total cost of ownership equation
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DCS talks to Leo Craig, General Manager, Riello UPS Limited, about the critical need to balance the many, potentially conflicting, demands placed on the data centre manager, and how best to meet them through a combination of technology refresh and well-thought out day-to-day policies....

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Maestro promises a dynamic performance

DCS talks to Steve Charnock, VP Sales & Operations EMEA at CloudFabriQ, about the...

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Why horizontal scaling is the best way to grow your business

Walk through a full data center and you may be surprised. You may think you’ll find racks...

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When Big Data hits the centre!

Steve Jenkins, VP for EMEA at MapR Technologies and subject matter expert on Hadoop and Big Data...

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Predict, then measure: Simple rules for data centre success

The increasing demand for IT services has resulted in more and more data centres being built...

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The four pillars of cloud security

Market research firm Gartner described cloud computing as “an incredible force for...

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Getting it right: the best network platforms for the cloud

Steve Roberts, service development manager at Vtesse Networks, looks at how cloud deployments are...

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Managing privileged users in the cloud

While the global community remains polarised around the activities of Edward Snowden, there is an...

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London Data Centre gets go-ahead

The new Gateway Data Centre (www.gatewaydatacentre.co.uk) has been announced in London’s West...

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Videos

In this interview, Dr. Brian Luckey, Chief Information Officer, and Kris Laskarzewski, Chief Transformation Officer at Integris, discuss the realities of embedding AI into a services business. From 'fail fast'...
Mary-Ann Clarke, AECOM’s Director of Data Centre Delivery, believes that developers, utilities, planners and government need to work together to accelerate investment in grid reinforcement and smart energy...
Antti “Jogi” Poikola newly appointed Managing Director of the Finnish Data Center Association (FDCA), explains how Finland has an exceptional opportunity to become a leading country in sustainable digital...
Wannie Park, CEO/founder of LG NOVA-backed PADO, an intelligent energy orchestration platform for data centres, discusses the power consumption pressures of the data centre sector, with renewables offering a...

Expert Opinions

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