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When Big Data hits the centre!
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Steve Jenkins, VP for EMEA at MapR Technologies and subject matter expert on Hadoop and Big Data technologies, provides a candid “need to know” around the major challenges that Big Data poses for the modern data centre environment.

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Predict, then measure: Simple rules for data centre success
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The increasing demand for IT services has resulted in more and more data centres being built worldwide, which provide either in-house IT services for a single organisation, or cloud-based services for a number of customers. The US Government alone has doubled its portfolio since 2011, yet along...

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The four pillars of cloud security
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Market research firm Gartner described cloud computing as “an incredible force for change”. Cloud is undoubtedly one of the top items on the CIO’s agenda, and with the ever-increasing volume and complexity – in part driven by big data – it is being kept at the top of...

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Getting it right: the best network platforms for the cloud
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Steve Roberts, service development manager at Vtesse Networks, looks at how cloud deployments are being optimised by data centre-to-data centre network technology.

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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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Portugal Telecom celebrates convergence with data centre launch

One of the largest and greenest data centres in the world has been launchedn by Portugal...

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Oracle packs out its cloud services offerings

Having got the cloud bug at last year’s OpenWorld conference Oracle has used this...

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Intuit gets cloudy

Long-time small business favourite accounting software, Intuit QuickBooks, now available in...

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Varonis survey points finger at remote storage

Third party online public data storage services get yet another finger pointed at them as the...

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Online spread betting specialist secures the future with private cloud environment

Spreadex will be able to safeguard the online experience for betting and trading customers around...

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Masternaut selects Dell to improve enterprise storage performance

Improved performance and scalability allow Masternaut, Europe’s leading telematics provider,...

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Videos

Interview with Data Centre Golf Society at DCW 2026

Data Centre World 2026

Interview with CBS at DCW 2026

Data Centre World 2026

Re-shaping the way data centres secure and manage power

Drew Gravitt is Senior Director of Distributed Generation & Microgrid Sales at Mission Critical Group (MCG) explains how the demand for data centres is surging due to AI and digital services and how this is...

Hybrid IT creates observability challenges, and opportunities

Cullen discusses the findings of the company’s recent 2026 SolarWinds State of Monitoring & Observability Report, examining how IT teams are navigating increasingly fragmented hybrid environments, and in...

Expert Opinions

Helping data centers deliver higher performance with less hardware

Researchers developed a system that intelligently balances workloads to improve the efficiency of flash storage hardware in a data center.

Cooling without the cost

Cooling is one of the most expensive operational outlays in data centre operations: reducing its cost and improving Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is therefore one of the primary challenges for data centre...

Data centres and the fire hazard: why fire protection enclosures are essential

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...

Don’t let pumps become another bottleneck to data centre growth

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...

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