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ISACA issues governance and assurance guidance for Big Data

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Big data can save big money. A recent McKinsey report found that value gained from data in the US health care sector alone could be more than US $300 billion every year. But traditional tools aren’t enough to manage these extremely large amounts of fast-changing information. To help...

IT services market endured a dismal end to 2012

Last year was the worst for IT services contract activity since 2002, according to research from Ovum. Performance in the three months to the end of December 2012 fell well below the levels seen in the same period of 2011, ensuring that annual IT services contract activity fell to its lowest level...

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Abiquo survey reveals alarming statistics on lack of cloud strategy and integration.

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Low and stable electricity prices are likely to make the U.S. a target for datacentre investment at Europe’s expense, according to a report published by 451 Research. Lower electricity prices are also expected to impact U.S. investment in energy-efficient technologies.

Ostara enhances business with redundancy systems and greater bandwidth

A Milton-Keynes based company that provides Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) software...

Biffa signs five-year managed services contract

Agreement provides waste management leader with scalability and efficiency to support growth.

RMD Power & Cooling appoints Gavin Maxwell as Managing Director

Demand for data centre power and cooling products expected to rise steadily over next few years.

PEER 1 Hosting on Olympian recruitment drive

European MD sees link between ideal staff traits and having what it takes to be an Olympic athlete.

Continued business expansion

To support its impressive growth within the data centre market, Borri Ltd has expanded its...

City Lifeline re-launches website to keep pace with latest data trends

City Lifeline has unveiled a new, more interactive website, designed to reflect changing business...

Turbomeca selects Siemon TERA for new headquarters

Helicopter engine manufacturer, Turbomeca, has equipped its new manufacturing plant near Paris with...

Easynet moves to the Cloud with HP

HP Converged Infrastructure enhances IT agility for global managed services provider.

The biggest threat to your data centre? The people within it

Survey reveals internal threats are still responsible for the most downtime incidents.

Reliability in the cloud is more valuable than low cost and ease of set up

Yet only 30% are very confident that their cloud service provider is reliable.

Kennzahlen im Rechenzentrum: Wie PUE-Werte ermittelt werden, wie sie sich verbessern lassen von Dr. Peter Koch ist Senior Vice President Engineering & Product Management für Knürr Racks & Integrated Cabinets, Emerson Networ

Die durch Cloud Computing und den zunehmenden Einsatz mobiler Endgeräte beständig...

GRDs help future-proof data centres

Matt Wilkins, Global Director of Design and Engineering at Colt DCS, explains that data centre operators need ‘controlled flexibility’ now more than ever, as tightened regulatory environments, skills gaps,...

AI deep dive: from early lessons to an agentic future

Andy, Data & AI Director at Pax8, explores what the agentic inflection point means in practice and how AI is moving beyond experimentation into real-world application. He breaks down the 'empty box' approach...

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...

The new reality of ransomware and supply chain attacks

Mostyn Thomas, Senior Director of Security EMEA at Pax8, breaks down how ransomware is evolving, what the new Cyber Essentials standards mean in practice, why attackers are increasingly targeting supply...

Expert Opinions

The First 12 Months of DORA: Enforcement Ramps Up as Data Sovereignty Takes Centre Stage

By Sean Tilley, Senior Director of Sales EMEA at 11:11 Systems.

The connected thermal-power ecosystem for AI

By Michael Poto - Product Manager - Global Chilled Water Systems at Vertiv.

Turning AI Governance into a Scalable Advisory Opportunity

By Roy Azoulay, Co-founder, Chief Information & AI Officer at Cynomi.

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...

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