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There is a fundamental misunderstanding about what it takes to secure the mainframe
Mainframers need better tools, training and education, writes Ray Overby, co-founder and president of Key Resources In today’s world, mainframes play a critical role in the daily functioning of most... Read More
Five ways to make edge data centres more cost efficient
By building smart prefabricated data centres, initial capital and ongoing operational costs can be kept in check, allowing operators to efficiently and profitably deliver the data-rich services their customers are... Read More
Why we need to automate automation
James Sherlow, senior systems engineer at Avi Networks, discusses the rise of intent-based automation IT is suffering a crisis of scale. In days past, managing IT was a human-scale job.... Read More
The last mile in the race to the edge
Ahead of Data Centre World Hong Kong in May, Jason Christie, managing director at Geist Asia for Vertiv, discusses the latest developments in the critical infrastructure specialist’s edge strategy As... Read More
How tech businesses can balance out their environmental impact
Earth Day 2019: There is no ‘silver bullet’ to address the issue of climate change. But if every business made a small change, together we would make a big change... Read More
The edge: Can we teach an old dog new tricks?
The edge has been "real" for years. What's new is the scale and scope of mission-critical edge deployments. It’s safe to say the data centre industry expects a lot from... Read More
Data centre commissioning dos and don’ts
The commissioning of data centres is a vital stage in the life cycle of any data centre project, whether it is a new facility or a retrofit. Fahad Jabarti, data... Read More
Is the UK data centre industry prepared for Br***t?
Data centres represent complex environments where multiple sectors coexist and a multitude of regulations converge. So how will the most complex challenge in recent UK political history impact the data... Read More
Unearthing the plan to take the EU’s data centre economy full circle
Deborah Andrews, lead partner of CEDaCI and associate professor of design at LSBU, unpacks the project aiming to develop a robust, secure and economically viable supply chain for data centre... Read More
Reusing waste energy is the data centre’s hot topic
John Bensalhia finds out about the data centre's innovative plan for sustainability from Green IT Amsterdam project manager Vasiliki Georgiadou As the world revolves around us, sustainability is an important... Read More
Overcoming the challenges of data centre growth
The data centre industry is looking forward to a sustained period of enormous growth. While there will be construction challenges, there is already a solution, says Jos Baart, vice president... Read More
The circular economy is the data centre industry’s next frontier
In the transition to a circular economy for any industry, the responsibilities boil down to designing out waste and pollution, and extending the life of products and materials. That calls... Read More