Expert Opinions

Datacentre operators and owners are facing a huge challenge when it comes to energy prices as despite the so called ‘energy crisis’ being over, many are still being charged more than double the normal cost for their next electricity contract. In this article Mark Callaway, Consultant at Noveus Energy, will look at the reasons why and also what companies can do to bring these costs down.

NEWS

How the insider has become the no.1 threat

By Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA at Apricorn.

NEWS

Retail Infrastructure transformation: an evolution and revolution

By Henk Ijspeerd, sales director EMEA strategic segment retail, at Vertiv.

NEWS

Digital Signatures need global interoperability

By Patrick Beckman Lapré, Digital Trust Specialist, DigiCert.

Digital demands increased investment in data centre infrastructure

Mark Pestridge, Executive Vice President & General Manager at Telehouse Europe, discusses the digital infrastructure connectivity challenges and requirements of UK IT decision makers, with particular reference to cyber threats, IoT and the edge, the skills shortage – all in a world where the data deluge shows no signs of stopping. Apologies that the high quality of the content is not always matched by high quality audio, but this video provides some great data centre insights, so do not be deterred!

The cyber resilient storage imperative

Eric Herzog, CMO at Infinidat, explains why cyber resilience is so important for both enterprise cybersecurity and storage, recommends an action plan for CTOs to both secure their data infrastructure and boost their cyber resilience, and outlines the Infinidat technology solutions developed to support these strategies.

CIOs

Michael Cantor, CIO at Park Place Technologies, discusses how the role of the CIO continues to change and develop with the new challenges and opportunities presented by the world of technology. In addition to the CIO’s ‘traditional’ role of ensuring the smooth running of the IT department, as well as understanding how new technologies might impact on the business, the role now demands many new skills: sustainability, business intelligence and analytics to technology lifecycle, digital transformation, and customer experience.

ESG drives technology investment priorities

Sujata Kukreja, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Expereo, discusses the company’s recent CIO survey results, which reveal that ESG and climate change is the most significant factor influencing attitude towards technology investment in 2024. Sujata explains just why CIOs are prioritising ESG ahead of other influences, such as supply chain issues, the increasing security threat landscape, and automation advances.

News

Data reveals workers are craving fewer, yet more impactful collaboration tools

Almost half (45%) of workers want more guidance from their organisation on how to collaborate effectively with teammates.

UK companies express greater AI urgency than US

One year on from the launch of Chat GPT, new data from Slack based on 10,000 global workers (including 1,000 the UK) reveals that UK companies believe there is greater urgency to adopt Generative AI at work than US companies - yet uptake remains cautious in both markets.

Qarbon Technologies introduces the Qarbon LATTICE™ Platform

Qarbon Technologies announces the production launch of its much-anticipated Qarbon LATTICE™ platform. This innovative solution is poised to radically transform how digital infrastructure is managed across the globe, marking a new era of efficiency, automation, and connectivity in the data center space.

Versa Networks selected for DISA’s Thunderdome Program

Versa Networks has been selected to provide SD-WAN, Zero Trust access and Customer Edge Security Stack (CESS) functions for Thunderdome, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) zero trust network access (ZTNA) and application security architecture. Versa products within the Thunderdome architecture provide conditional Zero Trust access at the network edge for DISA users.

Videos

News