While software-defined data centres are inevitable in the medium term, organisations still need to avoid cost and disruption by creating roadmaps now.
Read MoretechUK’s Data Centres Council – otherwise known as the UK Council of Data Centre Operators - has strengthened its capabilities by electing Rob Coupland, UK MD of Telecity Group, to be its Vice-Chairman. Nicola Hayes of Andrasta Consulting has also been elected to Council to provide strategic direction on communications and industry positioning.
Read MoreSam Kemp, Corporate Director, Barclays’ Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) team looks at how careful management of a range of factors can assist the growth strategies of companies operating in the booming data centre sector.
Read MoreSecurity, risk and legislation at the heart of data centre planning anxiety – 54 per cent over-resourcing on data centre planning.
Read MoreAIT Partnership Group Ltd, UK integrator of Data Centre & Infrastructure Management Software (DCIM), has built a data centre on the 28th floor of The Shard for South Hook Gas. The project was completed in May, allowing South Hook Gas to move into their head office as planned.
Read MoreFour disruptive factors will force dramatic changes in the data centre (DC) market by year-end 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner said that highly disruptive competition, big cloud provider dominance, economic warfare and nationalism will occur with different intensities over different time frames. However, at least two of these factors will drive significant disruption within the next three years, and elements of all four will drive the opportunities and risks in the DC market during the...
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