Data centre
Deciding where and how to build and operate a datacentre is one of the most important decisions your organisation will make. This section covers how to build a solid datacentre infrastructure, including selecting the right location to build your new facility, best practices for designing a new datacentre, and cooling and air flow techniques. Learn about green IT, data management systems, servers and operating systems.
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News : Data centre
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August 16, 2017
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Huddle in trouble: Did the journey from startup to scaleup cause the UK cloud firm to lose its way?
What does the future hold for cloud collaboration firm Huddle, once a darling of the UK tech startup scene but now seemingly in need of a financial bailout?
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August 15, 2017
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Microsoft to open new Azure regions in Australia in public sector push
Hosted by Canberra Data Centres, Microsoft’s additional Azure datacentre regions will provide the necessary security controls for handling government data in Australia
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August 15, 2017
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Hulu joins the BBC, Channel 4 and Netflix in opting to run its streaming services on AWS
US streaming firm Hulu is opting out of investing in its own datacentres by moving more of its workloads to the AWS public cloud
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August 14, 2017
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CIO interview: Mike Proudlock, interim head of IT, The Royal College of Surgeons
The Royal College of Surgeons has started a cloud-centric transformation programme to ensure the organisation is fit for the working challenges of the 21st century
In Depth : Data centre
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Getting stuck on OpenStack: Overcoming the open source cloud platform's upgrade barriers
Some members of the OpenStack community are finding it a struggle to upgrade to newer versions of the open source cloud operating system. Could customisation be to blame? Continue Reading
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Upset in Athenry: Examining the impact of Apple's delayed Irish datacentre build
Apple is set to hear at the end of this month whether its much-delayed Irish datacentre build can go ahead. Computer Weekly examines the ins and outs of this complex case Continue Reading
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Assessing the appeal of AMD’s EPYC server processor family for IT buyers
Find out how AMD's EPYC server processor family compares to what Intel has to offer datacentre hardware buyers Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Data centre
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Datacentre managers on how to address the shortage of women and young people entering the industry
Anglia Ruskin University invited Ahead in the Clouds along to their recent boot camp to lead a two-way discussion with its Datacentre Leadership and Management students about how to address the ... Continue Reading
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Lessons from the BA outage: today's legacy laggards will be tomorrow's failed businesses
While British Airways counts the cost of its May bank holiday system outage - £80m and growing so far – much of the datacentre industry has listened to the supposed cause of “human error” and ... Continue Reading
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Enterprise DevOps: Is it anything new?
In this guest post, Jon Topper, co-founder and principal consultant of hosted infrastructure provider The Scale Factory, shares his thoughts on how the DevOps movement is maturing as enterprises ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Data centre
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The challenge of our era - digital transformation at Allianz
The insurance firm wants to become "digital by default" and its CIO explains the vital role DevOps and cloud play in its change programme Continue Reading
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The second coming of private cloud: Righting the wrongs of previous deployments
The first generation of private cloud failed to hit the mark with enterprises, but things have improved Continue Reading
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Open source for hybrid cloud success: Is it an open and shut case?
Quocirca’s Clive Longbottom ponders whether enterprises need to adopt an open source-first strategy for hybrid cloud success Continue Reading
Videos : Data centre
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DOES 2017, London: Neil MacGowan interview
In this video Computer Weekly speaks to Neil MacGowan at the DevOps Enterprise Summit
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DOES 2017, London: Chris Hill interview
In this video Computer Weekly speaks to Chris Hill at the DevOps Enterprise Summit
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DOES 2017, London: Sam Guckenheimer interview
In this video Computer Weekly speaks to Sam Guckenheimer at the DevOps Enterprise Summit