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EC-funded datacentre efficiency project CoolEmAll releases first prototypes
The European Commission funded project CoolEmAll has released the first prototypes of tools designed to make datacentres more efficient News | 21 May 2013
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UK ranked safest datacentre location in Europe but lags behind US in global ranking
The UK has been ranked as the lowest-risk destination in Europe for businesses to build datacentres, a Data Centre Risk Index 2013 shows News | 21 May 2013
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UK leads Europe in datacentre demand, study finds
Demand for new datacentres is highest among businesses in the UK, according to a study on the European datacentre market News | 16 Apr 2013
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Apple's renewable energy-powered datacentres account for 2% of its carbon footprint
Apple was responsible for 30.9 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, but only 2% of that was from its datacentres green computing | 02 Apr 2013
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Low energy prices in US attract datacentre investment at Europe’s expense
Low and stable electricity prices are likely to make the US a target for datacentre investment at Europe’s expense datacentre efficiency | 18 Mar 2013
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FM, IT and Data Centres
Are Facilities and IT data centre managers implacable enemies, or is it a case of different work priorities, asks analyst Clive Longbottom. News | 18 Mar 2013
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Human error most likely cause of datacentre downtime, finds study
Human error such as inadvertently adjusting the temperature or pulling power cords from an asset are biggest causes of datacentre downtime News | 17 Mar 2013
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CIO interview: Hervé Coureil, global CIO, Schneider Electric
A 20-year veteran at energy management firm Schneider Electric, Hervé Coureil became CIO five years ago, crossing disciplines from finance News | 13 Mar 2013
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Case study: How Advania maintains a low PUE in its Icelandic datacentre
Advania's Thor datacentre near Reykjavik uses Iceland's natural energy resources and free air cooling to maintain a low PUE case study | 07 Mar 2013
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Iceland prepares to lure Silicon Valley IT giants to build datacentres
Despite having the facilities to build a green datacentre, big firms such as Apple, Facebook and Google have not opted for a base in Iceland analysis | 06 Mar 2013
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Oh dear, our datacentre provider has gone bust
Ensure that you enter into a sensible contract with your datacentre provider and factor in all possibilities including them going bust Feature
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How to effectively manage datacentre temperature and humidity
A datacentre is a complex facility with different cooling equipment and power systems. Here's how to monitor its temperature and humidity Feature
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How to minimise costs when overhauling a datacentre
Virtualisation and cloud technologies are pushing IT to take a revolutionary and replacement approach to datacentres. How can it be done efficiently? Feature
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Combining DCIM and BIM tools for effective datacentre management
If datacentre IT equipment and datacentre building was combined, the building and cooling could be tailored to increase efficiency Feature
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Identifying truths and myths of datacentre efficiency
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to optimising datacentre efficiency, so CIOs should consider all available options. Archana Venkatraman reports Feature
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Is wind energy just blowing in the face of datacentre cooling reality?
Using renewable energy such as wind energy for datacentre cooling may not address issues of carbon emissions as directly as suppliers claim Expert tip
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Using fibre channel for storage networking
Find out why Fibre Channel is still the network of choice in data centres. Feature
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Is cloud data storage right for your organisation?
Find out if cloud data storage is a serious option for you with this evaluation of its suitability for primary, nearline, backup and archive data Feature
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Data centre cases where PUE or power usage effectiveness doesn't work
IT pros use power usage effectiveness or PUE to determine their data centre's energy efficiency. But it doesn’t always give accurate energy usage details in all data centre cases. Tip
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Ten steps to achieve better data centre energy efficiency
Improving data centre energy efficiency doesn’t involve overhauling the facility and the equipment hosted within. Taking small steps in energy management can lower costs. Tip
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Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2012: Winners
The winners of the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2012 have been announced. Find all the pics from the awards here and details of the winning projects. Photo Story
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VMworld Europe 2012 Coverage
VMworld Europe 2012 is taking place 9-11 October at the Gran Via Barcelona. Keep up to date on all the news coverage here guide
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EC-funded datacentre efficiency project CoolEmAll releases first prototypes
The European Commission funded project CoolEmAll has released the first prototypes of tools designed to make datacentres more efficient News
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UK ranked safest datacentre location in Europe but lags behind US in global ranking
The UK has been ranked as the lowest-risk destination in Europe for businesses to build datacentres, a Data Centre Risk Index 2013 shows News
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UK leads Europe in datacentre demand, study finds
Demand for new datacentres is highest among businesses in the UK, according to a study on the European datacentre market News
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Apple's renewable energy-powered datacentres account for 2% of its carbon footprint
Apple was responsible for 30.9 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, but only 2% of that was from its datacentres green computing
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Low energy prices in US attract datacentre investment at Europe’s expense
Low and stable electricity prices are likely to make the US a target for datacentre investment at Europe’s expense datacentre efficiency
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FM, IT and Data Centres
Are Facilities and IT data centre managers implacable enemies, or is it a case of different work priorities, asks analyst Clive Longbottom. News
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Human error most likely cause of datacentre downtime, finds study
Human error such as inadvertently adjusting the temperature or pulling power cords from an asset are biggest causes of datacentre downtime News
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CIO interview: Hervé Coureil, global CIO, Schneider Electric
A 20-year veteran at energy management firm Schneider Electric, Hervé Coureil became CIO five years ago, crossing disciplines from finance News
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Case study: How Advania maintains a low PUE in its Icelandic datacentre
Advania's Thor datacentre near Reykjavik uses Iceland's natural energy resources and free air cooling to maintain a low PUE case study
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Iceland prepares to lure Silicon Valley IT giants to build datacentres
Despite having the facilities to build a green datacentre, big firms such as Apple, Facebook and Google have not opted for a base in Iceland analysis
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