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November 2020

Datacentres in 2030: What the future holds
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 24 Nov 2020

In this guest post, Tony Jacob, vice president of design and construction for Europe, Middle East and Africa at colocation giant Digital Realty predicts what the next decade holds for the ...

Under the microscope: Different datacentre sustainability strategies
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 05 Nov 2020

In this guest post, Kyle Myers, director of environmental health, safety and sustainability at colocation giant CyrusOne on why the colocation community needs to look beyond carbon reduction ...

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Inside look at Equifax's $1.5B digital transformation journey
A massive digital transformation effort at Equifax is gaining momentum. CTO Bryson Koehler talks about overhauling data ...
FTC's change to policy could make for healthier mergers
Cornell's Robert Hockett said the FTC's recent decision to rescind a 1995 policy could help prevent bad mergers, as scrutiny of ...
Chinese regulatory crackdown is about control, not data privacy
Despite China's messaging, analysts believe the government's recent regulatory tightening on tech companies is more about control...

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Network security in the return-to-work era
IT teams are dealing with the challenge of reconnecting devices to office networks as employees return to work. Here's how your ...
Hospitals at risk from security flaws in pneumatic tube systems
Researchers at IoT security vendor Armis said the nine critical vulnerabilities affect the pneumatic tube systems used by many ...
Keycloak tutorial: How to secure different application types
IT pros and developers can secure applications with the open source IAM tool Keycloak. When you don't need to worry about ...

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Enterprises look to formalize WFH network architecture
As work-from-home programs prove they're here to stay, enterprise network teams are assessing their network designs to ensure ...
5G core network functionality driven by SDN, NFV
To reap the full benefits of 5G, operators are using SDN, NFV and network slicing to build out core network functionality.
An introductory overview of 5G network capabilities
In this Q&A, author William Stallings discusses 5G services, such as network slicing and QoS, and other topics covered in his ...

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IBM z/OS V2.5 integrates mainframes with hybrid clouds, AI
Bringing mainframes deeper into the hybrid cloud mix, IBM delivered an updated version of z/OS that makes it easier for IT pros ...
Explore the benefits of data center as a service
For organizations that might struggle to purchase and maintain their own data centers, they can turn to DCaaS, which enables them...
Data center contactless tech beyond the pandemic
No-touch tech like haptics and LiDAR became commonplace during the coronavirus pandemic, but such technology can increase demands...

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Ahana raises $20M for Presto cloud data lake query tech
Ahana looks to grow the market for its open source-based cloud data query engine as the volume of stored data that organizations ...
The pros and cons of big data outsourcing
More companies are seeking outside help to capitalize on data's value. Examine the benefits and drawbacks that come with ...
7 data modeling techniques and concepts for business
Three types of data models and seven data modeling techniques are available to data management teams to convert mountains of ...

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November 2020

Datacentres in 2030: What the future holds

Under the microscope: Different datacentre sustainability strategies