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Clustering for high availability and HPC

Are gas-powered datacentres all hype and hot air?

As concerns about how the proliferation of datacentres will affect electricity supplies continue to be raised, some are experimenting with natural gas as an alternative energy source. But is it a viable, long-term solution? Continue Reading
Staffordshire University goes all-in on Microsoft Azure for digital transformation

Andrew Proctor, director of digital services at Staffordshire University, describes how ditching its datacentres and moving to the Microsoft Azure public cloud has set the organisation on the path to digital transformation Continue Reading
The Sanger Institute on using datacentre upgrades to help decode the human genome

Paul Woobey, IT director at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, tells Computer Weekly why the organisation's HPC workload requirements cannot be fulfilled by a move to the cloud Continue Reading
Linux versus Unix hot patching

We examine the current state of play in the ongoing competition between the Linux and Unix server operating systems Continue Reading
On-premise IT still the only way to run certain tasks

How to augment a public cloud strategy with on-premise IT by running workloads in a private cloud and bursting to the public cloud Continue Reading

Why more people aren’t cloud bursting

The appeal of cloud bursting is easy to see, but the level of complexity involved negates its benefits – at least for now Continue Reading
The pros and cons of cloud bursting

The much-vaunted benefits of cloud computing can be overshadowed by portability and interoperability issues Continue Reading
Modular datacentre helps Belgian IT firm support Dutch and German customers

Cegeka commissioned a new datacentre when its customer base expanded and decided on a modular approach to get it up and running quickly Continue Reading
Virtualisation and storage: Five ways to do it better

Server and desktop virtualisation bring many savings, but you have to work smart to ensure storage performs efficiently. We survey the top five pitfalls and how to avoid them Continue Reading
Cloud boosts demand for datacentres in Poland and eastern Europe

The datacentre market in both central and eastern Europe and Poland has recorded double–digit growth Continue Reading
Why does Amazon still dominate the cloud world?

Amazon has long been the gold standard for public cloud but its array of support and services suggests a market-leading maturity Continue Reading

Managing workloads in an era of changing datacentre architecture

Different workloads require different basic resources and hybrid cloud needs more intelligent workload management Continue Reading
What's causing Poland's datacentre market to flourish?

The Polish datacentre market, although still in its early phases of development, is worth more than 1bn Polish zloty Continue Reading
Cloud, frozen pizza model and the immutable infrastructure

The architecture pattern for immutable infrastructure is based on the made-to-order pizza model Continue Reading
How cloud companies are engaging in price wars

Cloud prices are coming down, which is great news for organisations taking their first steps into using public cloud services Continue Reading