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Datacentre systems management

• February 08, 2017 08 Feb'17

  British Gas calls on datacentre operators to help solve UK's looming energy supply crisis

  British Gas makes the case for datacentre operators to do their bit to close the UK energy supply and demand gap by hooking up their backup power supplies to the National Grid

• February 06, 2017 06 Feb'17

  Dutch businesses have heads in the cloud

  In the Netherlands, cloud computing is used by the central bank, large multinationals like Unilever, startups such as WeTransfer, and even a Dutch potato processing plant in China

• February 02, 2017 02 Feb'17

  Schneider Electric patches DCIM software security hole

  Users of StrucxureWare datacentre monitoring software urged to upgrade to latest version after discovery of critical vulnerability by security researchers

• January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17

  Equinix and Digital Realty reap M&A marketshare benefits in 2016, research shows

  Synergy Research's latest datacentre-focused market tracker highlights how the global colocation sector is becoming a three-horse race

• January 05, 2017 05 Jan'17

  HMV changes its IT tune to cut maintenance spend on legacy on-premise systems

  The high street music retailer has embarked on a sizeable digital transformation project to cut costs and boost the agility of its business operations

• December 29, 2016 29 Dec'16

  Top 10 datacentre stories of 2016

  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2016

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  Hyperscale datacentre growth sees demand for OEM hardware soar, research shows

  Synergy Research Group lifts the lid on how the growth of hyperscale datacentre operators is developing around the world, as well as the impact this is having on demand for hardware from legacy IT suppliers

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  Top 10 CW Middle East stories of 2016

  Read the most popular articles about enterprise IT in the Middle East

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  IT Priorities 2017: Quarter of Apac CIOs expect IT budget to rise by more than 10%

  More than half of Apac-based IT decision-makers expect budgets to rise next year and cloud-related projects look the likely destination of the extra money

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  IT Priorities 2017: Hybrid cloud set to dominate datacentre infrastructure buying decisions

  The 2017 Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities poll suggests the next 12 months will see enterprise IT buyers move to increase the hybrid-readiness of their datacentre facilities

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  Equinix to acquire 29 datacentres from Verizon for $3.6bn

  Colocation giant Equinix hits the acquisition trail once more, as it continues on its quest to expand its global datacentre footprint

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016

  The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  CBRE: Cloud drives Q3 demand for colocation space in Frankfurt and London

  CBRE’s third-quarter datacentre market tracker highlights soaring demand for colocation capacity in Frankfurt and London, as cloud providers court European enterprises

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Alibaba brings public cloud to the Middle East

  Alibaba has opened a datacentre in Dubai to attract businesses in the Middle East to its public cloud services

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Alibaba to open datacentre in Australia

  Alibaba Cloud will open a datacentre in Sydney by the end of 2016 as part of its global expansion

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  HumanOps: Etsy on how unclear workplace expectations contribute to staff burnout

  IT managers risk "normalising" bad workplace behaviour and contributing to employee stress by responding to emails out of hours and staying late unnecessarily, warns Etsy web operations manager

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  SSP Worldwide under fire over cloud outage communication failings

  Insurance brokers blast SSP Worldwide over its approach to crisis communications during recent cloud outages

• November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16

  Insurance brokers fume as SSP Worldwide suffers new cloud outage

  Insurance brokers outline dismay at fresh round of service problems so soon after September's two-week cloud outage

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  AWS shares datacentre security secrets to inspire more enterprise cloud adoption

  CISO says there is no need to sacrifice security to pursue innovation in the cloud, as he reveals how the cloud giant safeguards customer information in its datacentres

• November 07, 2016 07 Nov'16

  The transformation of Randstad’s IT infrastructure

  Digitisation is one of the key themes in Randstad's latest financial report, with the transformation of its IT infrastructure a fundamental step in achieving this

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  CenturyLink sells datacentre portfolio to private equity consortium

  Telco brings an end to months of speculation about its datacentre plans by confirming it has reached a deal to offload 57 sites to BC Partners

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Datacentre industry faces looming skills crisis as need to replace retiring engineers grows

  With new figures suggesting the average datacentre worker is 55 years old and male, the industry opens up about what needs to be done to secure a pipeline of new talent to replace those approaching retirement age

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Network analytics gives mining firm a better view of its cloud

  Mining equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals deployed Xangati's monitoring and analytics tools to manage its VMware-based cloud and virtual desktop environments

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Microsoft debuts Project Olympus to boost open source datacentre hardware development

  Microsoft wants to give open source datacentre hardware developers earlier access to its designs to speed up the time it takes to bring new products to market with Project Olympus

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Lancaster University hails potential of AI software to cut datacentre power consumption

  Lancaster University reveals details of its work to create an AI-based, self-assembling software system that could improve the efficiency of datacentres

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  SAP steps up data privacy in Europe

  SAP guarantees technicians outside of Europe will not be able to access companies’ sensitive personnel and other records

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016: The winners

  Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2016 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Cloud backup saves data after fire destroys school

  Data from The Academy secondary school in the seaside town of Selsey was restored just hours after a fire destroyed most of the premises, thanks to a cloud backup agreement set up a year earlier

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Malaysia upgrades internet exchange to cope with increased traffic

  Country’s peak internet data hit all-time record in August, equating to year-on-year growth of 57%

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Verizon and CenturyLink close to colocation datacentre sell-offs, say reports

  Reports suggest both CenturyLink and Verizon could be on the cusp of off-loading their colocation assets, after months of speculation

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016: Shortlist announced

  Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, which is set to take place on Wednesday 19 October 2016 at VMworld, Barcelona

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Amazon Web Services expands European datacentre footprint with Paris region opening

  Amazon Web Services outlines plans to build Paris datacentre region in 2017, as demand for locally hosted cloud services grows

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Microsoft’s grand plan aims to make big data intelligence accessible to all

  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to democratise access to big data intelligence across the enterprise through the use of cloud, machine learning and new datacentre chip technologies

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  IBM opens first Nordic cloud datacentre

  Oslo datacentre is IBM’s 12th in Europe and 48th globally and will target large and small enterprises and startups to offer services

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 open for entries until 30 September

  The Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 are now open for entries until 30 September. Read the criteria and find out how to submit your nomination here

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Mirantis acquires TCP Cloud in continuous delivery push for OpenStack deployments

  OpenStack distribution provider claims TCP Cloud acquisition will ensure its customers' infrastructure is equipped to cope with the rate of application innovation they are demanding

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  ING Bank datacentre fire suppression system test knocks banking services offline

  Bank apologises after planned test of datacentre fire suppression system knocks out servers and storage, leaving Romanian customers unable to access funds

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Dubai Culture modernises its datacentre

  Organisation that brings Dubai’s cultural heritage to life has implemented the latest technologies to support its mission

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  British Airways IT glitch grounds flights and delays passenger check-in times

  British Airways claims services are returning to normal following an unknown IT glitch, but is advising passengers to check-in online to avoid long delays at airports

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  VMware banks on competitive collaboration to succeed in multi-cloud era

  VMware explains why cosying up to the competition makes sense when it comes to helping customers negotiate the multi-cloud world

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  UAE infrastructure ministry upgrades IT to support smart government

  The UAE's Ministry of Infrastructure Development has upgraded its datacentre and networking infrastructure to support the government's smart services drive

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  Web host opts for Nutanix hyper-converged after supplier nightmares

  Finger-pointing between suppliers in server/SAN environment led Yorkshire-based ticketing web host Millennia to opt for Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Cisco to cut one-fifth of its global workforce

  Company reportedly plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs as it shifts focus from networking hardware to software and cloud-based systems

• August 15, 2016 15 Aug'16

  Robot Wars: Team Storm uses modern IT to breathe new life into legacy machines

  Robot Wars’ Team Storm is applying the principles of DevOps, IoT and real-time data analytics in advancing the design of its machine, while setting out to inspire a new generation to get into robotics

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  Universities give free cloud services to UK medical researchers

  The Universities of Bath, Birmingham, Cardiff, Swansea and Warwick are giving researchers free access to cloud-based compute resources to speed up scientific discovery process

• July 27, 2016 27 Jul'16

  European scientific community seeks support for €5.3m hybrid cloud build

  Research organisations from across Europe want to build a hybrid cloud platform to support their HPC and big data projects

• July 19, 2016 19 Jul'16

  The Green Grid rolls out datacentre efficiency metric to clampdown on PUE misuse

  Datacentre efficiency consortium The Green Grid plans to introduce a metric to drive up the accuracy of facility performance measurements during downtime and normal operating conditions

• July 04, 2016 04 Jul'16

  Thailand’s TMB Bank modernises IT through the cloud

  Bank used a move to Office 365 as a starting point for its transformation into a cloud-first organisation

• June 28, 2016 28 Jun'16

  Facebook data case raises US national security issues

  Dublin court case on the legality of Facebook’s data transfers to the US raises issues that affect US national security, claims US Department of Justice

• June 24, 2016 24 Jun'16

  UK IT community rocked but keeping calm in face of Brexit

  The UK IT sector reacts with alarm, tempered by a calm pragmatism, to the British Referendum verdict to leave the European Union. Reporting by the Computer Weekly team