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Datacentre systems management
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November 05, 2015
05
Nov'15
CenturyLink considers selling off its datacentre assets
Telco says growing its colocation business will require more capital expenditure than its willing to invest, prompting an investigation into what its options are
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November 02, 2015
02
Nov'15
Australia's outsourced datacentre market rising on back of cloud computing
Datacentre investment in Australia is growing fast as corporates use data-intensive applications delivered via the cloud
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November 02, 2015
02
Nov'15
Hewlett Packard Enterprise: think of us as a startup
As Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc finally part ways, UK managing director Andy Isherwood shares some insight on what the future holds for the newly minted enterprise business
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October 21, 2015
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Oct'15
EMC and VMware launch managed hybrid cloud joint venture using Virtustream brand
EMC-owned Virtustream set to become outlet for storage and virtualisation firm's hybrid cloud managed services
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October 15, 2015
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Oct'15
Enterprise IT buyers swap traditional servers for converged infrastructure, research shows
A survey from 451 Research suggests enterprises will increase their use of converged infrastructure stacks to swap out traditional server estates
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October 09, 2015
09
Oct'15
Middlesex University embarks on mass datacentre migration with Exponential-e
Middlesex University has had enough of owning and running its own hardware, and looks to Exponential-e to help shift its datacentre assets
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October 06, 2015
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Oct'15
Dyn debuts SaaS-based datacentre performance monitoring tool
Internet monitoring firm explains how it is using SaaS to help retailers deliver a consistent internet shopping service to customers via their websites
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October 06, 2015
06
Oct'15
Enterprise IT spend on non-cloud infrastructure set to slump in 2015
IDC research shows enterprises are spending more on cloud-enabling hardware, and are set to for the next five years
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September 29, 2015
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Sep'15
British Airways picks Juniper Networks to build out cloud, core network
British Airways enhances the digital customer experience through a private cloud datacentre and IP MPLS core backbone
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September 24, 2015
24
Sep'15
Equinix signs deal to drive up green energy use in US datacentres
Datacentre giant sets out plans to drive up its green energy use worldwide with new power purchase agreement
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September 24, 2015
24
Sep'15
Enterprises warned off rushing into software-defined datacentre investments
Market watcher Gartner has urged users to take a cautious approach to software-defined datacentre investments
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September 23, 2015
23
Sep'15
Data-sharing agreement between EU and US called into question by European law makers
The future of the US Safe Harbour Agreement has been thrown into doubt after EU law maker claims it may not adequately protect user data
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September 23, 2015
23
Sep'15
IT buyers waste money using Tier III datacentres for non-critical workloads, claims IO
IO's UK managing director claims datacentre users could save money by wising up about how much availability and resiliency their apps and workloads really need
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September 18, 2015
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Sep'15
Oxford City Council chooses SCC for 10-year datacentre hosting contract
Local authority has selected IT services giant SCC to assist with fulfilling its datacentre hosting, infrastructure and server requirements
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September 16, 2015
16
Sep'15
Datacentre consolidation drive saves US federal agencies $2bn
IT reforms pushed through by White House spending watchdog generate $3.6bn in overall savings
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September 14, 2015
14
Sep'15
RSA Group flags ID theft risk to Lloyds Bank customers following datacentre storage theft
International insurance group has seen 500 customers take up offer of identity theft protection in wake of datacentre theft
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September 11, 2015
11
Sep'15
Apple datacentre plans win cautious approval from Galway County Council
Galway County Council planning department says development can proceed – so long as Apple commits to meeting 12 separate construction conditions
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September 11, 2015
11
Sep'15
HP topples Cisco to become cloud infrastructure equipment market leader
Hardware giant overtakes rival in the cloud infrastructure market as demand for servers, storage and private cloud-enabling kit soars
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September 10, 2015
10
Sep'15
Microsoft makes fresh legal bid to protect emails stored in Irish datacentre from US government
Software giant's ongoing battle to protect emails stored in overseas datacentre from US government enters new phase
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September 10, 2015
10
Sep'15
Cloudian boosts object storage HyperStore compliance features
Distributed object storage software maker Cloudian upgrades HyperStore with added granularity of data protection features that can help meet compliance requirements
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September 09, 2015
09
Sep'15
Government Digital Service builds in-house PaaS to host government services
Industry watchers query why the Government Digital Service (GDS) decided to build its own cloud platform, when many commercially available options exist
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September 04, 2015
04
Sep'15
VMworld Europe User Awards 2015 open for entries until 18 September
The VMworld Europe User Awards entry deadline has been extended to 18 September. Find out how to submit your nomination here
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August 28, 2015
28
Aug'15
Demand for datacentre co-location services rises, as enterprise outsources more IT
Demand for co-location services is rising, with enterprises preparing to pay more to outsource their IT, 451 Research reveals
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August 26, 2015
26
Aug'15
C4L blames legacy network for datacentre services outage
Co-location provider C4L confirms it's preparing to ditch legacy network as two-day service outage ends
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August 25, 2015
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Aug'15
Dell creates datacentre-focused business unit to help telcos and cloud providers scale
Hardware giant wants to make it easier for telcos and cloud providers to rapidly respond to growing demand for datacentre space
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August 24, 2015
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Aug'15
Intel and Goldman Sachs invest in Mirantis to boost OpenStack enterprise adoption
Chipmaker is one of a number of investors that have pledged to help Mirantis increase the enterprise appeal of open source OpenStack clouds
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August 20, 2015
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Aug'15
Tintri dives into all-flash storage with the T5000 series
Tintri is the second hybrid flash storage startup of the summer to debut an all-flash array series, the T5000, with two capacity variants for transactional and VDI workloads
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August 17, 2015
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Aug'15
Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network
Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network
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August 12, 2015
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Aug'15
Domino's Pizza orders Hitachi Consulting to advise on DevOps push
Pizza firm hopes agile development and continuous IT delivery will help it stay one step ahead of its competition
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August 12, 2015
12
Aug'15
FOI response reveals G-Cloud suppliers escape fines for missing MISO sales data deadlines
Freedom of Information response suggests Cabinet Office is taking a softly-softly approach to clamping down on non-compliant G-Cloud suppliers
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July 15, 2015
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Jul'15
European IaaS adoption set to soar as more IT infrastructure moves off-premise
The economics of using cloud-based storage and compute makes better financial sense for many enterprises, claims research
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July 15, 2015
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Jul'15
US datacentre company Digital Realty buys rival Telx to build out co-location business
Digital Realty doubles its size with the acquisition of rival datacentre systems supplier Telx, as consolidation in the market gathers pace
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July 13, 2015
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Jul'15
Seagate embarks on renewed HPC push through partnerships with HP and IBM
Storage supplier hopes to increase the total addressable market for its ClusterStor appliance by joining forces with HP and IBM
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July 09, 2015
09
Jul'15
AWS adds Chef to cloud Marketplace to drive up DevOps adoption
Chef sets sights on winning over more AWS users with its DevOps-friendly automation tools
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July 01, 2015
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Jul'15
Datacentre upgrades emerge as top priority for medium to large-sized operators
451 Research suggests operators are looking to consolidate smaller server rooms and move more workloads to larger, centralised datacentres
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June 19, 2015
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Jun'15
Goldman Sachs datacentre deal sees IO open first European site in Slough
US datacentre provider IO has opened its first facility in the UK, with the help of global investment bank Goldman Sachs
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June 09, 2015
09
Jun'15
Nutanix offers hypervisor as it moves towards on-demand hardware
Nutanix aims to offer public cloud economics for private cloud deployments
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June 05, 2015
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Jun'15
"Arrogant" datacentre operators blasted by users for poor customer service approach
Research from MigSolv suggests many customers are unhappy with the service they receive from their datacentre providers
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June 03, 2015
03
Jun'15
VMware puts network virtualisation to work in McAfee environments
VMware announces an integrated system to automate distribution and enforcement of McAfee’s network security platform using its NSX network virtualisation system
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June 02, 2015
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Jun'15
HP updates Helion CloudSystem as hybrid cloud push gathers pace
Hardware giant reinforces commitment to hybrid, open cloud push with updates to Helion CloudSystem software
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June 01, 2015
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Jun'15
Dell forms IoT unit and launches gateway products
Dell has cut the ribbon on a new product division focused on creating internet of things systems
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May 29, 2015
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May'15
Equinix to acquire datacentre rival TelecityGroup for £2.35bn
Equinix's bid to acquire rival wins backing of the board, beating Interxion to the crunch
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May 27, 2015
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May'15
Transformation of Sweden's Ericsson showing signs of success
Recent announcements point to a very different future for one of Sweden’s best-known ICT brands
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May 27, 2015
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May'15
CIO Interview: Mike Young, CIO, Dentsu Aegis Network
CIO Mike Young describes how Dentsu Aegis Network used technology to become a consolidated company with a unified collaboration strategy
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May 26, 2015
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May'15
City University London moves towards SDN with Avaya Fabric Connect
Avaya Fabric Connect helps City University London move towards software-defined infrastructure and streamlines its network deployment
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May 22, 2015
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May'15
Fluke Networks announces holistic network monitoring strategy
Fluke Networks unveils a new strategy to bring together network and cloud application monitoring capabilities for enterprises
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May 21, 2015
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May'15
Huawei launches SDN operating system for Internet of Things
At Huawei Network Congress in Beijing, Huawei unveils the world’s first software-defined IoT solution and a upgraded, faster SDN Cloud Fabric
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May 21, 2015
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May'15
Can OpenStack free up enterprise IT to support software-driven business?
With Walmart going public with its use of OpenStack, now could be the time for big organisations to take the technology seriously
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May 19, 2015
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May'15
OpenStack establishes interoperability initiative to lower complexity
OpenStack-powered initiative aims to reduce the complexity involved in bridging private and public cloud services
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May 19, 2015
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May'15
Walmart deploys OpenStack to fuel next e-commerce step
Walmart, has deployed an OpenStack-based private cloud in a bid to deliver the third generation of its e-commerce strategy