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Datacentre systems management

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
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
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
October 21, 2015 21 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

October 15, 2015 15 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
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
October 06, 2015 06 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
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
September 29, 2015 29 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
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

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
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
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
September 18, 2015 18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
August 25, 2015 25 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
August 24, 2015 24 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
August 20, 2015 20 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
August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15
Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network

Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network
August 12, 2015 12 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
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
July 15, 2015 15 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
July 15, 2015 15 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
July 13, 2015 13 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
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
July 01, 2015 01 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
June 19, 2015 19 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
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
June 05, 2015 05 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
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
June 02, 2015 02 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
June 01, 2015 01 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
May 29, 2015 29 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
May 27, 2015 27 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
May 27, 2015 27 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
May 26, 2015 26 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
May 22, 2015 22 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
May 21, 2015 21 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
May 21, 2015 21 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
May 19, 2015 19 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
May 19, 2015 19 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