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Datacentre systems management
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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May 19, 2015
19
May'15
Canonical offers SaaS pricing for on-site VMs and storage
Open source supplier Canonical has introduced software as a service pricing for on-premise storage in a move that could change the way traditional software is licensed
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May 12, 2015
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May'15
Rackspace's share price tumbles amid talk of revenue slump
Rackspace talks up prospect of supporting users of other firms' cloud services after lacklustre second-quarter guidance causes share price to plummet
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May 11, 2015
11
May'15
Fujitsu embarks on 10-year datacentre upgrade project in Australia
IT services giant embarks on push to improve the reliability and performance of its Australian datacentres by 2025
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May 06, 2015
06
May'15
EMC courts developers with open-source storage software push
Storage giant wants to make it easier for developers to get hold of its software and accelerate app development times
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May 05, 2015
05
May'15
VCE takes wraps off "hyper-converged" VxRacks to fast-track users to the cloud
EMC-owned converged infrastructure specialist expands portfolio of cloud-enabling platforms
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May 05, 2015
05
May'15
EMC revamps its all-flash XtremIO storage arrays
Storage giant EMC hopes software 4.0 update and capacity upgrades will help it maintain its lead in the all-flash storage array market
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May 04, 2015
04
May'15
Atlantic.Net unveils New York datacentre and sets out UK expansion plans
SSD-based cloud hosting firm opens datacentre, while setting out its UK expansion plans
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April 30, 2015
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Apr'15
HDS joins the software-defined infrastructure pack
HDS move into software-defined infrastructure space with new portfolio
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April 21, 2015
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Apr'15
BT sets out ambition to become enterprise's cloud integrator of choice
BT outlines its 'Cloud of Clouds' vision to allow users to access cloud apps and services, regardless of where their systems are hosted
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April 21, 2015
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Apr'15
Fife Council approves £100m green datacentre building plans
Development of green datacentre campus designed to help Scottish businesses tap into cloud computing trend
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April 21, 2015
21
Apr'15
Huawei calls for global consensus on the future network
At its Global Analyst Summit, Huawei calls on the networking industry to collaborate to optimise the network for future demands
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April 14, 2015
14
Apr'15
SSE hooks up Manchester datacentres with 10Gbps connectivity
SSE Enterprise Telecoms launches Manchester Lightnow, a high-capacity optical network service connecting a number of datacentre facilities
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April 08, 2015
08
Apr'15
Juniper Networks goes after finance market with switch-integrated compute
Juniper launches a compact compute-integrated network switch to boost performance of sensitive applications for financial institutions
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April 07, 2015
07
Apr'15
CIO interview: Bill Wilkins, First Utility
First Utility's CIO explains how it is using cloud and smart meters to give the big six a run for their money in the energy market
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March 26, 2015
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Mar'15
Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security
Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought
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March 25, 2015
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Mar'15
Lenovo lays foundations for server expansion with HPC centre
Lenovo has opened its first high-performance computing centre, which it hopes will support open innovation
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March 23, 2015
23
Mar'15
Microsoft's Nano Server: What to expect from this leaner, meaner Windows Server
With Microsoft reportedly set to announce a stripped-back version of Windows Server, what can IT leaders expect to see?
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March 19, 2015
19
Mar'15
Deutsche Telekom and Huawei build a private cloud in a box
Deutsche Telekom and Huawei are working together to develop IT infrastructure and private cloud products and services.
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Interview: Building the 'world's greenest datacentre' in Falun, Sweden
The world’s first datacentre operating to mutual advantage with the district's heating and energy systems is being built in the Swedish town of Falun
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March 16, 2015
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Mar'15
IT priorities 2015: What's driving datacentre investments in 2015?
Datacentre consolidation and infrastructure upgrades are top areas for IT investment in 2015
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March 10, 2015
10
Mar'15
2015 IT priorities: On-premise deployments high on agenda, but cloud interest on the rise
The 2015 Computer Weekly IT priorities survey points to growing interest in cloud technologies, but on-premise still rules
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March 06, 2015
06
Mar'15
Telehouse's £135m datacentre to open in London in 2016
London datacentre provider reveals further details about the forthcoming opening of its new facility in London Docklands
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March 04, 2015
04
Mar'15
Strong future for enterprise IT in Nordic countries
From attracting the world to its ice-cool datacentres to the digitisation of the public sector, there is plenty going on in the Nordic region
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February 25, 2015
25
Feb'15
SSE Telecoms beefs up Aberdeen network to support oil and gas sector
SSE Enterprise Telecoms joins forces with brightsolid and Tampnet to support datacentre connectivity for the oil and gas industry
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February 19, 2015
19
Feb'15
HP to introduce open network switching technology
HP partners with Accton Technology and Cumulus Networks to deploy open network switches for web-scale cloud datacentres
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February 12, 2015
12
Feb'15
Cisco’s software-defined networking business booms
Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure customer base doubles in three months as its software-defined networking model gains traction
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February 04, 2015
04
Feb'15
Milan Expo 2015 builds smart city with Telecom Italia and Cisco
The organisers of Milan Expo 2015 have built a smart city site from the ground up with the support of Telecom Italia and Cisco
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January 27, 2015
27
Jan'15
Your digital projects are doomed to failure, warns Cisco
At Cisco Live! In Milan, Cisco set out the challenges of going digital, with many projects doomed to fail unless businesses embrace ‘Fast IT’
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January 21, 2015
21
Jan'15
IBM revenue declines as company shifts to higher value deals
IBM has reported a 12% decline in profits for the fourth quarter of 2014 following the sale of its System x business to Lenovo
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January 08, 2015
08
Jan'15
Europe shows slowest rate of IT budget growth worldwide
Computer Weekly and TechTarget's 2015 IT Priorities report reveals Europe lagging behind rest of world in IT budget growth
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January 07, 2015
07
Jan'15
CERN gets real-time data with Software AG’s Terracotta BigMemory
CERN is using Software AG’s in-memory data management software BigMemory to support system availability for the Large Hadron Collider
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January 02, 2015
02
Jan'15
Case study: How DER Deutsches Reisebüro GmbH & Co OHG won two VMworld Europe User awards
Best desktop virtualisation project winner of the VMworld Europe User Awards 2014, DER Deutsches Reisebüro, shares why it won
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December 30, 2014
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Dec'14
Case study: How VMware’s vCloud meets customer needs
Cloud innovation winner of the Computer Weekly European User Awards for datacentre/storage 2014, VMware, shares its story
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December 29, 2014
29
Dec'14
Case study: Virtus’s second London datacentre delivers innovative efficiency
Best technology innovation winner in the Computer Weekly European User Awards 2014, Virtus, shares its story
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December 22, 2014
22
Dec'14
Procserve partners with CenturyLink to meet government requirements
Procserve, the public sector winner of the 2014 Datacentre/Storage prize at Computer Weekly's European User Awards, shares its story
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December 22, 2014
22
Dec'14
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2014
In 2014's datacentre market, trends of social, cloud, analytics and big data have influenced datacentre architectural decisions