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February 19, 2016
19
Feb'16
UAE-based eHosting DataFort to roll out Cisco ACI
Infrastructure services provider is betting on Cisco’s SDN play in one of its Tier 3 datacentres
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February 19, 2016
19
Feb'16
Asia-Pacific’s most advanced datacentre coming to Asean
Asean country Thailand will get one of the world’s most advanced datacentres, which is set to stir up competition in the region
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February 12, 2016
12
Feb'16
Telstra outage fires warning to corporate Australia
Mobile network interruption shows how dependent Australian organisations are on national supplier
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February 10, 2016
10
Feb'16
The OpenStack Foundation: Building enterprise trust in open-source clouds
With HMRC and the European Commission emerging as OpenStack adopters, the OpenStack Foundation's CEO explains how it has set about winning over the enterprise with its open-source cloud platform
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February 01, 2016
01
Feb'16
Göteborg Energi outsources IT with €40m deal
Nordic energy company will use outsourcing agreement as a platform to modernise its IT environment
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
Case study: Vision RT protects radiotherapy tech IP using Adapt private cloud
Radiotherapy imaging company Vision RT shifts IT estate to Adapt private cloud to protect its corporate data
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
VMware to cut 800 jobs in cloud-focused company restructure
Virtualisation company VMware confident adoption of software-defined datacentres will offset softening demand for older products
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January 26, 2016
26
Jan'16
Aberdeen City Council embarks on shared services push with help from Brightsolid
Local authority claims datacentre migration project should pave way for further shared service initiatives and wider cloud use
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January 26, 2016
26
Jan'16
Wal-Mart to make huge data and analytics investment in India
Retail giant Wal-Mart is investing heavily in its IT development centre in Bangalore, turning the city into its most important centre outside the US
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January 25, 2016
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Jan'16
South-east Asia poised for strong datacentre growth
Businesses and IT suppliers are planning to build datacentres across the Asean region, with challenges to Singapore’s dominance emerging
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January 18, 2016
18
Jan'16
Irish Tax Institute accelerates tax database search with MarkLogic
The Irish Tax Institute has opted for MarkLogic for its TaxFind database service, with a system that pools a range of data types
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January 14, 2016
14
Jan'16
Southend-on-Sea Council embarks on £1.5m hybrid cloud datacentre refresh
Local authority says hybrid cloud datacentre plans will pave the way for greater use of services offered via G-Cloud framework
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January 12, 2016
12
Jan'16
St Claraspital deploys virtual desktops to boost staff efficiency
St Claraspital took home the prize for best desktop virtualisation project at the 2015 Best of VMworld Europe User Awards – and this is why...
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January 11, 2016
11
Jan'16
Taking a closer look at the Milton Keynes smart city project
The "MK: Smart" project took home the Best of Show prize at the recent VMworld Europe show in Barcelona – and this is why...
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January 08, 2016
08
Jan'16
Wildscreen conservation charity uses colocation to preserve endangered species media library
Wildlife charity explains how Virtus Data Centres is helping it spread the word online about the importance of conservation
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January 06, 2016
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Jan'16
The Office Group responds to flexible working boom with Microsoft cloud deployment
Flexible workspace provider rolls out Office 365 after business growth caused email storage capacity crunch
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December 15, 2015
15
Dec'15
VMware backs out of Virtustream hybrid cloud venture with EMC
Virtualisation giant confirms exit from hybrid cloud joint venture with parent company
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December 15, 2015
15
Dec'15
Public cloud adoption fuels record spend on datacentre hardware by service providers
Datacentre infrastructure findings from Synergy Research show how enterprise cloud adoption is affecting the market
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December 11, 2015
11
Dec'15
Case study: Airbus sets out challenges of changing IT supplier
Aircraft manufacturer sets out what it learned from switching IT provider after 12 years of working together
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December 10, 2015
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Dec'15
Datacentre operators must "open up" to close industry skills gap, claims IO
IO business development director Andrew Roughan said more must be done to encourage a wider range and higher number people into the datacentre industry
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December 07, 2015
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Dec'15
Low-cost Nordics expect datacentre growth
The Nordics offers advantages as a datacentre location, with each of its five countries offering something different
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November 20, 2015
20
Nov'15
Citrix cuts jobs and spins off GoTo business to drive profits
Virtualisation giant Citrix will rationalise its operations after a large-scale business review that focuses on its core desktop virtualisation products
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November 19, 2015
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Nov'15
Volta Data Centres debuts power failure reimbursement scheme for customers
Datacentre service provider follows up pay-by-the hour pricing scheme with promise to refund customers if any racks housed in its facility lose power
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November 16, 2015
16
Nov'15
Nordic enterprises to enjoy cheaper datacentre costs
A reduced electricity tax rate for datacentres in Norway will give local enterprises a competitive option close to home
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November 04, 2015
04
Nov'15
Microsoft and Red Hat join forces to help ease enterprises into hybrid cloud
Tech giants set aside years of rivalry to help enterprises with mixed IT environments move to the cloud with greater ease
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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
A tale of two HPs: Hewlett-Packard splits into two digital businesses
The two Hewlett-Packard (HP) businesses are both digitally aligned. HP Enterprise is pushing hybrid clouds; HP Inc is taking the road to 3D printing
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October 27, 2015
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Oct'15
Is OpenStack ready for mass adoption?
The OpenStack community is working on a number of fronts to make it easier to deploy private clouds, including a a training programme due in 2016
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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 14, 2015
14
Oct'15
Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2015: The winners
Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2015 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona
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October 13, 2015
13
Oct'15
VMware hails hybrid cloud as answer to enterprise Safe Harbour woes
VMware chief claims the roll-out of its hybrid cloud network should help ease enterprise concerns about off-premise data protection
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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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October 05, 2015
05
Oct'15
Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2015: 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 Tuesday 13 October at VMworld, Barcelona
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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 28, 2015
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Sep'15
NHS hospital hails cost benefits of datacentre consolidation project
Conquest Hospital claims sever room upgrade has made its operations more cost effective and energy efficient
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September 24, 2015
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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 24, 2015
24
Sep'15
Microsoft Azure partners with DataStax
Microsoft Azure and Cassandra company DataStax announces a partnership that will see the DataStax Enterprise package available on the Azure cloud platform
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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
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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
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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
UK CIOs lament lack of IT support for cloud services
Research from ElasticHosts suggests most cloud users are unhappy with the level of tech support they receive from their providers
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September 10, 2015
10
Sep'15
All-flash datacentre makes sense for 80TB+ of mixed workloads says IDC
IDC white paper author says secondary economic benefits of flash storage – $/IOPS, density, power and cooling and server utilisation – mean all-flash makes sense above 80TB
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September 08, 2015
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Sep'15
Equinix buys Japanese datacentre firm Bit-isle to tap into Asia-Pacific cloud demand
Datacentre giant Equinix reveals details of its latest acquisition target, Japanese firm Bit-isle, to meet demand for cloud and hosting services in the Asia-Pacific region
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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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September 03, 2015
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Sep'15
Will Hewlett-Packard sell off TippingPoint?
As Hewlett-Packard (HP) prepares to split up on 1 November 2015 the company’s security arm – TippingPoint – could be up for grabs
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August 26, 2015
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Aug'15
Strong US dollar hits European server shipments as CIOs protect IT budgets
Gartner server shipment figures highlight the impact of a strong US dollar on European IT buying habits as the global economy braces for another period of uncertainty
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August 25, 2015
25
Aug'15
Norwegian mountain houses Europe's biggest datacentre
Lefdal Mine Datacenter sets out plans to build an underground facility spanning six floors in a Norwegian mountain