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Datacentre capacity planning

• How serverless computing could help enterprises cut cloud complexity

  The reality of cloud is failing to live up to the hype for some enterprises, but serverless computing could help firms attain the operational benefits they're looking for  Continue Reading

• Infrastructure as code: What does it mean and why does it matter?

  The emergence of software-defined hardware has given rise to the phrase “infrastructure as code” to describe the way these environments are managed  Continue Reading

• Choosing the right colocation provider

  Quocirca's Clive Longbottom runs through the list of items enterprise IT managers should look for in prospective colocation providers  Continue Reading

• Privacy Shield gets green light – for now

  Privacy Shield faces inevitable legal challenges, so organisations should prepare by considering legal and practical alternatives  Continue Reading

• Brexit and technology: How network effects will damage UK IT industry

  Although largely ignored in the Brexit debate, network effects will damage the UK's high-tech industry if Britain leaves Europe  Continue Reading

• Graph databases: What are the benefits for CIOs?

  With enterprise interest in graph databases on the rise, Clive Longbottom explains why some businesses are favouring them over relational setups  Continue Reading

• The European Cloud Initiative: A silver lining for data sharing?

  The European Commission has published proposals for a new cloud initiative – part of a package of measures designed to enhance the EU’s position in the global, data-driven economy  Continue Reading

• Life on the edge: The benefits of using micro datacentres

  Enterprises are demanding faster access to applications and ever more processing power. Could edge datacentres fill the gap?  Continue Reading

• Cloud vs. Colocation: Why both make sense for the enterprise right now

  With colocation providers moving to adopt simpler, cloud-like charging models, would enterprises be better off ditching the datacentre completely?  Continue Reading

• Is your storage ready for the future?

  Research study looks at the challenge of building a storage infrastructure to meet the rapidly changing needs of business  Continue Reading

• How much mainstream IT capacity does mobility consume?

  The challenge for IT departments will be to quantify the impact of a growing number of mobile devices on their infrastructure  Continue Reading

• Why Europe is wrong to kill Safe Harbour

  Suspending the EU-US Safe Harbour agreement on data protection will do nothing to address surveillance, says international policy analyst  Continue Reading