Converged infrastructure

The converged infrastructure concept is finding favour with enterprises that want to move away from the traditional, horizontal datacentre hardware silos, and cut the time it takes to kit out their facilities. In a converged infrastructure stack, the required servers, storage and networking equipment are all packaged together in a single, software-defined package, which is usually optimised to run a specific workload or application.

October 14, 2021 14 Oct'21
HPE’s GreenLake strategy pays off in APAC

HPE’s transition to an as-a-service company is paying off in Asia-Pacific where it witnessed one of the strongest quarters, thanks in part to rising demand for services
October 13, 2021 13 Oct'21
Microsoft makes carbon emissions-tracking dashboard generally available to cloud users

Microsoft has confirmed the general availability of a dashboard that will allow enterprises to track the greenhouse gas emissions generated by their cloud usage habits in latest sustainability push
October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21
Kao Data secures up to £130m in funding to finance colocation datacentre expansions

Harlow-based colocation giant has secure further investment as its expansion plans gather pace
September 27, 2021 27 Sep'21
Private equity cash fuels Nordic datacentre growth

Private equity companies are betting on the Nordic datacentre sector as demand for services in the region accelerates

APAC expert guide to storage management

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Could Iceland be the best place in the world for high-performance computing?

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Five reasons to look at hyper-converged infrastructure

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Cloud - Infrastructure - Security - SASE - Discuss!

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Has the storage hardware lock-in had its day?

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The rise of the ODMs: Should the branded hardware suppliers be worried?

The use of ODM datacentre hardware makes good economic sense for the hyperscale providers, but what about everyday enterprises? Continue Reading
IT transformation brings storage transformation

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