Data centre
Deciding where and how to build and operate a datacentre is one of the most important decisions your organisation will make. This section covers how to build a solid datacentre infrastructure, including selecting the right location to build your new facility, best practices for designing a new datacentre, and cooling and air flow techniques. Learn about green IT, data management systems, servers and operating systems.
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Feature
28 May 2025
AI and compliance: What are the risks?
We look at the areas of risk in artificial intelligence. Potential exposures abound, and include security and privacy issues, bias, accuracy and complete fabrication of results Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2025
DSIT tells Ofcom to prepare to expand regulatory remit to include datacentres
During a recent audience with the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Ofcom confirmed preparations are underway for it to start regulating the datacentre sector Continue Reading
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E-Zine
02 Nov 2021
What the Budget means for UK technology
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look through the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review to find what it means for the UK tech sector. As COP26 starts, we assess the green credentials of the IT industry. And we hear one CTO’s experiences of learning the privacy lessons of GDPR. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
02 Nov 2021
Dell rolls out financing arm in Singapore
Dell Financial Services will offer flexible and consumption-based payment options in local and regional markets as more enterprises consume and operate IT infrastructure via an as-a-service model Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2021
No cloud storage for Belfast City Airport in Nutanix hyper-converged switch
George Best Belfast City Airport ditches ageing Dell iSCSI SAN for Nutanix HCI for half the price of nearest contender, and gets DR site into the bargain. Cloud storage was a no-go for cost reasons Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2021
Amazon Q3 2021: AWS nears 40% in year-on-year growth
Amazon has reported 39% year-on-year growth for its public cloud division AWS and posted overall third quarter revenue of $110.8bn, up 15% on last year Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2021
Facebook rebrands to Meta amid continuing controversies
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta to support its work on the next generation of “social technologies”, but concerns around trust and privacy persist Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Oct 2021
Five ways the hyper-converged infrastructure market is changing
We look at changes in the hyper-converged infrastructure market as suppliers go cool, go soft, disaggregate HCI nodes, provide as-a-service options and look to containers Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2021
How GitHub is driving secure software development
GitHub’s first chief security officer offers a glimpse into the company’s efforts to help developers and organisations embrace secure software development practices Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2021
Benioffs and Salesforce put $300m into combating climate change on eve of COP26
$200m committed to reforestation and restoration efforts, and $100m for non-profits over the next 10 years Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2021
Social media conglomerate Facebook on streamlining its hyperscale datacentre buildouts
Facebook offers a look at how its approach to designing and building its datacentres has evolved to keep pace with the growing demands of its growing user base Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2021
Google’s server life extension delivers $1.7bn revenue boost in nine months
Although its public cloud market share is way behind AWS and Azure, GCP is forging ahead with its industrial cloud strategy Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2021
Microsoft: Solving the climate crisis will require moon landing levels of tech innovation
Microsoft’s chief environmental officer says it’s not too late to prevent a climate disaster, but doing so will require a group effort and levels of tech innovation on a par with those needed to put a man on the moon Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2021
Cohesity beefs up ransomware and disaster recovery offer
Disaster Recovery as-a-service, Data Govern and project Fort Knox available or in development as data protection supplier augments its portfolio with ransomware firmly in mind Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2021
AWS to open cloud region in New Zealand
Cloud giant will invest NZ$7.5bn in New Zealand over the next 15 years through the new Auckland cloud region Continue Reading
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News
25 Oct 2021
London calling for infrastructure as business nets expand four times faster than pre-pandemic
As the new way of working in the post-pandemic arena evolves, research finds digitally mature businesses are hitting the accelerator on digital infrastructure Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Oct 2021
COP26: IT's role in tackling climate change
Far from being a clean sector, IT is an immense consumer of natural resources and electricity. The majority of the world’s semiconductors are manufactured in Taiwanese fabrication plants (fabs), ... Continue Reading
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News
25 Oct 2021
The RSPCA on how going cloud-first helped it rescue and rehome animals throughout the pandemic
The RSPCA was one of the earliest adopters of Google’s online business productivity suite of tools nearly a decade ago, and the organisation’s assistant director of IT resources reveals how that decision has benefited the charity throughout the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2021
NetApp Insight frames moves to public cloud and cloud native
Storage player highlights partnerships with cloud hyperscalers and development of Spot portfolio aimed at cloud-native applications, DevOps, FinOps and SecOps Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2021
Alibaba Cloud to open datacentres in Thailand and South Korea
Chinese cloud supplier is expanding its regional datacentre footprint to Thailand and South Korea in 2022 alongside technology investments that include a custom Arm-based server chip Continue Reading
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News
19 Oct 2021
Government flags opportunity for re-use of waste datacentre heat in net-zero strategy
UK government's long-awaited net-zero strategy document makes the case for the creation of heat networks that could see waste heat from datacentres used to warm homes and businesses Continue Reading
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News
19 Oct 2021
VMware refines cross-cloud strategy
VMware’s CTO Kit Colbert talks up the evolution of the company’s cross-cloud strategy and how it stands out from other suppliers eyeing the multicloud pie Continue Reading
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E-Zine
19 Oct 2021
Making the case for and against police use of facial recognition technology
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the Met Police enhances its facial recognition capabilities, we examine the pros and cons of law enforcement use of the technology. Three in five IT professionals want a new job – is there a tech exodus in the industry? And we take an in-depth look at the growth of the Nordic datacentre sector. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
18 Oct 2021
Singapore pulls ahead with public sector 5G trials
Singapore’s public sector organisations are testing the use of 5G connectivity to remotely operate an autonomous vehicle for road-sweeping, among other use cases Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Oct 2021
storage capacity planning
Storage capacity planning is the practice of assessing current data storage needs and forecasting future storage requirements. Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2021
Graphcore opens Southeast Asia hub in Singapore
The AI chipmaker is looking to expand its sales teams and hire more engineers to support customer deployments in Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia Continue Reading
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News
14 Oct 2021
NXP Semiconductors doubles down on datacentre migration plan with AWS
Netherlands-based semiconductor manufacturer is expanding its use of Amazon Web Services to speed up the time it takes to develop and release new products Continue Reading
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News
14 Oct 2021
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 Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2021
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 Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2021
Half-year cloud market tracker data highlights soaring demand for IaaS and PaaS
Latest market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights how soaring demand for cloud services is affecting the dominant suppliers Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2021
Google builds out hybrid and multicloud vision for enterprises
The tech giant used the first day of its Google Cloud Next virtual conference to reveal how it is building out its multicloud proposition for enterprises Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Oct 2021
APAC expert guide to storage management
In this expert guide to storage management in Asia-Pacific, we unpack the developments shaping storage management and key strategies to extract business value from data Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2021
Google Cloud renews commitment to helping enterprises decarbonise their IT infrastructure
Public cloud giant is making a series of tools available to users of its off-premise platforms that are designed to help them decarbonise their IT setups Continue Reading
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News
12 Oct 2021
Siemens Energy plots multi-petabyte datacentre migration with Google Cloud
Energy technology company Siemens Energy is to downsize its datacentre footprint with an ambitious plan to move 2.6 petabytes of its business data to Google Cloud over 15 months Continue Reading
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News
11 Oct 2021
Malaysia’s highway authority improves DR capabilities
The Malaysian Highway Authority is now more resilient against cyber attacks through a local disaster-recovery-as-a-service offering powered by Veeam software Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2021
Five things you need to know about cloud file services
We look at cloud file services, which provide a file system-like architecture that gives users access to file data wherever they are, just as if it were a local NAS filer Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2021
SSE Renewables teams with Microsoft for AI-led puffin conservation project on Isle of May
Green energy provider talks up the potential for artificial intelligence technology to help speed up the time it takes to bring new supplies of renewable power onto the grid Continue Reading
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News
11 Oct 2021
Oracle commits to growing global datacentre footprint by opening 14 new regions over coming year
Database giant to build out its datacentre presence across the world on the back of growing demand for its cloud infrastructure services Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Oct 2021
What lies beyond the data warehouse?
Has the traditional data warehouse finally reached the end of its life? If so, what will follow it? Will it be a hybrid? We find out Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2021
How VMware is tackling the Indian market
VMware is eyeing growing opportunities in India around cloud-native application development, remote work as well as 5G and edge computing, says VMware president Sumit Dhawan Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2021
VMworld 2021: VMware CEO fleshes out and refines company’s enterprise multi-cloud strategy
VMware’s new CEO, Raghu Raghuram, uses the VMworld 2021 keynote to set out the company’s expanded take on the meaning of multi-cloud Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2021
Open Infrastructure Foundation hails surge in OpenStack deployments as Microsoft joins ranks
Open Infrastructure Foundation’s chief operating officer lifts the lid on how the pandemic is shaping and accelerating adoption of its open source cloud platform OpenStack Continue Reading
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Podcast
06 Oct 2021
Top women in UK tech, AI on puffin island – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss CW’s annual programme to choose the most influential women in UK tech, as well as Newham Sparks, and puffin-counting AI Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2021
Aetos to deploy Singtel MEC for security operations
Security firm Aetos will use Singtel’s multi-access edge computing platform to run applications such as surveillance robots, drones and video analytics at its security command centre Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2021
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 Continue Reading
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E-Zine
05 Oct 2021
The Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2021
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal the 50 women chosen as the most influential in UK technology for 2021, and talk to the 10th winner of our annual list – Poppy Gustafsson, CEO of Darktrace. Also, our latest buyer’s guide looks at digital customer experience technologies. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2021
AWS courts local councils across UK and Ireland with three-month free cloud services trial offer
Amazon Web Services is seeking expressions of interest from local authorities across the UK, Ireland and Spain to take part in a three-month cloud trial programme Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Sep 2021
Riskier business: How Brexit could be changing downtime risk and resilience in the datacentre
As the UK enters the final quarter of its first year from the Brexit transition period, the risk picture for local datacentres remains unclear Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Sep 2021
Could Iceland be the best place in the world for high-performance computing?
Most of Iceland’s cheap, sustainable energy is currently used by aluminium smelters, but recognising the need to diversify, the Landsvirkjun power company now promotes other uses Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2021
The Security Interviews: How SolarWinds came through its darkest hour
In his first major UK press interview, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna tells Computer Weekly how a relentless focus on transparency saw the company safely through a nightmare cyber breach scenario Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2021
AWS launches programme to advance health equity
The $40m global health equity programme will fund projects that improve health outcomes for underserved communities Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2021
How one red team exercise averted a new SolarWinds-style attack
Palo Alto Networks shares details of how its red teamers found and sealed a customer vulnerability that could have led to another SolarWinds-style supply chain attack Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2021
Pure launches Fusion cloud control layer for storage
Pure Fusion is a storage control plane across cloud and datacentre. Portworx Data Services also launches to provide database management for container storage platform Continue Reading
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E-Zine
28 Sep 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak talks tech
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the Chancellor of the Exchequer about his plans to support innovation and growth in the UK tech sector. Composable IT is the latest trend in building software to support business change. And Halfords built its own service management software – and now is selling it to other retailers. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Sep 2021
Considerations for sustainable data center design
To design a green, sustainable data center, consider methods to improve energy conservation and efficiency. Then, look into green -- or greener -- energy source alternatives. Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2021
GCP gets triple-redundant NAS and built-in Kubernetes backup
Google Filestore Enterprise will provide synchronous replication across three zones, while Backup for Google Kubernetes Engine brings built-in container cluster data protection Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2021
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 Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2021
CIO interview: Jon Braithwaite, CIO, Compass Group UK & Ireland
FTSE 100 catering services company is undergoing a widespread overhaul of its technology and improving the digital offering to customers Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2021
IT systems failure blights UK Border Force electronic passport gates
The Home Office confirms the UK Border Force electronic passport gates are up and running again after passengers complain of missed flights due to earlier immigration processing delays Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2021
Regulator concerns about resilience and security could slow cloud adoption in financial services
Report by Association for Financial Markets In Europe highlights the pressure financial services firms face as they seek to balance the need for innovation with regulatory requirements Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2021
European cloud providers are growing revenue but losing market share, Synergy data shows
Latest data from Synergy Research Group highlights changing dynamics within the European cloud market, as the US giants continue to grow their share Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2021
Threat actors target VMware vCenter Server users
Users of VMware vCenter Server are advised to patch a series of vulnerabilities post haste Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2021
SSE Renewables teams up with Microsoft for AI-led puffin conservation project on Isle of May
Green energy provider talks up the potential for artificial intelligence technology to help speed up the time it takes to bring new supplies of renewable power onto the grid Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2021
Salesforce to debut Hyperforce architecture in Singapore
Salesforce is rolling out its Hyperforce infrastructure architecture in Singapore by the year-end, enabling enterprises to run Salesforce applications on Amazon Web Services Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2021
Newham aims to harness local talent to build data economy in London
The London Borough of Newham sets out to enable its young, digitally savvy population to build a data economy for sustainable growth through the launch of Newham Sparks at London Tech Week 2021 Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2021
Linode commits to NVMe storage infrastructure upgrade across its global datacentre portfolio
Alternative public cloud service provider Linode has commited to revamping the storage infrastructure across its 11 datacentres, which include sites in the US, UK and Germany Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Sep 2021
Pros and cons of on-site power generation for data centers
Organizations considering a move to on-site power generation should weigh drawbacks -- such as cost -- against benefits, including sustainability and increased control over power. Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2021
UK needs coordinated effort to regain ground in high-performance computing
The UK is falling behind in the supercomputer league as a lack of skills and awareness of large-scale computing holds back organisations Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2021
Stax to expand in New Zealand, Southeast Asia
Australia’s homegrown cloud management platform is setting its sights on neighbouring markets amid growing cloud adoption across the region Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2021
Hyperscale cloud giants look to pick up the pace of self-built datacentres in London
Latest quarterly datacentre market tracker data from DC Byte and Knight Frank suggests a shift in investment priorities for the hyperscale cloud giants could be on the cards Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Sep 2021
Why water usage is the datacentre industry’s dirty little secret
In this guest post to mark Sustainable Development Week, Arnaud de Bermingham, president and founder of cloud provider Scaleway sets out why the datacentre industry must come clean about its water ... Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2021
Hybrid IT: Making datacentre and cloud work better together in the enterprise
Enterprises are increasingly trying to balance and manage IT assets in a variety of environments, but there are plenty of tools and technologies out there to make the job a lot easier Continue Reading
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E-Zine
21 Sep 2021
The cities planning for ethical use of AI
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to tech leaders in Barcelona and London about a collaboration to ensure ethical use of AI in the era of smart cities. The UK government wants to reform data protection law – we assess the implications. And we examine the latest best practice in hybrid cloud. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Sep 2021
Climate change and datacentres: Weighing up water use
Given that a mid-sized datacentre uses as much water as three average-sized hospitals, green IT needs to start considering water usage Continue Reading
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News
20 Sep 2021
ASEAN organisations face observability gap
Organisations in Southeast Asia are grappling with a hodgepodge of observability tools and have some way to go before they can achieve full visibility over their technology stacks Continue Reading
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News
16 Sep 2021
NTT and Equinix lead APAC co-location market
The two datacentre service providers are leading the pack in co-location services in the Asia-Pacific region thanks to their growing business from hyperscale cloud suppliers Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2021
TikTok’s take-off fuels hyperscale datacentre spend by parent company ByteDance
Following its meteoric rise to social media prominence, TikTok’s parent company is confirmed as being the world’s seventh-biggest datacentre spender after just three years of expansion Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2021
Uptime Institute highlights patchy reporting of water use by datacentre operators
With the water usage habits of datacentres coming under increased scrutiny, research from resiliency think tank Uptime Institute highlights shortcomings in the sector's reporting of how much water facilities use Continue Reading
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E-Zine
14 Sep 2021
Is 3D printing about to hit the mainstream?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the emerging consumer services using 3D printing and ask if the technology is about to go mainstream. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at the importance of sustainable datacentres. And we analyse the risks of increasing contactless card spending limits and whether tech could help. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2021
Google joins Microsoft and Facebook by pledging to replenish more water than it consumes by 2030
Google is the latest tech giant to go public with its commitment to becoming a water-positive entity Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2021
Gartner: How to turn old datacentres into critical IT assets
IT infrastructure and operations leaders are increasingly focusing on new ideas and technologies alongside ways to deliver business value Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2021
Portcast secures $3.2m, eyes global expansion
Logistics startup Portcast will use its pre-Series A funding to expand globally and bolster its cloud-based service with prescriptive AI capabilities Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Sep 2021
The second coming: The Nordic datacentre market comes of age
As concerns mount about space and power constraints within several of Europe’s largest datacentre hubs, enterprises are being urged to consider shifting more of their energy-intensive workloads to the Nordic countries Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Sep 2021
Five things you need to know about cloud file services
We look at cloud file services, which provide a file system-like architecture that gives users access to file data wherever they are, just as if it were a local NAS filer Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Sep 2021
Marriages Are Back On The Agenda – Even In IT
Ah – the return of “normality” in the UK – i.e., people are still getting ill but the government admits it doesn’t care any longer, other than by increasing taxes… But enough of the ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2021
Verne Global acquired for £231m as Nordic datacentre investment trend gathers pace
Icelandic colocation firm acquired by digital infrastructure investment fund as demand for datacentre capacity in the Nordics continues to grow Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2021
Berlin court reverses ban on use of EncroChat evidence in criminal trials
Berlin Superior Court allows use of EncroChat evidence in criminal trials but lawyers say the question will ultimately need to be decided by the German Supreme Court Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2021
HPE revenue boosted by digitisation drive
Company says it has experienced strong growth thanks to demand accelerating during the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2021
Equinix acquires two Mumbai datacentres to expand colocation operations into India
Colocation giant Equinix has acquired a physical presence in India for the first time, following the completion of its acquisition of two Mumbai datacentres Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Sep 2021
Can green colocation help orgs meet sustainability targets?
Colocation providers prioritizing sustainability draw customers seeking to offset carbon emissions. But many orgs can also take steps to address sustainability issues in-house. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Sep 2021
Five key questions to ask about storage-as-a-service and consumption models
We look at important questions to ask providers of consumption-based storage procurement services, such as base costs and burst, usage measurement and upgrade paths Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Sep 2021
UK government's Innovation Strategy needs to be cloud-powered to succeed, argues UKCloud
For the government’s Innovation Strategy to fulfil its 2035 vision, it must recognise cloud computing’s role as a driver of transformation, says James Maynard, solutions director at public sector ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2021
HPE signs 10-year GreenLake HPC deal worth $2bn with US National Security Agency
The US National Security Agency has enlisted the help of HPE and its GreenLake platform to aid the delivery of its data management strategy Continue Reading
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News
01 Sep 2021
NTT Group to grow global datacentre footprint by 20% over next 18 months
Carrier-neutral colocation giant has set out plans that will see it continue to add datacentre capacity across all of the major markets it operates in Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2021
The Raxio Group sets out Pan-African colocation datacentre expansion plans
Pan-African datacentre developer The Raxio Group has embarked on a collaboration that will pave the way for it to increase its colocation footprint within the continent Continue Reading
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E-Zine
24 Aug 2021
How datacentre power growth is leaving Dublin in distress
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the challenges faced by Dublin’s datacentre sector, as growth leaves the city’s electricity infrastructure creaking. We ask whether recent initiatives to close the UK’s digital skills gaps are working. And we examine the latest injustice to hit the Post Office Horizon scandal. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2021
Inchcape picks Rise with SAP on Google Cloud to motor on digital
Auto sector company Inchcape has chosen SAP’s Rise service on Google Cloud to drive forward its digital transformation programme Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Aug 2021
Uninterruptible power in the datacentre: Choosing between sustainability and uptime
With datacentres under heavier pressure to decarbonise, could even the lowly UPS play a larger role? Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2021
CapitaLand’s Ascendas India Trust to build datacentre
New datacentre campus near Mumbai will deliver 90MW of power to host technology and cloud suppliers as well as large Indian companies in a fast-growing market. Continue Reading
