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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News
18 Feb 2025
DeepSeek-R1: Budgeting challenges for on-premise deployments
The availability of the DeepSeek-R1 large language model shows it’s possible to deploy AI on modest hardware. But that’s only half the story Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 Feb 2025
EY: Industrial companies worldwide stunted in emerging technology use
Businesses globally are spending more on emerging technologies year-on-year, but struggle to expand experimental use cases, finds EY’s sixth annual Reimagining Industry Futures study Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Blog Post
28 Sep 2020
So – We Have The “New Normal” But Then IT Infrastructure’s Changing Anyway…
I was at an event in London at the beginning of the year – in the days when we were allowed to do that kind of thing – a platform migration event as it happens. One of the key takeaways from that ... Continue Reading
By- Steve Broadhead, Broadband Testing
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News
24 Sep 2020
Race to patch as Microsoft confirms Zerologon attacks in the wild
Don’t be the organisation that made the headlines because it failed to patch. Microsoft says it is seeing cyber attacks ramping up around the Zerologon CVE-2020-1472 bug Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
23 Sep 2020
CyrusOne goes public with pledge to become carbon-neutral provider by 2040
Global colocation provider CyrusOne has pledged to become a carbon-neutral operator by 2040 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 Sep 2020
MoD Defence Digital adds Oracle Cloud to MODCloud list of assured providers
Database giant Oracle has been added to the list of providers the Ministry of Defence has endorsed for use by the UK defence community Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Sep 2020
Microsoft Ignite: Revamped Teams and Azure options in offing to ease enterprises through Covid-19
Microsoft is rolling out a series of additions to its cloud infrastructure and productivity portfolio, geared towards supporting enterprises as they adjust their digital transformation plans to accommodate coronavirus challenges Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Sep 2020
Unilever partners with Google Cloud to bolster supply chain sustainability
Consumer goods giant Unilever is drawing on Google's cloud technologies to help it achieve its goal of finding sustainable sources of palm oil, and reduce the risk of its operations leading to deforestation Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
22 Sep 2020
Gender pay gap, undersea datacentre, digital mapping – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the gender pay gap, undersea datacentre experimentation and digital mapping Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
21 Sep 2020
Big questions to be answered over TikTok and WeChat reprieve
TikTok and WeChat seem to have received a stay of execution, but big questions and contradictions remain Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
21 Sep 2020
Supporting mobile workers everywhere
With VPNs struggling to serve the unprecedented number of remote workers, we look at other ways of providing reliable remote networking Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
17 Sep 2020
Security Think Tank: Edge security in the world of Covid-19
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentre to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
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News
16 Sep 2020
Alibaba Cloud unveils ‘cloud computer’, delivery robot
At its annual Apsara conference, Alibaba Cloud debuts a thin-client computer and a logistics robot that can carry 50 packages in one go Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
16 Sep 2020
Pure flashes the cash, paying $370m for Portworx
Flash storage pioneer believes container storage is the next frontier and pays big money for container persistent storage software provider Portworx in deal set to close this month Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Sep 2020
Global datacentre hub analysis reveals 65% of global colocation revenue originates from 25 cities
Latest quarterly report into global colocation market trends from Synergy Research Group shows hyperscale demand for datacentre capacity remains concentrated within major cities, despite push for more edge sites. Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
16 Sep 2020
IBM targets Goldeneye to keep its qubits chilled
IBM has ambitions to build a million-plus quantum computer. To get there, it is building a fridge bigger than anything commercially available Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
16 Sep 2020
Security Think Tank: Edge datacentre security depends on specific needs
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
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News
16 Sep 2020
Deutsche Bӧrse tackles VMware application migration with Google Cloud
German financial exchange firm provides an update on its progress in its move to embrace a hybrid IT and multicloud future Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
16 Sep 2020
Western Australia government goes all-in on Microsoft
State agencies in Western Australia will be able to tap Azure cloud services and cloud applications through a new Microsoft agreement Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
15 Sep 2020
Microsoft hails heightened reliability of servers run in sub-sea datacentres
Microsoft concludes multi-year research project into practicalities of running underwater datacentres with positive findings about the sustainability and reliability of sub-sea server farms Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
15 Sep 2020
Security Think Tank: No secret sauce for edge security, just good practice
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt, and given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
By- Tom Venables, Turnkey Consulting
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News
15 Sep 2020
BP and Microsoft extend cloud deal with clean energy agreement
Companies aim to join forces to provide clean energy for Azure datacentres, smart cities and other energy consumers Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
15 Sep 2020
Nutanix bolsters Kubernetes playbook with managed service
Karbon Platform Services claims to ease container deployments in public and hybrid cloud environments in the emerging Kubernetes platform war Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
14 Sep 2020
Google commits to sustainability and erasing its carbon footprint
Tech giant Google will develop tools to help datacentre managers measure and reduce the company’s carbon footprint Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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14 Sep 2020
EU-backed bid to build data preservation cloud for European research community gathers pace
The Archiver project, which aims to create a hybrid cloud-based data preservation environment for scientific researchers across Europe, has named the ICT suppliers in the running to deliver on its vision Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Sep 2020
CTO interview: Octopus Energy on using cloud power to get consumers to flip the switch on renewables
Octopus Energy is on a mission to disrupt the global energy market, and is banking on the AWS cloud and an innovative software licensing agreement to help it do just that Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
11 Sep 2020
BlackBerry rolls out AtHoc crisis communications system to European datacentres
BlackBerry seeks to capitalise on growing demand for its AtHoc crisis communications system by rolling out locally hosted instances to European datacentres Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Sep 2020
Global spending on enterprise datacentres continues to dampen in face of Covid-19
Synergy Research Group hails continued, growing demand for datacentre hardware and software from hyperscalers for keeping market buoyant during pandemic Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Sep 2020
Interxion expands into Southeast Europe with Croatian colocation provider buyout
Digital Realty-owned European colocation player Interxion is expanding into Southeast Europe with the acquisition of Croatian services provider Altus IT, and is also expanding its presence in Spain Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Sep 2020
Datacentre firm Equinix investigating ransomware attack
A number of internal systems at cloud and datacentre firm Equinix have been affected by a ransomware attack Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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07 Sep 2020
Coronavirus: Weighing up the responses of the public cloud giants to Covid-19
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on the demand for cloud services from enterprises worldwide, but how have the cloud giants fared behind the scenes? Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2020
AWS hits out as US Department of Defense reaffirms JEDI contract award to Microsoft
The US Department of Defense claims its re-evaluation of the controversial JEDI contract award confirms it was right to award the deal to Microsoft, but Amazon Web Services continues to disagree Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
04 Sep 2020
Security Think Tank: Beware security blind spots at the edge
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
By- Jordon Kelly, ISF
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News
03 Sep 2020
Amazon to recruit 7,000 permanent workers in UK during 2020 hiring spree
The online retail giant’s UK workforce looks set to expand to 40,000 employees by the end of 2020, as its network of fulfilment centres continues to grow Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
03 Sep 2020
Security Think Tank: Datacentre security is a business imperative
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2020
Guernsey to revamp digital local service delivery following double datacentre build-out
The State of Guernsey’s ongoing push to revamp how it delivers digital services to its citizens continues apace with the completion of two new datacentres on the island Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Sep 2020
Weta Digital goes all-in on AWS
New Zealand visual effects studio plans to migrate most of its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services and tap machine learning and analytics to deliver projects more quickly Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Opinion
02 Sep 2020
Security Think Tank: Seven steps to edge security
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
By- SIlvano Sogus and Alan Taberham
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News
01 Sep 2020
UBS streamlines software product development with GitLab
The bank hopes to double the speed of software development, testing and deployment to support applications for clients Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
01 Sep 2020
Security Think Tank: Security at the distributed edge
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt, and given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
By- Anup Deb, Palo Alto Networks
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E-Zine
27 Aug 2020
CW Nordics: Bergen’s tech hub seeks global success
Norway’s second-largest city, Bergen, is building a tech ecosystem that is beginning its development with a focus on the city’s industrial heritage. Also in this issue, read why now might be the time for businesses to consider how they will invest in outsourcing IT once the Covid-19 pandemic wanes. And read how Norway’s government has had to backtrack on a law that removed tax relief on energy consumption at datacentres that process cryptocurrency mining. Continue Reading
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Opinion
26 Aug 2020
The path towards sustainable sustainability
More enterprises need to build sustainability ecosystems, incorporate sustainability into their business strategy and develop sustainability policies Continue Reading
By- Girish Ramachandran, Ilan Oshri and Julia Kotlarsky
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News
26 Aug 2020
HPE sees IT spending increase – expect server prices to rise
Organisations are buying more tech to keep operations running, but DRAM shortages will lead to server price increases Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
25 Aug 2020
Microsoft wins on public cloud trust
IT spending set to grow in 2021, with many organisations buying more public cloud services. Security and trust are top buying criteria Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
25 Aug 2020
Storage analytics: How AI helps storage management
We look at storage analytics products that measure key metrics in storage hardware, single-vendor and multi-vendor tools, and how AI-based storage management and AIOps is emerging Continue Reading
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Podcast
25 Aug 2020
Gig economy, summer special look-back – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this summer special episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna look back to pre-lockdown episodes, and reflect on the podcasting experience since. First, they discuss the gig economy through the prism of new bite-sized BBC comedy Mandy Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
25 Aug 2020
MongoDB grows Asian footprint through Alibaba Cloud
MongoDB teams up with Alibaba Cloud to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific as it prepares to release a serverless variant of the open-source database Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
24 Aug 2020
Getting physical with datacentre security
Whether it is natural disasters, terrorism or break-ins, datacentres will be vulnerable to a range of risks unless they are physically secured. Here’s how you can improve the physical security of your datacentre Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2020
Coronavirus fails to dim digital transformation ambitions of enterprise IT leaders, research shows
Research from managed service provider 2nd Watch highlights cloud challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, and how enterprises are responding to them Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
20 Aug 2020
Google Cloud services outage hits Gmail users across Europe
Several key parts of Google’s cloud-based productivity suite of products are experiencing technical difficulties, with users across Europe reporting issues Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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20 Aug 2020
Red Hat-VMware rivalry intensifies with OpenShift virtualisation
New virtualisation features in OpenShift point to an emerging Kubernetes platform war between Red Hat and VMware Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2020
Equinix confirms review under way into UPS failure at Docklands datacentre
Colocation giant says it is undertaking a review into the power outage that blighted users of its Docklands facility to guard against it occurring again Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
19 Aug 2020
Zoom dials into Southeast Asia with Singapore datacentre
Zoom’s new Singapore datacentre is expected to shore up the performance of its conferencing tool and phone service in the city-state Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
18 Aug 2020
UK Biobank to build AWS-hosted data analysis platform with DNAnexus to speed research
UK Biobank is looking to the cloud to help democratise access to its research data, and ensure the information it holds can be used by as broad a user base as possible Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
18 Aug 2020
HPE signs 12-month hybrid cloud-focused MoU with UK government
Hardware giant becomes the first non-cloud provider to sign preferential pricing deal with government’s Crown Commercial Service, as push to encourage public sector move to cloud accelerates Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
18 Aug 2020
How Covid-19 elevated the datacentre
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how datacentres and their workers became part of our critical national infrastructure due to the pandemic. Firms considering upgrading to SAP S/4 Hana face hefty bills – we look at how to keep costs down. And we analyse the increasing rate of applications being migrated to the cloud. Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2020
Oracle takes aim at hyperscalers, eyes VMware workloads
Oracle claims it is addressing the limitations of competing services by offering better security controls, consolidated billing and global availability Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
17 Aug 2020
Comms startup Element helps support secure communications during pandemic
With the huge increase in remote working, Element is using an open, decentralised network to give organisations more control over their communications Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Feature
17 Aug 2020
Coding within company constraints
We find out how containerised microservices and automated testing, combined with effective collaboration and communication, can drive innovation Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
- Adrian Bridgwater
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News
14 Aug 2020
Nissan Motor Company to migrate off-premise HPC workloads to Oracle Cloud
Motor manufacturer is preparing to shift various latency-sensitive workloads off-premise and into the Oracle Cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
13 Aug 2020
CW Benelux: Security system concerns at Schiphol Airport
A report has revealed problems with critical security systems at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Also read why the Netherlands’ digital sector is yearning for attention from the government, and how data weaknesses persist despite Dutch companies investing heavily to comply with GDPR. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Aug 2020
Aerospace and satellite comms: The next growth frontier for cloud service providers?
Space projects of the near future are less sci-fi and more about driving efficiencies through business intelligence, edge analytics and cloud technologies Continue Reading
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12 Aug 2020
How is SAP Climate 21 meant to reduce CO2 emissions?
SAP released program to help companies go green and achieve better sustainability. Here's a look at Climate 21 and its Product Carbon Footprint Analytics. Continue Reading
By- James Kofalt, DX4 Research
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News
12 Aug 2020
Beyond.pl plots Polish datacentre campus expansion to capitalise on growing continental cloud demand
Polish colocation provider Beyond.pI says expansion plans are in direct response to growing demand for sustainably powered datacentre capacity in central Europe Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 Aug 2020
NHS SBS spies £75m savings on IT purchases through new procurement framework
NHS organisations and public sector bodies will be encouraged to use £500m procurement framework to acquire IT software and hardware in a more cost-effective way Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
12 Aug 2020
A Dell of a deal: What a VMware spin-off could mean for datacentre operators
Analysts doubt that Dell would be fool enough to entirely divest itself of VMware, which continues to offer massive value to the enterprise. And how would a change affect the datacentre? Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Aug 2020
APAC buyer’s guide to BI and analytics
In this buyer’s guide, we look at the state of adoption of business intelligence and analytics tools, common use cases and other technology and business considerations Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
11 Aug 2020
Equinix expands into India through $161m acquisition of two local datacentres
Colocation giant looks set to tap into the huge demand for cloud and internet services from enterprises in India Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
11 Aug 2020
Nutanix Clusters on AWS debuts in 20 cloud regions
In technical preview since 2019, Nutanix Clusters on AWS will enable unified operations across private and public clouds Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
11 Aug 2020
Coca-Cola European Partners signs multi-year hybrid cloud deal with IBM
Coca-Cola European Partners is building on its past relationship with IBM to accelerate its cloud migration, and drive efficiencies within its business Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Aug 2020
Gartner flags continued growth in global IaaS spend as enterprise demand for public cloud soars
Global spend on IaaS continues to surge, with a growing competitive threat posed by Chinese providers Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Aug 2020
Security teams struggle to keep pace with cloud threats
Security professionals face challenges in keeping pace with cloud deployments and migrations, and the additional security threats they open up Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
10 Aug 2020
CIO interview: DFS’s Russell Harte on the Google ecosystem
The furniture retailer has standardised on G Suite and has bought into the Google Cloud Platform and Chrome OS devices Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
07 Aug 2020
The coronavirus effect: How Covid-19 is accelerating enterprise cloud adoption
In this guest post, Dean Gardner, chief technologist for cloud at IT infrastructure provider Softcat, shares his observations on how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the course of cloud adoption ... Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Aug 2020
TikTok to open first European datacentre in Ireland during early 2022
The CISO of TikTok has confirmed the social video company's plans to open its first European datacentre in early 2022, as its data security processes come under increased scrutiny from the US government Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Aug 2020
Octopus Energy selects AWS as cloud provider to power its global expansion plans
UK-based energy market challenger Octopus Energy has named Amazon Web Services as its preferred cloud provider, as it gears up for further global expansion Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
05 Aug 2020
Atos signs £5m supercomputing deal to support Oxford University-led AI research push
University-led push to accelerate the pace of machine learning and artificial intelligence research in UK enters new phase with the deployment of a second supercomputer Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
05 Aug 2020
Egypt’s datacentre plans take key step forward
Government lays the foundations for a datacentre industry with its new data protection law Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
05 Aug 2020
Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation
Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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04 Aug 2020
David vs Goliath: How the smaller cloud firms have weathered the Covid-19 storm
The toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on the hyperscale cloud community is well documented, but how have smaller providers fared in the face of soaring demand for their services? Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2020
Questions raised over future datacentre energy and cooling requirements
Datacentre consultants are concerned that electricity grids will be unable to cope with future power demand and that free air cooling is unlikely to be effective if the planet warms up Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
31 Jul 2020
Covid-19 lockdowns drive global Q2 surge in cloud infrastructure spending
Latest market tracker data from IT analyst house Canalys reveals the impact the coronavirus crisis is having on cloud spending habits worldwide Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
31 Jul 2020
Amazon reports Q2 profit and revenue surge as Covid-19-induced uptick in online sales continues
Amazon sees profit and revenue surge in the wake of the coronavirus, but growth of its cloud business slows as IT buyers re-prioritise investments because of pandemic Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
30 Jul 2020
A mechanical refrigeration system primer for admins
Mechanical cooling is a necessity to keep data centers efficient year-round. The system type you use depends on the refrigerant, number of heat exchanges and airflow requirements. Continue Reading
By- Robert McFarlane, Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC
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News
30 Jul 2020
Costs incurred by 'major' datacentre outages continue to rise, Uptime Institute research shows
The Uptime Institute's latest datacentre market survey reveals major outages are costing operators more to bounce back from Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
30 Jul 2020
Coronavirus: Weighing up the responses of the public cloud giants to Covid-19
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on the demand for cloud services from enterprises worldwide, but how have the cloud giants fared behind the scenes? Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
How analogue film will be the future of digital history
The pandemic meant GitHub had to wait until July to store a 21TB snapshot of its code repositories, on special film that can last a thousand years Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
29 Jul 2020
Data center power terms to give your vocab a jolt
No matter the data center setup, there are standardized power components and protocols you should know. Build your understanding -- or refresh your knowledge -- with these terms. Continue Reading
By- Jessica Lulka, Site Editor
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News
29 Jul 2020
Majority of organisations at risk of cloud data exposure
Report casts doubt on the effectiveness of the shared responsibility model of cloud security Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
29 Jul 2020
IBM joins Google, Microsoft and Oracle in signing preferential cloud pricing deal with UK government
Public sector organisations set to reap the benefits of CCS's latest preferential pricing deal, in support of its push to accelerate the adoption of cloud across central government and the NHS Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
28 Jul 2020
Backblaze takes aim at ‘costly and complex’ AWS cloud storage
Backblaze offers free transfer to its S3-based cloud storage – which it claims costs a fraction of AWS et al – as long as it’s more than 50TB and you commit to at least 12 months Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
28 Jul 2020
Orange and Google Cloud to create data platform to bolster edge computing offerings to enterprises
Telco giant Orange is building on its long-standing technology collaboration with Google Cloud to bolster the range of edge computing services it can offer clients Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
28 Jul 2020
Digital addiction, digital skills – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss digital addiction and business software, digital skills and how Barnardo’s benefited from digital transformation Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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28 Jul 2020
How to apply zero-trust models to container security
Containers have become a common fixture in software development, but they have resulted in new concerns for security teams. Is zero-trust the answer to tackling them? Continue Reading
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E-Zine
28 Jul 2020
Meet the CIO connecting IT in the most inhospitable environments
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we discuss the challenges of running global IT in the world of copper mining. We look at how tech suppliers are adapting their products to meet the lockdown demands of working from home. And we exam-ine how zero-trust methods can help secure container tech-nology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
Vector and AWS team up on ‘new energy platform’
New Zealand-based energy supplier Vector partners AWS to develop an IoT and analytics platform to speed up processing of smart meter data and to tailor products and pricing for customers Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
27 Jul 2020
NGD’s mega-colocation campus in Wales acquired by Vantage Data Centers
US-based colocation firm continues its European expansion by snapping up Next Generation Data’s Newport campus Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
27 Jul 2020
Volkswagen Group to open up AWS-powered Industrial Cloud to third-party tech firms
Car manufacturer Volkswagen Group has unveiled the next phase of its Industrial Cloud strategy, which includes the creation of an open ecosystem of supportive software partners Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Jul 2020
China doubles up on ‘new infrastructure’ investments
China is shoring up investments in cloud computing, datacentres and the internet of things, among other areas, to ready itself for the post-Covid-19 world Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
23 Jul 2020
Covid-19 to prompt surge in public cloud spend on DaaS, says Gartner
Shift to remote working has prompted CIOs to up their spending on cloud-based desktop offerings, with desktop as a service on course to become the fastest-growing part of the wider public cloud market this year Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 Jul 2020
APAC firms in early stages of digital transformation
More than three-quarters of APAC firms struggle to revise their financial plans amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with many still lacking agile systems and processes, a new study finds Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget