Datacentre backup power and power distribution

Learn about datacentre power distribution, including direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) power, uninterruptible power supply, and backup power in case of a datacentre power outage.

September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21
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
September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21
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
August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21
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
August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21
Government Digital Service signs two-year public cloud hosting deal with AWS worth £12m

The Government Digital Service has signed its longest and highest value deal with AWS to-date, as the public cloud giant’s hold on the public sector continues to grow

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
Five ways to ensure remote working security and compliance

A mix of on-site and remote working has become a fact of life for many organisations. We look at five key things you should consider to ensure compliance and security Continue Reading
Nautilus Data Technologies CEO on building waterborne datacentres in the name of sustainability

James Connaughton, CEO of waterborne datacentre design champion Nautilus Data Technologies, sets out why the firm is convinced that water-cooled facilities are the answer to the tech industry’s sustainability woes Continue Reading

Going green: Boosting the sustainability of Europe's booming datacentre market

In this guest post, Jens Struckmeier, founder and CTO of cloud service provider Cloud&Heat Technologies, shares his views on the ecological and technological challenges caused by Europe’s ... Continue Reading
Colocation HPC? Why not.

High performance computing (HPC) has not historically been seen as a good candidate for colocation. However, things change - now may be the right time to consider such a move. 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

2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA storage

Find out what storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
CW500: James Lodge, Nationwide Building Society on dealing with disaster

Problems like data breaches or even minor glitches can spread quickly on social media and cause huge reputational damage
CW500: Amarpal Singh Attwal on dealing with disaster

Problems like data breaches or even website glitches can spread quickly on social media and cause huge reputational damage