Datacentre systems management

Read about datacentre systems management, including configuration and change management, performance monitoring, capacity planning, ITIL and IT governance, and clustering for high availability (HA) and high-performance computing (HPC).

  • News 11 Feb 2026

    UK government datacentre planning decisions queried over environmental oversight admission

    The UK government’s admission that it made a mistake granting permission for a hyperscale datacentre to be built in Iver, Buckinghamshire, has raised questions about the validity of similar approved projects Continue Reading

  • E-Zine 03 Feb 2026

    Datacentre indecision: UK government’s back and forth on planning

    This week’s Computer Weekly ezine digs into the latest twist in a long-running datacentre planning saga, concerning a server farm in Iver, Buckinghamshire, that the government has now admitted it was wrong to grant planning permission for. We also hear from the head of advanced analytics at Dutch Bank ING about how its foray into using AI technologies is benefiting both its business and the customers it serves. Sticking with the AI theme, we take a deep dive into how the technology is being used as an enabler for the development of urban digital twins, and find out how it can be used to assist IT security teams. Read the issue now. Continue Reading