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).
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News
25 Apr 2025
How AI workloads are reshaping datacentre design
At Gitex Asia 2025, industry leaders discuss how the computational demands of advanced AI models are forcing a rethink of datacentre power, cooling and networking infrastructure Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2025
Fujitsu targets private AI with Japanese LLM on Nutanix
Fujitsu’s Takane large language model, optimised for Japanese language and business use, is aimed at supporting private AI deployments Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Jun 2019
Enterprise HPC: Why HPE is buying Cray
HPE’s decision to acquire supercomputing pioneer Cray for $1.3bn serves to highlight the growing importance of high-performance computing (HPC) deployments in the enterprise market Continue Reading
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29 May 2019
Inside Digital Realty’s datacentre playbook
Digital Realty’s chief technology officer talks up key trends that are shaping its business and the datacentre industry, including edge computing and the impending roll-out of 5G networks Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2019
FoI requests reveal slow but steady adoption of cloud-first stance in UK police forces
Intercity Technology's freedom of information (FoI) request-led poll of UK police forces and their use of technology shines a light on how the sector's attitudes towards cloud and digital transformation are changing Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2019
University of Bradford deploys HPC to aid research into preserving world’s heritage sites
University teams up with OCF to deploy high-performance computing environment to support efforts to create 3D representations of world heritage sites Continue Reading
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E-Zine
16 May 2019
CW APAC: Expert advice on data management
Data is growing exponentially, so managing it well is crucial to business success. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at how companies and data management experts are tackling data challenges, studies the findings of Gartner’s CDO study, and finds out how organisations are augmenting data management through artificial intelligence and machine learning. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2019
CIO interview: Sanjeev Katwa, head of technology, Tottenham Hotspur FC
The Premier League club’s state-of-the-art new stadium is claimed to be the most technologically advanced in the world – its IT leader takes us behind the scenes Continue Reading
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07 May 2019
Nurturing innovation at DWP
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the Department for Work and Pensions’ Innovation Dojo and how it’s helping to try out new digital ideas. We look at Anthos, Google’s new multicloud platform which the supplier claims will redefine enterprise IT. And we report from the NCSC cyber security conference, where experts discussed the lessons learned from recent high-profile attacks. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
02 May 2019
How APAC enterprises are using VMware Cloud on AWS
VMware’s cloud business unit CTO reveals how APAC businesses are using its hybrid cloud service to move workloads to the cloud Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2019
Laing O’Rourke Australia chooses private cloud route
The Australian arm of global engineering firm Laing O’Rourke signs up for Nutanix to run its core applications on a private cloud Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2019
With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies
Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks up efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2019
Understanding Anthos: Google’s multicloud bid to define the next 20 years of enterprise IT
The unveiling of Google Cloud’s Anthos multicloud management tool dominated many discussions at the firm’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, amid claims that it could change the face of enterprise IT for decades Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2019
Construction halted at Apple datacentre in Denmark over alleged contractor dispute, report suggests
A local media report suggests construction of Apple's first non-US datacentre has halted in Denmark over a dispute over missed deadlines by the contractor tasked with delivering the build Continue Reading
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16 Apr 2019
Digital transformation at the Crown Prosecution Service
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how the Crown Prosecution Service is helping to transform the UK justice system with a world-first digital overhaul. We report from Google’s cloud conference on the firm’s plans to expand its presence in enterprise IT. And we look at the opportunities and challenges of using artificial intelligence in the education sector. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2019
Conclusion of legal row over Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre fuels site takeover hopes
After four years of planning delays and legal wrangles, Irish Supreme Court dismisses appeal lodged by objectors to the Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre build Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2019
Google slams public cloud rivals over 'mistreatment' of open source community
Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it Continue Reading
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09 Apr 2019
Google rebrands Cloud Services Platform and adds multi-cloud support for AWS and Azure users
Google confirms rebrand of its Cloud Services Platform will coincide with functionality expansion that will see it add support for AWS and Azure to provide users with a consistent user experience across all clouds Continue Reading
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09 Apr 2019
Using data science at Sainsbury’s
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to one of the UK’s leading retailers, Sainsbury’s, about its data science strategy and how it helps the firm to better understand customers. We take a detailed look at the evolution of the business intelligence market and the impact of big data. And we find out how simulated disaster management can tackle the security skills gap. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2019
Sweden chosen by Amazon Web Services as renewable energy project location
Amazon Web Services has chosen a wind farm in Sweden as part of a project to source renewable energy for its global infrastructure Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Apr 2019
Blackout after Brexit: UK datacentres brace for post-EU power supply and cost changes
As the uncertainty over how the UK intends to extricate itself from the European Union rumbles on, datacentre operators are weighing up how Brexit might affect the availability and cost of the power they need to run their facilities in future Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2019
Demand for edge datacentres set to grow in APAC
More edge datacentres will be needed in the Asia-Pacific region to cope with greater adoption of edge computing and IoT when 5G networks are up and running Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2019
Public cloud fuelled bulk of datacentre infrastructure spend in 2018, research shows
Latest datacentre infrastructure tracker from Synergy Research Group highlights the impact the growing demand for public cloud is having on the market Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Apr 2019
Keeping cloud costs in check: What enterprises need to know
Organisations should not be rushed into moving to the cloud, because doing so could result in mistakes that are costly to put right Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2019
Huawei looks to ISPs for enterprise business growth
The Chinese technology bigwig is counting on internet service providers to fuel its enterprise business in the South Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
28 Mar 2019
Norway datacentre strategy producing dividend
Norway's strategy to become a favourable location for Nordic datacentres is gathering steam Continue Reading
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Podcast
26 Mar 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 9
In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly hosts the show as Brian McKenna recovers from his latest jaunt to San Francisco, while Clare McDonald discusses women in technology, and the team once again talks about the need for unbiased artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Mar 2019
EMIS Group CIO: Breaking down NHS patient data silos by going all-in on AWS
EMIS Group CIO Pete Malcolm is in the throes of a sizeable revamp of the healthcare provider's flagship software system for GPs that will see it go all-in on AWS, while addressing the government's push to make NHS data systems more open and interoperable Continue Reading
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Podcast
19 Mar 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 8
In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team reminisces over 30 years of the World Wide Web, gets the low-down on what happened at this year’s Cloud Expo and digs a little deeper into the user IT implications of Brexit Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2019
MySpace data loss: Botched server migration prompts user concerns over fate of lost songs
Social networking forerunner MySpace confirms server migration caused the loss of content uploaded to its site before 2015 Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2019
Modernising IT at the Bank of England
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the Bank of England as it starts the modernisation programme for its core system – one that the UK economy relies on. We look at the rise of DevSecOps and how it can help deal with increasingly complex security threats. And we examine the different approaches to storage for structured and unstructured data. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Mar 2019
Choosing the right kind of hybrid cloud management
We look at the various factors businesses should consider when looking to solve their cloud management problems Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Feb 2019
Interview: OVH CEO on offering a European alternative to the US public cloud giants
Six months into his tenure as OVH’s CEO, Michel Paulin sets out the work the firm is doing to stand out from the public cloud crowd through its local knowledge of the European data protection landscape and its open source credentials Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2019
Cloud backup helps ASL Airlines evade ransomware and keep its business flying, says CIO
ASL Airlines took home the Best of Show prize at the Best of VMworld 2018 Awards after detailing how adopting a robust and resilient disaster recovery strategy is helping it evade ransomware threats Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2019
CW Nordics: Sweden to test e-krona and plans cashless society
Sweden’s vision of a cashless society has gained traction after the Riksbank (central bank) rolled out plans to test a digital currency, the e-krona. Also read how the Nordic region’s longer-established companies are playing a forceful role to advance digital transformation, and how Finland’s IT sector has rebounded strongly after Microsoft’s takeover of Nokia’s mobile phones and smart devices business units in 2014. Continue Reading
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News
20 Feb 2019
AWS and Greenpeace at war over claims cloud giant has ‘turned its back’ on renewable energy pledge
Amazon Web Services hits back at Greenpeace for suggesting it has 'turned its back' on powering its cloud with renewable energy, as a new report claims its growth could be driving the use of fossil fuels in Virginia Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2019
Any slowdown in Moore’s Law will increase datacentre costs
Datacentre managers want to run their sites more like the cloud scale companies Continue Reading
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18 Feb 2019
IT Priorities 2019: Cloud migrations emerge as top investment area for IT decision-makers
This year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities research shows a growing appetite among UK IT leaders to move more of their IT estate and applications to the cloud Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2019
Google to spend $13bn in 2019 on additional US datacentres and offices
Search giant Google sets its sights on expanding its presence across the US during 2019 to accommodate the demand for its consumer and enterprise-focused internet and cloud services Continue Reading
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13 Feb 2019
Lenovo offers enterprises access to on-premise datacentre kit on cloud-like pay-as-you-go terms
Chinese PC maker Lenovo wants to make it easier for enterprises to access on-premise datacentre resources without needing to invest huge sums of money in purchasing it Continue Reading
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News
11 Feb 2019
Legal & General Capital ploughs investment into Kao Data’s Essex-based datacentre campus
Financial services giant’s investment arm embarks on sizeable investment to support the continued expansion of Kao Data's colocation campus in Harlow Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2019
British Airways settles legal claim with CBRE over May 2017 Bank Holiday datacentre outage
British Airways confirms its legal proceedings against CBRE have now concluded, on a non-admission of liability basis Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2019
T-Systems cuts size of datacentre estate by 85% through technology refresh
The IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom has culled the number of datacentres it operates from 89 to 13, but claims to have seen its compute capacity increase by 25% Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2019
Hyper-converged infrastructure gains acceptance in APAC
A top Nutanix executive claims that migrations to hyper-converged infrastructure in the region are under way, fuelled by growing interest in hybrid cloud Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2019
Department for Transport revamps police road traffic accident reporting system
Working with Civica Digital, the Department for Transport has ramped up the mobile capabilities of its road traffic accident reporting service for police forces across England and Wales Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2019
Nordic green energy IT strategy gains momentum
The Nordic countries are building strong IT sectors around their green-powered datacentre infrastructures Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2019
Cisco breaks out of physical datacentres to support app-based future
At Cisco Live Europe, extending datacentre capabilities beyond the confines of the physical site to enable app innovation formed the core of a swathe of announcements made by the networking kingpin Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2019
Digital Realty and Equinix drive bulk of colocation market M&A activity in 2018, research shows
Latest review of datacentre market mergers and acquisitions reveals uptick in deal volumes, with colocation giants Digital Realty and Equinix leading the way Continue Reading
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15 Jan 2019
Intel Cascade Lake vs AMD Rome: Who will rule the datacentre roost in 2019?
Intel and AMD are both making a renewed push into the enterprise datacentre market in 2019, with both set to release new processors. We take a look at what they have to offer. Continue Reading
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15 Jan 2019
NHS plans for a digital future
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the NHS Long-Term Plan and examine how it intends to transform UK healthcare for a digital age over the next 10 years. We analyse the latest chip developments from Intel and AMD to see what will change in the datacentre in 2019. And we ask the experts if cloud giant Amazon Web Services can continue its impressive growth trajectory. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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10 Jan 2019
CW Middle East: Bahrain aims to be fintech hub
Bahrain’s government wants to make the country the go-to place in the Middle East for financial technology companies. It hopes to capitalise on its banking know-how to establish an ambitious fintech “ecosystem”. Also read about Dubai’s plans for the Smart Data platform and the UAE Pass, a digital ID and signature, and how Shell is using AI to amplify the human impact of its workforce. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jan 2019
Huawei debuts Arm-based chip, eyes broader server market
Huawei’s Kunpeng 920 processor is geared towards big data and infrastructure applications, marking its foray into Arm-based servers that are set to change the dynamics of the datacentre market Continue Reading
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20 Dec 2018
CW ASEAN: How to make the right cloud infrastructure choices
Across the ASEAN region, more companies, including bigwigs such as Southeast Asia’s largest bank DBS, are turning to cloud infrastructure services to augment or even replace their entire IT infrastructure in some cases. In this month’s edition of CW ASEAN, we take a look at the considerations when choosing infrastructure as a service, and what needs to be in place for enterprises to get the most out of the cloud computing technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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04 Dec 2018
The importance of adopting an evergreen IT strategy
Today's modern IT systems are potentially tomorrow's legacy technology problems, without an "evergreening strategy" in place. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Nov 2018
Intel Cascade Lake vs AMD Rome: Who will rule the datacentre roost in 2019?
Intel and AMD are both making a renewed push into the enterprise datacentre market in 2019, with both set to release new processors. We take a look at what they have to offer Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2018
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels declares Oracle data warehouse switch-off as 2018 work highlight
During the closing keynote at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, the CTO of the cloud giant's parent company opened up about the career highs and lows of working for Amazon.com Continue Reading
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29 Nov 2018
Amazon brings public cloud services to enterprise datacentres with AWS Outposts
AWS builds out hybrid cloud play by offering enterprises access to its public cloud services in private datacentres, hosted on the same hardware its own facilities use Continue Reading
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27 Nov 2018
Take the pain out of software patching
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at one of the oldest pain points for IT departments – software patching – and ask how to make it less complex across the enterprise. We examine the rise of Kubernetes, the open source container orchestration system that’s gathering popularity for cloud-native applications. And we look at the issues around storage strategy to support a multicloud environment. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
22 Nov 2018
Equinix, Digital Realty and NGD fuel UK colocation market growth with datacentre expansions
Colocation giants Equinix, Digital Realty and Next Generation Data open up about the multi-million pound commitments they are making to expanding their datacentre footprint in the UK Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2018
BA to sue CBRE over May Bank Holiday datacentre outage
Airline is taking legal action against the managed service provider tasked with overseeing the management of its datacentres during its outage in May 2017 Continue Reading
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20 Nov 2018
How the Science Museum is moving to the digital age
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how London’s Science Museum is dealing with legacy IT to move into the age of digital and data. We examine Nationwide Building Society’s move to cloud and DevOps to transform its operations. And we look at how technologies such as machine learning and blockchain are helping to automate global supply chains. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2018
OpenStack Foundation hails innovation benefits of open and inclusive software development
OpenStack CIO Mark Collier predicts the next five to 10 years will see more software development conducted in open, transparent and collaborative ways, as enterprises strive to speed up digital transformation efforts Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Nov 2018
IT administrator 2.0: Adapting to life in the automation age
As the use of automation becomes increasingly pervasive in enterprise IT environments, systems administrators need to adapt and update their skills to remain relevant Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2018
AWS cloud network architecture could put users at heightened risk of disruption, study claims
A comparison study of AWS, Google and Microsoft's network architectures reveals stark differences in how they process user traffic, ThousandEyes report shows Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2018
Uber backs hybrid cloud as route to business and geographical expansion
Ride-hailing app Uber is rapidly expanding its business interests, which requires an IT infrastructure that can scale just as quickly as its ambitions, according to the company’s head of compute, Dean Nelson Continue Reading
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News
06 Nov 2018
Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards: The winners
Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2018 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona Continue Reading
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06 Nov 2018
Power and space constraints could put brakes on European colocation growth boom, warn experts
Panellists at DCD>Europe discuss barriers to future growth of Europe's booming colocation market, as concerns about the availability of power and space grow larger Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2018
Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards: Shortlist announced
Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, with the winners set to be announced at VMworld next week Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Oct 2018
The importance of adopting an evergreen IT strategy
Today's modern IT systems are potentially tomorrow's legacy technology problems, without an "evergreening strategy" in place Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2018
Best of VMworld Europe 2018 Awards nominations now open until 26 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination Continue Reading
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16 Oct 2018
E-shelter secures planning permission for mega-datacentre campus in Dagenham
Colocation provider E-shelter has its plans approved to build a 60MW datacentre campus in Dagenham, East London Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Oct 2018
GlaxoSmithKline R&D CDO on combining Hadoop and Docker to boost drug discovery efforts
Mark Ramsey, chief digital officer of research and development at GSK, describes how banking on big data, containers and on-premise technologies is speeding up the company’s efforts to uncover new drugs and improve the hit rate of its clinical trials Continue Reading
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15 Oct 2018
Microsoft staff allegedly pen open letter urging firm to drop bid for US government cloud deal
Letter calls on software giant to bow out of the race for a controversial, 10-year cloud contract with the US Department of Defense Continue Reading
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05 Oct 2018
Amazon and Apple deny claims Chinese government bugged their servers
Amazon and Apple have publicly refuted a Bloomberg report that claims their servers were tampered with and bugged during the manufacturing process Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2018
Infrastructure patching at scale: What you need to know
Embarking on an enterprise-wide patching exercise can be a daunting process for IT departments, but there are few things that can be done to make it less fraught and ensure effectiveness Continue Reading
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27 Sep 2018
Open for business: Microsoft on using cross-industry collaboration to drive AI use in the enterprise
Microsoft's multi-year effort to drive adoption of artificial intelligence technologies has entered a new phase, with the firm banking on openness and cross-industry collaboration to boost enterprise take-up Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2018
Dividing lines: EU bid to curb server energy use has the European datacentre community split
An EU-backed push to curb European datacentre energy use has proven to be a divisive issue, as debate rages over the usefulness of using idle energy to determine the overall efficiency of servers Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2018
Foreshadow mitigation obscures licensing impact
Performance of virtual machines could be severely affected by the workaround for Intel’s latest processor flaw. To compensate, more processors will be needed Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2018
CW ANZ: Get to grips with DevOps
The burgeoning DevOps culture in Australia has attracted new market players and led major companies to embrace the movement to get development and operations teams working in unison. But organisations need to be wary of a range of traps while they try to instil a DevOps mindset. In this issue of CW ANZ, we take a look at how Australian organisations are embracing DevOps and the pitfalls they need to avoid. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2018
CW ASEAN: Time to clear DevOps hurdles
ASEAN organizations are generally aware of the benefits of DevOps, but lesser known are the pathways to success. What would an organization that has successfully implemented DevOps look like? In this issue of CW ASEAN, we look at how ASEAN organizations are bridging the gap between development and operations teams, and the DevOps challenges they are facing. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2018
EU-backed bid to cap idle energy use by datacentre servers moves closer
Move to improve the energy efficiency of datacentres by capping idle energy use by servers by 2020 comes one step closer, despite opposition from IBM, HPE and Dell-EMC Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2018
Autumn Budget 2018: Guarantees sought over future funding of national quantum computing programme
The chair of the Science and Tech Committee has written to the chancellor Philip Hammond to demand assurances that more funding for the UK's quantum computing efforts will be forthcoming in the Autumn 2018 budget Continue Reading
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12 Sep 2018
AIOps killed the IT support star
There is no room for IT support stars, who can fix anything. As complexity increases, automation and machine learning are the only options Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2018
Keppel, Salim Group to build new datacentre in Indonesia
The facility located on the outskirts of Jakarta is a response to the growing demand for connectivity and data services in Indonesia’s fast-growing digital economy Continue Reading
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07 Sep 2018
Facebook to build its first Asian datacentre in Singapore
The high-rise facility will be the first of its kind to incorporate Facebook’s datacentre cooling system, cementing Singapore’s position as a datacentre hub Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2018
Cabinet Office extends private cloud deal with UKFast to safeguard emergency communications
The Manchester-based hosting provider has seen its two-year private cloud contract with the Cabinet Office extended Continue Reading
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26 Aug 2018
VMware debuts VMware Cloud on AWS in Australia, cuts entry price
Virtualisation juggernaut VMware rolls out its hybrid cloud service in Australia and has halved the entry price to sweeten the deal for enterprises Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2018
Hyperscaler demand for European datacentre space takes colocation market to new record highs
The demand for colocation capacity from the hyperscale cloud giants shows no signs of wavering, CBRE research shows Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2018
Danish government in ambitious datacentre push
Denmark offers many natural benefits for organisations looking to build datacentres in Europe, and a soon-to-be-completed connection to the US will make it even more attractive Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2018
CW Nordics: Sweden eyes geo-fencing to protect against terror attacks
Sweden is developing an integrated IT/geo-fencing system to protect the country’s towns and cities against attacks by terrorists using vehicles as “killing machines”. Also read about Microsoft building two more datacentres in Norway to support its cloud computing services in Europe, and find out why investigators have closed the Nokia extortion probe without finding a motive or making an arrest. Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2018
UK cryptocurrency exchange enlists Rackspace for Microsoft Azure cloud move
London Block Exchange taps up Rackspace to assist with two-month Microsoft Azure migration as it sets about shoring up its platform against demand spikes Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2018
Google Deepmind doubles down on AI-led efforts to improve datacentre energy efficiency
Google Deepmind has revealed details of how it is expanding its research into how artificial intelligence can help fine-tune datacentre cooling, and – in turn – help operators save even more on energy costs Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2018
Virgin Atlantic signs five-year IT infrastructure delivery and management deal with Exponential-e
Transatlantic airline claims teaming up with Exponential-e will provide its IT team with the "technology backbone" needed to roll out improvements to its customer-facing services Continue Reading
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15 Aug 2018
CW ASEAN: Preparing for 5G
As telcos gear up to roll out the first 5G networks, enterprises are keen to see how they can take advantage of faster 5G connectivity to support a broad range of applications, from the internet-of-things to high-fidelity remote applications. In this edition of CW ASEAN, we look at how telcos and enterprises are readying themselves for 5G and the opportunities presented by the new technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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14 Aug 2018
Waste heat from Digiplex's Nordic datacentre to warm 5,000 Oslo homes
Nordic datacentre operator Digiplex is expanding its commitment to running its facilities in a sustainable way by agreeing to reuse its waste heat to warm homes in Oslo Continue Reading
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14 Aug 2018
Ireland’s planning laws cited as ‘risk’ to government’s public sector datacentre plan
The Irish government concedes in tender document that country’s complex planning laws could put at risk government plans to build a public sector datacentre in Kildare Continue Reading
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14 Aug 2018
UK banks under pressure to improve downtime reporting under new FCA rules
To make it easier for customers to compare and switch between current account providers, UK banks are under pressure to improve their reporting processes for downtime and security incidents Continue Reading
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08 Aug 2018
Infinity SDC sells Here East Olympic Park datacentre to fund development of Romford facility
The colocation provider continues to scale-back its datacentre footprint in London, with the news it has exited its much-hyped facility in the former Olympic Park in Stratford Continue Reading
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07 Aug 2018
Frequency and severity of datacentre outages on the rise, Uptime Institute research suggests
The Uptime Institute’s eighth annual datacentre survey reveals operators across the world are suffering more outages, as the complexity of the environments they manage continues to grow Continue Reading
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03 Aug 2018
BEIS courts datacentre operators to join energy efficiency technology accelerator programme
Government-backed programme is being run by the Carbon Trust and offering grants of up to £1m to help participants commercialise new energy-saving technology developments Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2018
EU-backed datacentre consortium seeks industry help for Europe-wide sustainability push
Catalyst Consortium is creating a green energy special interest group to work out how best to encourage Europe’s datacentre operators to reuse their waste heat and reduce the impact of their activities on local energy grids Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2018
How Google is using open source, containers and hybrid cloud to win over the enterprise
At this year’s Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco, the search giant gave an update on how its effort to win over enterprise IT decision-makers is progressing Continue Reading