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Global taskforce for datacentre energy efficiency pick three new metrics
In addition to PUE, datacentre operators have three new metrics – Green Energy Coefficient (GEC), Energy Reuse Factor (ERF) and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) News | 15 Nov 2012
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Icann picks Dundee datacentre to host first Scottish root server
Icann is hosting its first internet root server system in Scotland in a 100-rack datacentre in Dundee from IT provider brightsolid News | 13 Nov 2012
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Symantec: Half of enterprise data is stored outside the datacentre
As mobile computing and cloud services go mainstream, only 50% of an organisation's information is in its own datacentre, says Symantec News | 13 Nov 2012
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CIOs distrust public cloud for mission-critical work, says IDC
IT executives are still not confident about running mission-critical workloads on public cloud platforms, according to research firm IDC News | 09 Nov 2012
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Manual efforts keep Peer 1 datacentre running amid Hurricane Sandy
Staff at Peer 1 Hosting’s Manhattan datacentre have kept the facility operational by manually delivering fuel to generators on 17th floor Case study | 02 Nov 2012
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UK datacentres are not ready for big data impact shows study
UK datacentres are not prepared for the changes that big data will bring, a study of 125 senior IT decision makers revealed News | 30 Oct 2012
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Cheshire Constabulary polices network with SolarWinds
Police force in Cheshire uses SolarWinds’ infrastructure monitoring tools to keep its IT out of trouble Case Study | 29 Oct 2012
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Datacentre traffic will grow four times by 2016, predicts Cisco
Global datacentre traffic will grow four times by 2016 to reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually, forecasts Cisco Systems’ Global Cloud Index News | 24 Oct 2012
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Today’s datacentres run at much lower temperatures than necessary
Datacentres are wasting electricity by running at sub-20ºC, as the optimum temperature is 25-26ºC News | 17 Oct 2012
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VMworld Europe 2012 kicks off in Barcelona
VMworld Europe 2012 opens with updates from VMware on the cloud and new management suites virtualisation software | 10 Oct 2012
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Combining DCIM and BIM tools for effective datacentre management
If datacentre IT equipment and datacentre building was combined, the building and cooling could be tailored to increase efficiency Feature
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Tune Raid performance to get the most from your HDDs
Tune Raid performance at the storage controller to match application I/O demands to optimal hard drive (HDD) performance Feature
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2011's top 10 tips on data centre, cloud and server virtualisation
A collection of top 10 expert tips on data centres, cloud computing, server virtualisation and VDI for IT professionals to recap the technology highlights and how-tos of 2011. Feature
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The appeal of Citrix licensing: Hypervisors and per-server licenses
While Citrix chooses to license its XenServer technology on a per-server basis, VMware, its main competitor, opts for the counting-CPU-sockets approach. Expert Advice
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Fluid data management cure for storage headache at Galway University Hospitals
Galway University Hospitals was suffering through serious storage issues, but implementing a virtualised storage solution from Compellent changed everything. Expert Advice
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Bird & Bird keeps IT flying high with Neverfail
The infrastructure manager at international law firm Bird & Bird shares how he avoids downtime with Neverfail. Expert Advice
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The Daily Data Centre repository for September
September's editions include IBM abandoning Verne Holding's Icelandic data centre and Novell unveiling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware. Archive
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All the news from VMworld 2010
If you were stuck in the UK, here's everything you missed in San Francisco at VMware's VMworld 2010. Conference Coverage
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Data centre strategies: Optimising IT infrastructures
When optimising performance across application and service delivery platforms, especially with virtualisation involved, make sure you have the best data centre strategies in place. Expert Advice
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VDI: Venturing toward a virtual world
A virtualised desktop infrastructure requires solid management capabilities, including understanding capacity planning, and choosing the correct platform, host hardware, and shared storage for your business needs. Expert Advice
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Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2012: Winners
The winners of the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2012 have been announced. Find all the pics from the awards here and details of the winning projects. Photo Story
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VMworld Europe 2012 Coverage
VMworld Europe 2012 is taking place 9-11 October at the Gran Via Barcelona. Keep up to date on all the news coverage here guide
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Global taskforce for datacentre energy efficiency pick three new metrics
In addition to PUE, datacentre operators have three new metrics – Green Energy Coefficient (GEC), Energy Reuse Factor (ERF) and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) News
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Icann picks Dundee datacentre to host first Scottish root server
Icann is hosting its first internet root server system in Scotland in a 100-rack datacentre in Dundee from IT provider brightsolid News
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Symantec: Half of enterprise data is stored outside the datacentre
As mobile computing and cloud services go mainstream, only 50% of an organisation's information is in its own datacentre, says Symantec News
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CIOs distrust public cloud for mission-critical work, says IDC
IT executives are still not confident about running mission-critical workloads on public cloud platforms, according to research firm IDC News
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Combining DCIM and BIM tools for effective datacentre management
If datacentre IT equipment and datacentre building was combined, the building and cooling could be tailored to increase efficiency Feature
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Manual efforts keep Peer 1 datacentre running amid Hurricane Sandy
Staff at Peer 1 Hosting’s Manhattan datacentre have kept the facility operational by manually delivering fuel to generators on 17th floor Case study
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UK datacentres are not ready for big data impact shows study
UK datacentres are not prepared for the changes that big data will bring, a study of 125 senior IT decision makers revealed News
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Cheshire Constabulary polices network with SolarWinds
Police force in Cheshire uses SolarWinds’ infrastructure monitoring tools to keep its IT out of trouble Case Study
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Datacentre traffic will grow four times by 2016, predicts Cisco
Global datacentre traffic will grow four times by 2016 to reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually, forecasts Cisco Systems’ Global Cloud Index News
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Today’s datacentres run at much lower temperatures than necessary
Datacentres are wasting electricity by running at sub-20ºC, as the optimum temperature is 25-26ºC News
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