28 Mar 2011 | Design & Facilities Management
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The continuing need for cost containment combined with new government legislation is placing greater pressure on Data Centre managers to drive down power consumption and improve efficiency. Indeed, new state of the art data centres are achieving phenomenal efficiency ratings through the use of innovative technologies such as direct and indirect free cooling, with a strong emphasis on recycling and sustainability.
But just how applicable is this best practice to existing data centres? Can such significant investments really be applied to legacy set ups? And, if so, how can organisations demonstrate that investment in areas such as new air conditioning and high efficiency UPS systems, is delivering the improvement in efficiency required by both the board and to meet Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme targets?
Jason Preston, Director of data centre innovator, 2bm, provides ten tips for improving – and proving - data centre efficiency.
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21 Feb 2011 | Hosting & Colocation
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As organisations store increasingly large amounts of data, and more applications are placed in the cloud, the need for data centre space has increased significantly. As a result, many businesses today are left wondering how best to satisfy these needs.
By Simon Gay, Chief Technology Officer, Adapt.
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21 Feb 2011 | The Cloud
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Cloud computing is an enticing model, promising a new level of flexibility in the form of pay-as-you-go, readily accessible, infinitely scalable IT services. Executives in big companies and small are embracing the concept. But many are also questioning the risks of moving sensitive data and mission-critical applications into the cloud.
By Brian Green, director, Data Centre Solutions, Novell.
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14 Feb 2011 | The Cloud
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The technology sector has played a leading role in the recovery of the U.S. economy from the global economic recession. Many technology vendors – large and small – are experiencing strong growth in both revenues and margins. The allure of cloud computing has created an aggressive environment with vendors making major investments in IT infrastructure that can be offered to enterprises as on-demand, variably-priced services.
By Mark Settle, CIO of BMC Software.
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14 Feb 2011 | The Cloud
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You might quibble about the longevity and meaning of the term ‘cloud', but you can't argue with the stage that's been set for the advance of compute power and storage via a remotely located shared platform. Colt's recent survey of 350 European CIOs found that 86 per cent believe it will be the most significant operating method of the future, with at least three-quarters of respondents predicting this will happen within the next two to three years.
By Ian Talbot, Colt.
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7 Feb 2011 | The Cloud
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The technology sector has played a leading role in the recovery of the U.S. economy from the global economic recession. Many technology vendors – large and small – are experiencing strong growth in both revenues and margins. The allure of cloud computing has created an aggressive environment with vendors making major investments in IT infrastructure that can be offered to enterprises as on-demand, variably-priced services. By Mark Settle, CIO of BMC Software.
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10 Jan 2011 | The Cloud
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There are those who argue that the age of Cloud computing is merely in the minds of the more far-sighted IT visionaries. I have even met those whose businesses are indifferent to the Cloud, writes Phil Lieberman, President and CEO, Lieberman Software.
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22 Nov 2010 | The Cloud
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Of all the areas where the public sector has the greatest scope to make efficiencies, information technology ought to be at the top of the list. As public spending faces the big squeeze over the next few years, opportunities to share IT services and bandwidth have the potential to deliver the ‘Holy Grail' of outsourcing – the ability to deliver more for less.
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16 Sep 2010 | The Cloud
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It is something you can buy ‘as-a-service' and/or something you own via your data centre. It can consist of software-as-a-service, hyper-virtualised servers, storage and networks that run your core internal business applications. It is also hybrid, private, public, community, cooperative, hosted, and so on. Yes, cloud can be confusing. By Chris Gabriel, director of solutions, Logicalis UK
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16 Sep 2010 | The Cloud
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If you are reading this article, chances are that you are one of the 50% of x86 architectures that (according to Gartner) will be running in virtual machines by 2012. Organisations of all sizes are exploring virtualisation because it enables them to increase server utilisation and reduce hardware costs and complexity, as well as the overall total cost of ownership. Proper planning is an essential part of any virtualisation deployment. It's critical to get a good understanding on not only how your infrastructure is physically setup but logically as well. For example, are you vlaning? Are there security concerns? Will you be isolating a management network, backup network, etc? By Marina Gil-Santamaria and Stephan Dalgar.
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