27
Sep
By 2020, there will be 40 times more bytes of data than there are stars in the observable universe. The question is, are our digital-first lifestyles really creating an environmental villain, or could data centres be the answer to our energy crisis by helping to drive the use of renewables and take pressure off our reliance on carbon-energy?
3
Sep
When Next Generation Data (NGD) began a 100,000 square foot, ground floor expansion of its high security data centre in Newport, it relied on Stulz UK and Transtherm Cooling Industries to deliver a substantial package of temperature management and plant cooling technology.
3
Sep
Nowadays, data centres are vital to the global economy. Almost every digital function in the world is dependent on them from processing customer information, to running e-commerce sites or providing employees with access to cloud computing.
3
Sep
There are a number of key areas for IT and data centre managers to consider when it comes to planning future rack developments.
27
Jun
Microsoft has sunk a data centre off the coast of Orkney to determine whether deep sea data centres are more energy efficient than land-based ones.
1
Feb
Ongoing safety and performance - and guaranteed business continuity - are vital components of every hard working data centre.
1
Feb
With a typical lifespan of 10-15 years, reliable performance is a significant consideration during the planning and design of precision air conditioning solutions for use in data centres.
1
Feb
Data Centre World will be returning to the ExCeL London on the 21st-22nd March to celebrate its 10th year as one of the data centre industry’s leading events.
5
Jun
It's not cheap running an industrial plant, especially one in a hazardous environment, so when things do go wrong it can cripple a business.
15
Dec
In the quest to protect mission-critical business assets and to satisfy government regulations, data centres are often on the leading edge of security measures.
3
Nov
“How secure is secure?” According to the most recent studies, only about 20 percent of data centres are secure, leaving an overwhelming 80 percent at risk.
21
Sep
Power and cooling is, for many data centre owners, their biggest operational expenditure (Opex) cost.
6
Sep
In a nugget of wisdom that has survived for centuries, English poet John Donne famously noted that 'no man is an island.'
31
Mar
UPS systems are well-established in large-scale applications such as data centres.
31
Mar
Data centre managers increasingly cite energy costs as their fastest growing expense - in some cases, even outstripping the cost of the computing horsepower that drives the facility.
