Thoughts About Protecting valuable data in an environment beyond your control

The Scottish council of Dumfries and Galloway has received documents related to a £800 million data centre that could create up to 1000 new jobs in the region. The plans for the huge project were submitted by the Lockerbie...

In the data centre industry we already have the ability to start sourcing and increasing the use of energy from ‘green’ suppliers. Wind, wave or solar power does not need to be generated onsite - it can be fed into...

Since the publication of the Stern report, climate change and measures to reduce the carbon emissions of business have been placed firmly on the agenda of regulators and legislators around the world. In the UK at a local level,...

The seven hundred page Stern Report spells out the consequences of carbon emissions upon the ailing environment: floods from rising sea levels are set to potentially displace up to 100 million people as 1 in 6 people will become...

The demand for data centres (and specifically data storage space) is growing at an exponential rate. As the world moves even more towards an electronic environment, the demands for the management and storage of data increase with...

As demand increases and supply naturally becomes shorter, the prices of even not so good data centres are rising significantly, as a result, a shift is beginning to happen where smaller operators are looking to build their own. ...

Data Centre World is the only FREE-TO-ATTEND exhibition and conference to focus on this sector and examine the issues surrounding selecting, outsourcing, managed services & hosting, building and running a data centre.If you...

AT&T announced the expansion of its data centres in Europe, highlighted by the addition of over one-third more space to its London facility. The company also added to its centre in Amsterdam. This expansion is part of a...

In the sobering wake of the Stern report, the rallying cry came from the very top. The Prime Minister himself went public with his fears, labelling the findings both ‘overwhelming’ and ‘disastrous.’ The...

Flexible, Scalable and Cost Effective.The dynamic nature of the distributed data centre and cost constraints demands any remote server management solution to provide flexibility and scalability as part of the solution, without...

In the distributed data centre, there are many elements to consider when developing an overall server IP-based KVM management strategy. Guaranteed Anytime Anywhere Access. A server management solution should support guaranteed...

The fundamental concept of the data centre is changing rapidly and dramatically. Primary data centre elements including applications, servers, infrastructure and storage are being virtualized and redistributed in order to lower...

This article examines the elements associated with implementing an effective solution for remotely accessing and managing a modern data centre.More to Manage with Fewer PersonnelIT managers are under increasing pressure to...

Given these complexities, proactive network and systems management is required to maintain the network and prevent, or at least minimise, the duration and frequency of outages. It is critical, therefore, for IT managers to have...

The reality of today’s global economy requires companies to face the challenges of worldwide operations, 24x7x365 business models and e-commerce transactions. The always-on, always-ready business climate demands continuous,...