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Supermicro reveals latest data centre and cloud solutions

Fri, 11th May 2018
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The result is up to 60% hardware acquisition cost savings, less power consumption and less e-waste during technology refresh cycles.
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“Rising star” comedian to host DataCloud Awards 2018 in Monaco

Mon, 30th Apr 2018
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Stand-up comedian, writer and actor Ellie Taylor will be the host of the awards in its 11th year celebrating the best in the data centre industry.
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New Swiss data centre gets shortlisted for DCS awards

Wed, 25th Apr 2018
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The awards celebrate the designers, manufacturers and suppliers in the data centre arena, and Schneider Electric believes DataHub Biel has a chance.
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Nutanix announces partner incentives for new customer acquisition

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Nutanix unveils new incentives for partners to boost customer acquisition, offering up to 5% rebates and up to USD $3,000 per node sold with Dell EMC XC Core.
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5 big ideas that data center professionals would have never imagined 50 years ago

Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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Data centres have transformed dramatically in 50 years, with innovations like modular power systems, eco-mode cooling, and predictive maintenance techniques.
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Schneider Electric takes out micro data centre honours at SVC Awards

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Schneider Electric has announced the company took out the 'Hyperconverged Innovation of the Year' category which is decided by popular vote.
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Commvault announces new 'ScaleProtect' for Cisco resellers

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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​Commvault has announced a new product –ScaleProtect – with Cisco UCS for scale-out data protection for the enterprise.
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Excelero helps Vivavo deploy new cloud-based video analytics solutions

Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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Vivavo has deployed Excelero's NVMesh Server San, forming the foundation of its new cloud-based analytics business solutions.
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It's time to consider other cooling options for Open Compute Project data centers

Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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Indirect air economizer cooling, for example, greatly extends the geographies in which air economizer modes of cooling can be used.
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Colocation providers have options in integrating open compute project data center architectures

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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I wanted to more clearly make the case for why colocation companies – in addition to Internet Giants – should pay close attention to OCP.
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HPE's first anniversary brings declining revenues amid heavy market disruption

Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported a 7% decline in revenue during Q3 2016, but saw operating margin rise to 6.2%.
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Brocade's Gen 6 Fibre Channels picked up by Dell EMC, Fujitsu, HDS & NetApp

Wed, 21st Sep 2016
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Brocade's Gen 6 Fibre Channel solutions have now been picked up by the company's key OEM partners, including Dell EMC, Fujitsu, HDS and NetApp.
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Designing a data center - what you need to know

Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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CommScope unveils a vital eBook for streamlining data center design, packed with industry insights and practical tips.
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Cisco, HPE and Dell vie for a bigger slice of the converged and hyperconverged pie

Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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The converged and hyperconverged infrastructure markets are hotly contested as vendors compete for a bigger piece of the pie.
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Modern technologies disrupting server and storage revenue opportunities

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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Modernised initiatives including flash storage and hyperconverged platforms are continuing to disrupt server and storage revenue opportunity.
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Schneider Electric launches portfolio of Open Compute offerings

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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Schneider Electric has debuted a portfolio of new Open Compute products and resources to make Open Computer 'more attainable' for data center managers.
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Vapor IO ups ante for open data center architectures

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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Vapor IO has teamed with the Open Compute Project, AppliedMicro and Baselayer to modernise data centers through open source projects.
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IBM partners with Xilinx to accelerate data centre applications

Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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IBM has teamed up with data centre efficiency vendor Xilinx in a collaboration aimed at accelerating data centre applications.
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The cloud community faces industrial scale challenges...

Wed, 5th Mar 2014
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The cloud industry faces complex challenges requiring cross-discipline expertise. Collaboration via the CloudEthernet Forum is key, says President James Walker.
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Symantec showcases enterprise level backup solution

Wed, 22nd Jan 2014
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Symantec's NetBackup 7.6 revolutionises enterprise data protection, offering scalable backup for vast VMware environments.