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IT Infrastructure stories - Page 51

The vast numbers of servers, routers, storage devices, and services comprising the foundations or framework of information technology systems all fall under the definition of IT Infrastructure.

Essentially, IT infrastructure is relied upon and underpins every interaction with the internet, a cellular network, and every transmission between one person and another over a computer or telephone.
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The extraordinary tale of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's data centre practices

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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I was lucky enough to be taken through the factory for a peek into the IT operations required for a top end F1 team - including a mobile data centre.
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Vertiv: The 4 primary edge archetypes and their tech requirements

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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​Edge computing has long been a hot topic surrounding data centre circles, and now Vertiv has released a report shedding some light on the matter.
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Cloud the top transformative tech and main cause of challenges

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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SolarWinds has released its annual report that delves into IT departments to reveal their priorities for digital transformation moving forward.
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Swedish data centre uses waste heat to warm thousands of homes

Sat, 7th Apr 2018
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Digiplex has signed an agreement with a heating and cooling supplier to use the waste heat from its Stockholm data centre to heat thousands of homes.
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e-shelter adds Amsterdam data centre to its EU portfolio

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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The company says Amsterdam is one of the most connected countries in the world, making it ideal for e-shelter's 40,000 sqm development site.
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Data centres in outer space could happen sooner than you think

Thu, 29th Mar 2018
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An expert has stated that we could soon be launching data centres into outer space to utilise solar power & zero human error, among other things.
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Nlyte releases new solution to help data centres comply with GDPR

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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The DCIM software company announced the global availability of its new GDPR solution for managing and monitoring IT infrastructure.
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Google's new investment in Dutch data centre brings total to €1.5b

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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Google is investing a further €500m into its Dutch data centre that ran on 100% renewable energy from day 1 to further expand the facility.
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Schneider Electric's 'vendor neutrality' main draw for colocation startup

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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​​A London-based startup and new entrant to the UK colocation data centre market is due to open later this month after opting with EcoStruxure IT.
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Park Place Technologies snaps up Irish data centre maintenance company

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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After acquiring Origina Technology Services, Park Place is now the largest 3rd party maintenance provider in Ireland with aims to expand in Europe.
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Huawei tops record list of 2017 European patents

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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​Judging by the sheer number of patents issued in Europe last year by tech companies, there is a lot of data centre innovation on its way.
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Traditional data centres won't cut it for future energy consumption

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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Policy Connect's report has revealed there are grim concerns that the demand for data and digital service will exceed energy efficiency gains.
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Google's data centre investments in EU since 2007 exceed EUR 4.3b

Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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Google's data centre investments in EU have reaped widespread benefits according to a recent report from Copenhagen Economics - but change is needed.
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Expert says smart cities will require significant data centre infrastructure

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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London was recently named as one of the smart city leaders, but there is still a long way to go as it requires huge amounts of computing power.
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Building for exascale - lessons learnt from the data centre

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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DDN Storage's James Coomer says from a storage architecture point of view we are well beyond supporting petascale (current generation) systems.
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REVEALED: The top data centre hotspots for business in UK

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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Bidwells has released a report that delves into the UK data centre market, the hot locations and whether data centres should go rural or city.
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Interview: Vertiv VP says data centre energy usage to triple in next decade

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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Emiliano Cevenini says data centres need to invest in solutions to help them optimise their energy usage or risk falling by the wayside.
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The largest data centre campus in Europe is about to get even larger

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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Following a number of huge customer contracts, NGD is adding 250,000 square feet of capacity at its mega data centre campus in South Wales.
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Cisco forecasts cloud data centre market to explode over next 4 years

Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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Cloud data centre traffic will make up 95 percent of total data centre traffic by 2021, with hyperscale data centres nearly doubling in number.
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Google ups EU investment to EUR 1b with new Belgium data centre and solar plant

Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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​Google has announced plans to continue its large investment in Europe with new data centre infrastructure planned for Belgium.