Data centre
Deciding where and how to build and operate a datacentre is one of the most important decisions your organisation will make. This section covers how to build a solid datacentre infrastructure, including selecting the right location to build your new facility, best practices for designing a new datacentre, and cooling and air flow techniques. Learn about green IT, data management systems, servers and operating systems.
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Feature
09 Feb 2024
The rising prominence of hybrid cloud in the Nordics
Many Nordic organisations have opted for hybrid cloud environments, subscribing to the newest services without giving up what they already have. Best practices are beginning to emerge for managing the heterogenous environment Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2024
Swedish CIO contributes best practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence
IT leaders are scrambling to keep up with AI technology, but many are losing sight of its ethical impact – and what CIOs need to do to ensure responsible use Continue Reading
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E-Zine
30 Mar 2021
The ticking timebomb of IR35
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal that IT contractors are seeking a multimillion-pound payout after confusion over the forthcoming IR35 tax reforms. Many firms are building data lakes to improve their analytics – we examine the storage implications. And we talk to the CIO at the London School of Economics. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2021
Bitfrost subsea cable to boost APAC connectivity
A subsea cable system linking Southeast Asia and North America will be built by 2024 to meet the growing demand for bandwidth in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
Backup survey: UK councils’ downtimes five times longer than average
Backup product supplier Veeam’s freedom of information request finds councils’ average downtime is seven hours and that backup and disaster recovery testing is not done frequently Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Mar 2021
Preparing for enterprise-class containerisation
As more workloads are deployed in containers, IT teams will need to assess how to manage container sprawl, reduce cloud bills and support databases Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Recognising APAC’s top industry leaders
The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts to tap new business opportunities, improve efficiencies and solve pressing issues Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: How DBS is transforming credit processes
DBS Bank’s credit architecture programme has digitised and reimagined credit processes through a unified platform that has improved the productivity and efficiency of its credit teams Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Flybuys cranks up cloud for service efficiency
Australia’s biggest loyalty platform takes 12-month journey towards the cloud, slashing time to deliver customised offers to less than 45 minutes, among other outcomes Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Bharat Petroleum refines operations with a digital nerve centre
Bharat Petroleum has developed a digital nerve centre powered by the internet of things and artificial intelligence technologies to monitor the journey of its products Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2021
From private to public: Amadeus on working with Microsoft to change up its cloud strategy
Amadeus and Microsoft have joined forces to help accelerate the travel technology firm’s move to the public cloud – but why now? Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
Warning: AWS IAM behaves differently to directory services
IT admins use group policies to manage user access via Active Directory, but AWS takes a subtly different approach, which can be exploited Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2021
China’s cloud infrastructure spending hits record growth
Public cloud infrastructure spending in China grew a record 62% in the last quarter of 2020 due to rapid economic recovery and focus on digital transformation Continue Reading
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News
24 Mar 2021
Intel puts chips on everyone’s menu
Digitisation and geopolitical tension between the US and China may be behind Pat Gelsinger’s news about building fabrication plants in the US and Europe Continue Reading
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News
24 Mar 2021
Tableau chief Adam Selipsky to succeed Andy Jassy as CEO of AWS
AWS CEO confirms in an email to staff that Selipsky will be returning to the Amazon fold to lead the cloud company Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2021
NUHS taps RPA in Covid-19 swab tests
Singapore’s National University Health System deploys RPA bots to automate patient registration during Covid-19 swab tests as part of broader efforts to improve efficiency Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Mar 2021
Moving from VMs to a container-based enterprise architecture
As organisations move to a cloud-native architecture, they will need to consider what to do with their existing virtual server estate Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2021
Scottish government embarks on green datacentre investment push
The Scottish government is on a mission to position Scotland as a green datacentre hub as part of a push to boost the country's economy and achieve its net-zero emissions goal by 2045 Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2021
Laying the groundwork on quantum roadmap
IBM has plans to develop a 1,000-plus qubit quantum computer system within two years. We look at how it is preparing software developers Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2021
Northwest Australia to get digital boost
A $1.5bn datacentre and connectivity project that links Perth and Darwin to the rest of the Asia-Pacific region is set to boost digital investments in northwest Australia Continue Reading
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E-Zine
23 Mar 2021
Would the UK really nuke a cyber attacker?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, did the UK’s defence and security review really suggest a nuclear response to a cyber attack? Data visualisation has been widely used to explain the Covid-19 pandemic, but not always that effectively. And jewellery retailer Pandora explains how it kept the personal touch as customers went online. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Mar 2021
Avoiding architectural blank cheques
Every five to 10 years there is a monumental shift in IT architecture. In the early 2000s, enterprises began seeing the benefits of virtualising physical servers. Cloud computing offered enterprise ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2021
Singtel and Optus partner AWS on telco edge
Singtel and Optus are supporting AWS Outposts in their telco edge platforms that will enable enterprises to use AWS services for on-premise 5G applications Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2021
Coronavirus leads to legacy modernisation cloud boost
Organisations are making the move to migrate legacy IT to the cloud, and the right skills and sufficient time and budget are the key to success Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2021
AWS rolls out clean energy initiative in Singapore
62MW solar project expected to generate 80,000MWh of clean energy a year, enough to power more than 10,000 homes Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2021
Survey: Backup failures hit a high as pandemic working hits home
Veeam survey finds distributed working plus operations that span on-prem and the cloud the background to high numbers of failures in backup and restore, with 40% of SLAs not met Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2021
PagerDuty expands European datacentre presence with help from AWS
Company is expanding its datacentre presence within Europe through its longstanding technology partnership with Amazon Web Services Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2021
Google Cloud shares carbon-free datacentre energy usage stats with users
Public cloud giant publishes details of its Carbon Free Energy Percentage metric that it hopes companies will use to inform their decisions about where best to run their workloads for sustainability reasons Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2021
Containers for a post-pandemic IT architecture
One of the positive effects of Covid-19 is that it has put IT at the top of the business agenda – and containerisation is part of that strategy. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
16 Mar 2021
Containers play a key role in post-pandemic IT architectures
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide examines the key role that container technology will play in post-pandemic IT architectures. The UK government is under fire for its opaque approach to gigabit broadband strategy. And we assess the storage options for the growing volumes of unstructured data. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2021
Microsoft cloud users hit by global outage linked to Azure Active Directory issue
Microsoft claims to have resolved a global outage that left users of various services within its cloud portfolio unable to access their business apps and platforms overnight Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2021
ST Engineering teams up with Google Cloud
Singapore’s ST Engineering and Google Cloud will explore offering secure cloud services for organisations in regulated industries Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2021
NEXTDC debuts carbon-neutral colocation service
Australian datacentre operator will buy carbon offsets to help organisations reduce their carbon footprint through a new colocation service Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2021
Research: Continuous upgrades to datacentre virtualisation setups key to curbing carbon emissions
A VMware-commissioned report by Aurora Energy Research highlights environmental benefits that can be attained by operators taking steps to continually improve their datacentre virtualisation setups Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Mar 2021
Containers for a post-pandemic IT architecture
One of the positive effects of Covid-19 is that it has put IT at the top of the business agenda – and containerisation is part of that strategy Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Mar 2021
Ski firm dumps ‘motley’ storage for DataCore software-defined
Eurogroup cuts power usage by 70% and rackspace from 84U to 7U as it consolidates multiple physical servers and storage protocols onto SANsymphony software-defined storage Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2021
Tableau Software opens UK cloud region in London
Data visualisation software provider launches London region for Tableau Online users to access locally hosted version of its cloud platform Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2021
OVHcloud datacentre fire: Efforts underway to bring affected cloud customers back online
OVHcloud confirms it is has reserved capacity at other datacentres, and is preparing to ramp up in-house production of its servers to bring its customers back online as soon as possible Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2021
Scottish farm subsidy body slashes dev time with Pure all-flash
Rural directorate ditched hybrid flash EMC SAN for Pure all-flash storage and cut developer time in half, while beta testing Cloud Block Store and planning container project Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2021
APAC cloud spending up by over 38% in 2020
Public cloud infrastructure services made up the lion’s share of cloud spending last year as APAC organisations strive to modernise their IT infrastructure amid the pandemic, study finds Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2021
OVHcloud confirms no casualties following fire at Strasbourg datacentre campus
Local media reports suggest websites across Europe have gone offline in the wake of the blaze at OVHcloud’s datacentre campus in Strasbourg, France Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Mar 2021
Containers: Learning from the pioneers
Containerisation represents the next evolution of IT architectures, but although they will play a significant role, they are not suitable for every scenario Continue Reading
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Podcast
09 Mar 2021
Hybrid working, diversity progress – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss hybrid working, progress in diversity and data in healthcare Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Mar 2021
NHS datacentre transformation projects continue apace during pandemic
NHS trusts have continued to invest in their datacentre estates throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but the nature of their upgrade projects continues to evolve Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2021
DevOps pros get salary boost in spite of Covid squeeze
Although many businesses have tightened spending, digitisation is driving up salaries among DevOps professionals Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Mar 2021
Gartner: Three tips to avoid cloud service suspension
As recent events have shown, public cloud providers have the power to terminate cloud contracts, and seemingly legitimate businesses may be at risk Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Mar 2021
Are you ready to return to the office?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, a year after lockdown began, we look at employers’ changing attitudes to returning to the workplace. We find out how the software developer community has coped during the Covid-19 pandemic. And we examine the cyber security concerns prompted by latest social media craze, Clubhouse. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Mar 2021
With connectivity on the rise, Africa is a hotspot for datacentre investments
We look at opportunities for datacentre operators in setting up or partnering with local firms in Africa Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2021
Google Cloud makes inroads in Southeast Asia
Number three public cloud supplier has made inroads into Southeast Asian enterprises such as Indonesia’s Salim Group and is assessing opportunities for new cloud regions Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2021
Clarification needed on IT ‘super-deduction’ allowance
Chancellor announces that companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets will be able to claim a ‘super-deduction’ allowance Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2021
APAC leads in open source adoption
APAC organisations are using open source software to modernise their infrastructure and develop containerised applications, though security concerns linger on Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Mar 2021
Five ways that disaster recovery changes in a pandemic
Covid-19 has changed IT. Previously, working remotely was a business continuity measure, but now it is the norm. That means disaster recovery has to adapt to new risks and new ways to respond Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Mar 2021
Hyper-converged infrastructure: Why software-defined everything might not work for all datacentres
Choosing the right converged infrastructure in the first instance can pivot on a trade-off between security and agility requirements Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Mar 2021
Prioritising workloads in a hyper-converged infrastructure migration
A cost-effective approach to combining virtualisation and unified management probably means deploying it workload by workload, experts suggest Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backs decentralised clouds to power hybrid working
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sets out his vision for how the world of work, and the IT underpinning it, will need to change to become more flexible and decentralised once the Covid-19 pandemic is over Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
HPE results show demand for remote data and consumption model
As businesses prepare for the return to the office, HPE expects many of its customers will continue to need remote working and advanced analytics Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
IBM eyes hybrid cloud opportunity in ASEAN
The hybrid cloud message is resonating among Southeast Asian enterprises that are looking to modernise their applications and systems, says IBM’s general manager for the region Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
PGA Tour teams up with AWS to improve fan engagement during tournaments
PGA Tour selects Amazon Web Services as its official cloud service partner as it sets about revamping tournament viewing experience for golf fans Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
How Aberdeenshire Council is using Cherwell’s ITSM platform
Tech leaders are seeing opportunities to expand the remit of IT service management beyond IT Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
HPE called in to overhaul Swedish university’s supercomputing setup
The Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing has commissioned HPE to build a supercomputer for one of Sweden’s largest technical universities Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
CBRE predicts 2021 will be record-breaking year for European colocation demand
Latest quarterly market tracker report from CBRE paints a positive picture of how the growth of the European colocation market is set to proceed in the years to come Continue Reading
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E-Zine
02 Mar 2021
The most influential people in UK technology
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal our annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT, and talk to this year’s winner, NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, about an unprecedented year of challenges. Also, we examine the best software patching strategies and see how the pandemic has affected women in tech. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
How SAP is riding the rising tide of cloud
SAP’s newly minted president for Asia-Pacific and Japan talks up the company’s cloud traction and what is being done to ease the transition to S/4 Hana Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Mar 2021
The driving force behind the EU colocation market’s climate-neutral push
Colocation and hyperscale datacentre providers across Europe are under pressure from governments, regulators and the user community to curb carbon emissions Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2021
Dell bets on continued home working to drive PC demand
The pandemic has led to an increase in PC sales, Dell reports, adding that it expects home working to continue as and when coronavirus restrictions are lifted Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2021
Amsterdam to open environmental talks with datacentres
City authorities and datacentre operators will open dialogue about sustainable datacentre industry expansion in the Dutch capital Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Feb 2021
Has the data centre of the future already arrived?
Predicting the future is full of potential pitfalls, but analysts still insist on trying to do it, even when a study of the evidence illustrates how wild some forecasts have proven to be. But back ... Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2021
Atos and HDF Energy to build ‘green hydrogen-powered’ datacentre by 2023
French IT services giant joins forces with green hydrogen power expert to bring to market a ‘first-of-its-kind’ datacentre by 2023 Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Feb 2021
CRAC design upgrades simplify HVAC maintenance
CRAC/CRAH hardware updates make data center cooling more efficient. And these new systems are easier for admins to maintain and they reduce dust accumulation across infrastructure. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Microsoft builds industry-specific clouds for financial services and manufacturing firms
Software giant follows up launch of industry-specific cloud offerings for retail and healthcare organisations with a commitment to do the same for non-profits, manufacturing and financial services firms Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2021
BBVA teams up with Google Cloud for IT security strategy revamp
Spanish bank banking giant BBVA is forging even closer ties with long-standing technology partner Google Cloud to bolster the security posture of its IT infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2021
How GeoSpock is supercharging geospatial analytics
Company’s GeoSpock DB is aimed at optimising queries of large volumes of geospatial data with scale and speed Continue Reading
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E-Zine
23 Feb 2021
Computers in space – managing a datacentre on the ISS
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the International Space Station gets a datacentre upgrade, we look at the challenges of system maintenance in space. As nation states increase their cyber attacks, we assess the risk for businesses. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at the colocation market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Feb 2021
How colocation fits alongside a cloud-native architecture
IT departments are on a cloud-native roadmap to become more agile, but they are constrained by the risks involved in migrating core systems and data Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2021
How colocation fits alongside a cloud-native architecture
IT departments are on a cloud-native roadmap to become more agile, but they are constrained by the risks involved in migrating core systems and data Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2021
Oracle unveils final cog in cloud strategy
Oracle’s Roving Edge Infrastructure is getting interest from mining companies in Australia and manufacturers in ASEAN that are looking to run cloud-based workloads in edge locations Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Feb 2021
CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to data management
In this handbook, focused on data management in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at best practices, Alibaba’s use of databases, the role of artificial intelligence in handling information and data trends to look out for Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2021
Why technology leaders must drive post-Covid agenda
IT has shown its worth during the pandemic and in 2021, Accenture believes business leaders will need to apply IT more strategically Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2021
Google Cloud partners Tata Communications in India
Tata Communications will offer managed services for Google Cloud that will include cloud architecture planning and workload migration Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Feb 2021
The consequence of IT failure on a space mission
If everything goes to plan, an HPE edge server, Spaceborne Computer-2, will soon be running on the International Space Station, proving that commodity x86 hardware can be used to run mission ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2021
Defra to lead creation of cloud-focused IT sustainability standard for use across government
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs continues its work to help government departments clean up their IT supply chains by creating a ‘cloud sustainability’ workstream Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
C40, C60 R3, go! Pure adds to FlashArray//C QLC flash range
Hybrid storage killers: Pure Storage adds entry-level FlashArray//C40 R3 QLC array plus re-CPUed C60 R3 that will scale to 5PB or more Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2021
BP joins IBM Quantum Network to support emission goals
Quantum computing promises unimaginable computing power, which can be applied to helping tackle climate change Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2021
Wellcome Sanger Institute embarks on cost-saving energy efficiency drive at Cambridge datacentre
The Wellcome Sanger Institute has enlisted the help of long-standing tech partner EfficiencyIT to oversee a revamp of its datacentres’ energy monitoring and management systems Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2021
Power supply shortages in colocation hubs pile pressure on datacentre operators to go green
As demand for colocation capacity continues to soar in datacentre hubs, operators are coming under increasing pressure to go green, say Telehouse Europe panel participants Continue Reading
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Infographic
14 Feb 2021
Efficient data storage tips to achieve a green data center
This illustrated guide to energy-efficient data storage offers tips on offloading data to the cloud and areas to review when estimating storage costs. Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2021
Cancer Council NSW fixes data silos in integration move
The Cancer Council in New South Wales has integrated its core systems to eliminate data silos and improve productivity Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2021
University benefited from early virtual desktop investments when pandemic struck
Edinburgh Napier University was able to react quickly to some of the main challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Feb 2021
Effective IT recovery in small/midsize businesses, 10 years on? Maybe tomorrow...
Disaster recovery is important for every business, large or small. But how can small businesses with limited resources protect themselves? Especially as a ‘disaster’ doesn’t have to be caused by a ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Feb 2021
HPE on the ISS: In space, no one can hear your CPU fans
In The Martian, Matt Damon is stranded on Mars, and his comms link is so slow that it takes almost an hour to have a conversation. Now HPE is going into orbit Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
Oracle fleshes out hybrid cloud and edge computing strategy with Roving Edge Infrastructure devices
Database software giant Oracle continues to build out its hybrid cloud product and services strategy, with a focus on helping enterprises build out edge compute environments for low-connectivity-requiring workloads Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
£2bn Zero Carbon Delivery Framework goes live to help public sector datacentres go green
A four-year, £2bn procurement framework geared towards helping public sector organisations decarbonise their operations has gone-live Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
Ducati and Lenovo extend long-standing MotoGP technology deal
Ducati and Lenovo have signed another three-year deal that will see the MotoGP team dig deeper into its technology partner's product portfolio in pursuit of performance gains on the track by embracing virtual desktops, HPC and edge computing Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Oracle claims major win in Australian public sector
Australian Data Centres will deploy Oracle’s Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer to host cloud services for the federal government Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Big data platform to speed up DNA analysis
Belgium’s Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre has developed a big data platform that can analyse DNA data up to 16 times faster than current techniques Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Singapore tops cloud adoption in ASEAN
Nearly nine in 10 organisations in Singapore are using cloud services, but cost and security concerns remain Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Feb 2021
Five key points about unstructured data storage on-prem and cloud
We look at unstructured data, the myriad forms of data it comprises and the key storage options available, which include NAS and object storage on-prem and in the cloud Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
SolarWinds chases multiple leads in breach investigation
Investigators at SolarWinds are exploring multiple theories as to how the company’s systems were compromised Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
IBM and Microsoft close the gap to mainstream quantum computing
Recent developments from IBM and Microsoft suggest that cloud-based enterprise computing may become mainstream in just a few years Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Feb 2021
Datacentre storage investments: A lesson in future-proofing
In this guest post, Amy Fowler, vice president of strategy and solutions at datacentre hardware provider Pure Storage sets out why enterprises should consider adding unified fast file and object ... Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
AWS and Telstra team up on 5G
Australia’s Telstra will explore a range of AWS’s edge computing offerings that can be integrated into its 5G network to speed up the performance of 5G applications Continue Reading
