Datacentre systems management

Read about datacentre systems management, including configuration and change management, performance monitoring, capacity planning, ITIL and IT governance, and clustering for high availability (HA) and high-performance computing (HPC).

Opinion 04 Jun 2024
Security Think Tank: The cloud just got more complicated

This month, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how CISOs and security practitioners should ensure that the business can make use of public cloud services safely and securely and avoid accidental or deliberate data leakage. Continue Reading
News 26 May 2024
Nutanix beefs up AHV hypervisor, doubles down on AI

Nutanix takes aim at VMware with enhancements to its AHV hypervisor along with tighter integrations with Nvidia and Hugging Face to simplify AI deployments Continue Reading

News 09 Jun 2020

Kao Data courts hyperscale tenants for Harlow-based mega-datacentre

Kao Data rolls out ‘built-to-suit’ service for prospective hyperscale clients, that it claims will speed up the time it takes to bring online new datacentre capacity in a cost-effective way Continue Reading
News 03 Jun 2020

Interxion cuts energy cooling costs by 20% in West London datacentre through EkkoSense deployment

Digital Realty-owned Interxion said deployment’s success will pave the way for similar roll-outs of EkkoSense technology in other facilities within its portfolio across Europe Continue Reading
Feature 01 Jun 2020

Keeping the lights on: Managing datacentre engineers through Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic has seen datacentre engineers reclassified as “essential workers”, but how are their employers ensuring they can continue to do their work in a safe and secure way? Continue Reading
Feature 28 May 2020

The Billion-Year Archive project: A post-apocalyptic disaster recovery plan

The Arch Mission Foundation’s Nova Spivack opens up about its Billion-Year Archive project, which aims to provide the Earth with an apocalypse-level disaster recovery plan Continue Reading
E-Zine 26 May 2020

Can Lady Gaga and Madonna get people to take IT security seriously?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, after hackers threatened to release data from a US law firm’s celebrity clients, will people finally take cyber security seriously? Designing software for older users makes systems better for all – we examine how. And the IT chief at TSB explains how the bank recovered from its 2018 IT disaster. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 19 May 2020

TRC Companies pairs cloud-first push with Druva-infused data backup revamp

US-based engineering consultancy TRC Companies scooped the prize for Best Cloud Project at the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards with its story of how a long-overdue revamp of its data backup systems ties in with its hybrid cloud push Continue Reading
E-Zine 19 May 2020

Ocado makes the friendly workplace robot a reality

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how Ocado is making robot-human collaboration a reality with its Armar-6 smart robot. Unified communications has become a must-have lockdown capability – we assess the key technologies. And as contact-tracing apps emerge to help deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, we examine the data privacy challenges. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 18 May 2020

Swedish mining firm LKAB revamps data backup setup to support downtime avoidance goals

State-owned Swedish mining company LKAB scooped the prize for Best Data Security and Data Protection Project at the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards. Here we run through what the project involved Continue Reading
Feature 15 May 2020

Coronavirus: Hardening up datacentre equipment supply chains post-Covid-19

Fears about hardware shortages, staff absenteeism and how to keep sites up and running with social distancing have dogged the datacentre sector since the start of the pandemic, so how is the sector faring? Continue Reading
Feature 14 May 2020

Datacentre liquid cooling: What needs to happen for it to become commonplace in colocation?

As demand for increasingly dense racks and compute-heavy workloads increases within datacentres, could this lead to a wholesale shift in preference from air-to-liquid-based cooling systems? If so, at what cost to the environment? Continue Reading
News 11 May 2020

AWS vs Microsoft: US JEDI contract dispute develops into war of words between tech giants

Amazon and Microsoft are embroiled in a ‘battle of the blogs’ over the former’s continued efforts to get its claims that it lost out on a major US cloud contract due to ‘significant political interference’ fully investigated Continue Reading
News 11 May 2020

Micro Focus sees growth in mainframe migration business

Lifting and shifting Cobol code from mainframes to public cloud has been a growth driver for Micro Focus in the Asia-Pacific region, even as the software supplier continues to diversify its business Continue Reading
News 06 May 2020

Sustainability credentials of underground datacentre in Norway lure green investment fund

Norway’s Lefdal Mining Datacenter has designs on becoming Europe's largest server farm, and its green credentials have secured further investment to help it reach its goal Continue Reading
News 04 May 2020

Digital Realty doubles down on sustainability with pledge to cut carbon emissions by 2030

Colocation giant Digital Realty is embarking on a 10-year, business-wide carbon emissions reduction quest, led by climate science Continue Reading
News 23 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: Remote workers air long-term productivity concerns over home-working tech

Research from managed service provider Atlas Cloud highlights concerns from remote workers that their work-from-home tech kit might not be up to the job in the long term Continue Reading
Podcast 14 Apr 2020

Podcast: Ruthlessly prioritise applications during Covid-19

We talk to Alex McMullan, CTO international at Pure Storage, about scaling up storage and compute for remote working and why that means prioritising applications Continue Reading
Tip 03 Apr 2020

What is Pivot3 Acuity Intelligence Engine for AI and automation?

The Acuity Intelligence Engine delivers advanced data and performance management to simplify data protection and system administration for Pivot3 hyper-convergence. Continue Reading
News 01 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: Google Cloud CEO on how its tech is supporting the fight against Covid-19

From public sector organisations to retailers, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian reveals details of how the firm's tech is helping enterprises in multiple verticals shore up their infrastructure and get on the front foot in the fight against coronavirus Continue Reading
News 25 Mar 2020

DCMS creates datacentre-focused resiliency team to keep UK online during coronavirus outbreak

Tech trade body TechUK reveals further details of the work going on behind the scenes at government level to ensure datacentre operators have access to the resources they need to cope with the surge in businesses and consumers accessing online services Continue Reading
News 25 Mar 2020

Global spend on enterprise datacentre kit and private clouds down 1% in 2019

Market tracker data from Synergy Research Group reveals continued decline in spending on private datacentres, while investments in kit destined for use in public cloud facilities continues to soar Continue Reading
Podcast 24 Mar 2020

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 52

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna talk about the Covid-19 coronavirus and what it means for retail, how data can be analysed to combat it, and its implications for datacentre modernisation programmes Continue Reading
Feature 24 Mar 2020

Edge computing environments: what you need to know

An edge case in business sits at the limits of what's viable, and edge computing requirements suggest a similar struggle Continue Reading
Feature 23 Mar 2020

The AWS bucket list: Keep your cloud secure

Misconfigured cloud installations risk billions of records being exposed, damaging organisations’ finances and reputations. Paying attention to securing AWS storage buckets is a simple matter Continue Reading
Guide 20 Mar 2020

Essential Guide: Technology readiness for the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis

The global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic requires an important response from enterprise IT departments - in this guide, we examine the key considerations for IT leaders Continue Reading
News 20 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: The cloud and datacentre management challenges facing CIOs as remote working soars

Ensuring their IT infrastructure is equipped to cope with the sudden surge in employees accessing on-premise and cloud applications from remote locations in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is a challenge facing many CIOs right now Continue Reading
News 18 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Uptime Institute advises operators to suspend non-essential datacentre projects

Datacentre resiliency think-tank issues 18-page guidance to help operators protect staff during the coronavirus pandemic while keeping their facilities ticking over Continue Reading
Feature 12 Mar 2020

Lean, mean and green: The datacentres of the future

Working out how to develop more efficient datacentres in an increasingly resource-hungry world is not easy, but it is possible Continue Reading
News 12 Mar 2020

IT Priorities 2020: Datacentres remain mainstay of enterprise IT, despite continued cloud creep

The 2020 IT Priorities Survey from Computer Weekly and TechTarget confirms enterprise datacentres remain the deployment site of choice for many workloads, but stepping up the use of cloud is a top investment plan for firms this year Continue Reading
News 12 Mar 2020

Virtus confirms Q2 go-live date for next two datacentres, as expansion plans gather pace

Virtus Data Centres is making good on its datacentre expansion plans, which have been previously billed as among the biggest construction projects ever embarked upon by a colocation provider Continue Reading
News 11 Mar 2020

ANZ firms ill-prepared to deal with tech issues

More than two in five businesses in Australia and New Zealand are hearing from customers about major technology issues, affecting productivity and staff morale, new study finds Continue Reading
News 10 Mar 2020

University of Hertfordshire and Goonhilly hail deep learning-led UK mapping data breakthrough

Tech tie-up paves the way for creation of UK mapping data that is free from cloud cover for the first time Continue Reading
Feature 05 Mar 2020

Cache vs tier: What’s the difference between cache and storage?

We look at the key distinctions between cache and tiers of storage, and where the line has become blurred with fast flash, 3D Xpoint and storage class memory technologies Continue Reading
E-Zine 03 Mar 2020

What will points-based immigration mean for IT recruitment?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the government’s new points-based immigration rules and assess the implications for the tech sector. IR35 tax rules change in April – we find out how IT contractors need to prepare. And we examine whether the rise of cloud is really displacing the datacentre. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
02 Mar 2020

Mixing it up: Cloud and datacentre in the new world of IT

Cloud computing has long been tipped as the technology that will displace enterprise datacentres in CIOs’ affections, but that is not quite how the story is playing out. Continue Reading
Feature 02 Mar 2020

Datacentres operators must move away from diesel backup generators to give back to grid

While the diesel backup generators used by datacentre operators have a limited environmental impact, using them for extended periods of time to power sites to feed energy back into the grid is not a sustainable solution to growing electricity demand Continue Reading
News 27 Feb 2020

CBRE: Record colocation take-up will fuel growth of secondary European datacentre hubs

Latest quarterly colocation market tracker data shows take-up of colocation capacity across major European hubs continues to hit record levels, leading to overflow demand in other places too Continue Reading
Feature 12 Feb 2020

How AI and data analytics are driving composable infrastructure adoption in datacentres

As enterprises continue to grapple with how to make sense of their big data stores, organisations are having to rethink how they kit out their datacentres, with composable infrastructure leading the way Continue Reading
E-Zine 11 Feb 2020

How the Post Office caused so much misery

In this week’s Computer Weekly, after a landmark legal victory against the Post Office over a faulty IT system, campaigner Alan Bates shares his 20-year story of trials and triumph. Oracle is under fire over its cloud sales practices – we examine the claims. And we look at the sustainability challenges for datacentres. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 24 Jan 2020

HPE joins Swiss-backed bid to 'decarbonise' datacentres across the world

HPE has joined forces with tech leaders and academics in Switzerland to support the take-up of a datacentre accreditation geared towards improving the energy efficiency of server farms worldwide Continue Reading
Feature 21 Jan 2020

Mixing it up: Cloud and datacentre in the new world of IT

Cloud computing has long been tipped as the technology that will displace enterprise datacentres in CIOs’ affections, but that is not quite how the story is playing out Continue Reading
News 21 Jan 2020

Millions lost due to lack of effective IT operations monitoring

The complexity of modern IT systems means it can be impossible to identify the root cause of a failure Continue Reading
News 20 Jan 2020

Modern telecoms has opened up Sweden’s far north

Modern telecom infrastructures mean datacentres can be further away from users, and environmental and cost advantages are to be had in locations such as Sweden’s far north Continue Reading
E-Zine 15 Jan 2020

CW APAC: Trend Watch – digital disruption

Adoption of new technologies is growing rapidly and transforming the business landscape. In this handbook, focused on digital disruption in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at how business and IT leaders can implement a coherent and cohesive approach to digital transformation. Continue Reading
News 15 Jan 2020

Equinix picks up bare metal cloud provider Packet to bolster its edge computing play

Colocation giant Equinix hits the acquistion trail to round out its edge computing offering to enterprises Continue Reading
News 14 Jan 2020

What is behind Stockholm’s datacentre boom?

Datacentres are springing up in Stockholm – but what is drawing major IT companies to the Swedish capital? Continue Reading
E-Zine 07 Jan 2020

Digital fashion for sustainable consumption

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at fashion for online personas, report on a programme to get more young women into cyber security, and examine edge computing as the new data frontier and how cloud-native platforms and AI might transform the datacentre. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 06 Jan 2020

A decade in datacentres: how the rise of cloud has hit enterprise hardware and software spending

The first of a series of reports by Synergy Research Group into how enterprise IT spending habits have changed over the course of the past decade reveal datacentre hardware and software investment "stagnation" Continue Reading
Feature 02 Jan 2020

Processors re-imagined: Will cloud and AI lead mean all change in the datacentre?

We look at the changes cloud-native platforms and artificial intelligence could bring about in the datacentre. Continue Reading
News 27 Dec 2019

Top 10 datacentre stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 datacentre stories of 2019 Continue Reading
Feature 20 Dec 2019

From consumer to prosumer: Reducing the datacentre industry’s reliance on the national grid

With the government ramping up plans to go net zero on carbon emissions by 2050, where does the datacentre industry stand – and how can it become more sustainable over the coming years? Continue Reading
Feature 18 Dec 2019

Amazon, AWS and antitrust: How tough could US lawmakers be on the tech titan?

How Amazon conducts its business is coming under close scrutiny from US lawmakers, both from an online retail and cloud perspective, and this is why Continue Reading
News 17 Dec 2019

Ramp-up in hyperscalers’ datacentre spend in Q3 puts 2019 on course to become record-breaking year

Latest datacentre investment data from Synergy Research Group reveals a resurgence in hyperscale investment in the third quarter Continue Reading
News 04 Dec 2019

AWS fleshes out edge computing strategy with hyper-local datacentre hubs planned in major cities

Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to supplement its ‘mega’ datacentre regions with smaller cloud data processing hubs in major cities to support enterprises requiring low-latency connections to its compute and storage resources Continue Reading
News 04 Dec 2019

AWS Outposts debuts in Australia

Amazon Web Services rolls out Outposts in Australia, enabling enterprises to run a consistent version of the AWS platform at locations that require low latency Continue Reading
News 03 Dec 2019

AWS plans renewable energy project in Australia

AWS’s renewable energy project in Australia is one of six projects that the cloud supplier is spearheading to reduce its global carbon footprint Continue Reading
News 03 Dec 2019

AWS VP of engineering on the cloud giant's first major quantum computing push

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has used the first day of its annual Re:Invent conference in Las Vegas to set out its plans to democratise quantum computing, while also firming up the enterprise use cases for the technology Continue Reading
Feature 29 Nov 2019

Outsourcing PKI to the cloud: What enterprises need to know

Moving public key infrastructure deployments to the cloud can bring a lot of benefits to IT leaders and their wider organisations, but first they need to make sure doing so is right for them Continue Reading
Feature 29 Nov 2019

Taking business transformation and disruption to the Extreme

Supporting business transformation and disruption seem to be on every supplier’s lips these days, but not many can say they are where they are today precisely because of their own business transformation and disruption. Extreme Networks can Continue Reading
News 28 Nov 2019

Record-breaking colocation take-up across Europe prompts renewed space availability concerns

Latest market data from real estate company CBRE suggests the final three months of 2019 could turn the year into another record-breaker for the European colocation market Continue Reading
E-Zine 21 Nov 2019

CW Nordics: Automation pays off for Sweden’s social workers

Software robots are freeing up time for social workers in Sweden to help benefits claimants find employment and to receive the money they are entitled to. Also in this issue, read how Sweden’s SEB bank is using a Google-inspired, cloud-native core banking platform, and why India is leading the pack when it comes to IT outsourcing from the Nordic countries. Continue Reading
E-Zine 14 Nov 2019

CW APAC: Expert advice on container security

For all the promises of containers, changes in architecture and practices associated with the technology bring new challenges and opportunities. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at the security challenges associated with container technology. Continue Reading
News 11 Nov 2019

A buyer’s guide to hybrid cloud management tools

As more Asia-Pacific enterprises gear up for the hybrid cloud, a slew of tools has emerged to help organisations manage the lifecycle of cloud applications in a heterogeneous IT environment Continue Reading
News 05 Nov 2019

TechUK calls on datacentre sector to scale up climate change action efforts

Tech trade body TechUK claims the datacentre sector must do more to tackle climate change, and assist the government with its pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 Continue Reading
Podcast 05 Nov 2019

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – episode 35

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team pick over the finale of Channel 4 reality show The Circle, talk General Election tech and find out why enterprises are not prepared to pay a premium for business applications infused with AI Continue Reading
News 05 Nov 2019

Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards: The winners

Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2019 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona Continue Reading
Opinion 04 Nov 2019

Security Think Tank: Secure the cloud when negotiating contracts

Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
Opinion 01 Nov 2019

Security Think Tank: In the cloud, the buck stops with you

Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
News 31 Oct 2019

Digital Realty and Interxion gun for market leader Equinix through colocation mega-merger

The colocation market is continuing to consolidate, with Digital Realty confirming plans to acquire and merge with Europe's second biggest colocation provider, Interxion Continue Reading
News 29 Oct 2019

NordVPN enlists ethical hackers, launches bug bounty programme

Breached consumer VPN supplier details steps it is taking to shore up its cyber security posture after an unknown actor gained access to one of its servers Continue Reading
News 22 Oct 2019

Assessing the aftermath of Apple’s abortive effort to build its Irish datacentre

The site Apple had earmarked as a prime location for one of its first non-US datacentres is up for sale, but what will become of the site and the community that supported the tech giant through its four-year battle to get the server farm built? Continue Reading
News 15 Oct 2019

OVH rebrand signals renewed push to become Europe’s alternative cloud provider of choice

French public cloud provider OVH has undergone a rebrand and doubled down on its pledge to offer European enterprises an alternative place to store their data Continue Reading
News 14 Oct 2019

Best of VMworld 2019 Europe Awards nominations now open until 25 October

Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination for this year’s awards Continue Reading
News 07 Oct 2019

Interview: BHF on using cloud and big data to improve heart patient outcomes

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has set itself the lofty goal of eradicating the fear of developing heart and circulatory disease by 2030, with the help of cloud, big data and personalisation technologies Continue Reading
News 03 Oct 2019

Southern Water embarks on £15m datacentre modernisation programme

Southern Water has enlisted the help of service provider MTI Technology to revamp its datacentres, with a greater emphasis on the use of software-defined processes and hyper-converged technologies Continue Reading
Feature 01 Oct 2019

Locking down the datacentre: A security checklist for IT administrators

As datacentres become increasingy decentralised and the security threats they face increase in number and complexity, IT admins are at risk of becoming overwhelmed as they strive to keep on top of their server farm estates Continue Reading
E-Zine 01 Oct 2019

The most influential women in UK technology 2019

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we announce our annual list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology. Meet the winner, Debbie Forster, CEO of Tech Talent Charter, and find out who are this year’s five rising stars. Also, our latest buyer’s guide looks at the latest developments in robotic process automation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 30 Sep 2019

German police seize darkweb servers from datacentre housed in ex-NATO bunker

Following a lengthy investigation, law enforcers in Germany have raided a datacentre in an ex-NATO bunker that is alleged to have been hosting illicit websites on the dark web Continue Reading
News 24 Sep 2019

Amsterdam new-build datacentre ban is not an ‘attack’ on operators, says government

Dutch Data Center Association says a government official has offered written assurances that the temporary ban on new server farms in two areas of Amsterdam is just designed to spur adoption of sustainable growth habits Continue Reading
News 20 Sep 2019

Drive for Nordic datacentre transformation

Nordic enterprises looking to spread abroad are outsourcing datacentre IT in cutting-edge ways to gain international advantage Continue Reading
News 16 Sep 2019

DigiPlex to build two green datacentres near Oslo by the end of 2020

Nordic datacentre operator Digiplex has set itself an ambitious target of bringing two new datacentres online near Oslo by the end of 2020 Continue Reading
News 12 Sep 2019

Kao Data secures EMBL-EBI as tenant as bid to become leading life sciences colo gathers pace

Essex-based wholesale datacentre operator Kao Data’s bid to become the colocation provider of choice for the life sciences community sees it secure the European Bioinformatics Institute as a client Continue Reading
News 09 Sep 2019

Green energy developer earmarks Scotland for 'world's first' ocean-powered datacentre

Plans are underway for a hyperscale-focused datacentre to be built in the north of Scotland, which its developers claim would be the first in the world to be powered by tidal energy Continue Reading
Feature 05 Sep 2019

Cutting the cord: Negotiating cloud contracts with problematic customers

How accountable should cloud firms be for the actions of the customers that use their platforms, and how much thought should they give to aligning themselves with problematic brands before hosting them? Continue Reading
News 05 Sep 2019

National Rail Enquiries hit by rush hour real-time information outage on mobile app and website

National Rail Enquiries confirms it is waiting on a third-party supplier for an update on when access to real-time train departure and arrival information will be restored on its website and mobile app Continue Reading
News 04 Sep 2019

PDG, Equinix tap booming APAC datacentre market

Major datacentre providers are expanding their footprint in a region that is set to become the biggest datacentre market by 2020 Continue Reading
News 28 Aug 2019

European colocation market set for another record-breaking year, but London market growth slows

CBRE's quarterly colocation tracker shows the Frankfurt market is leading the way in take-up rates, as London’s 2019 growth rates suffer a hangover Continue Reading
News 27 Aug 2019

Ireland’s power network needs €9bn investment by 2027 to sustain datacentre sector, claims report

Report by the Irish Academy of Engineering highlights how the expansion of Ireland’s datacentre industry has contributed to it becoming the country's biggest source of growth in terms of energy demand Continue Reading
News 27 Aug 2019

Oracle to launch fresh court appeal against US Department of Defense’s $10bn JEDI cloud contract

Database giant has confirmed it will appeal the US Federal Court’s dismissal of its previous legal challenge over JEDI cloud contract Continue Reading
Feature 23 Aug 2019

What is data center networking, and how can you get started?

This feature explores the basics of data center networks, such as how to plan for data center consolidation, the effects of cloud services and how to handle data center interconnects. Continue Reading
Feature 23 Aug 2019

Finding a fix for the IT industry's recruitment woes: A datacentre perspective

The datacentre industry is in the midst of a well-documented skills crisis, caused by a mix of sector-specific challenges and some more generalised ones Continue Reading
News 23 Aug 2019

GoCo Group backs Microsoft Azure to deliver ‘savings-as-a-service’ customer acquisition strategy

GoCo Group technology director Kieron Nolan explains the firm’s plans to migrate most of its price comparison platforms to the Microsoft Azure cloud in 2020 Continue Reading
E-Zine 22 Aug 2019

CW Nordics: Copenhagen woos tech startups

Copenhagen offers all the advantages startups need to get off the ground and many are setting up with the intention of staying there for the long haul. Also read how shipping giant Maersk is employing a cloud-first strategy to disrupt competition and build innovation, and why three Finnish banks are sharing a core IT platform. Continue Reading
News 20 Aug 2019

YPO debuts £400m datacentre and cloud framework for local councils and schools

Procurement management organisation YPO has set live a public sector framework designed to support local authorities and educational institutions embrace hybrid cloud Continue Reading
News 15 Aug 2019

Cloud demand fuels 18% rise in colocation M&A activity in first half of 2019

Merger and acquisition activity in colocation market leaps as demand for cloud continues to reshape the enterprise and hyperscale datacentre landscape Continue Reading
Feature 13 Aug 2019

Financial services and cloud: Delivering digital transformation in a highly regulated industry

The financial services community has gone from being one of the least likely sectors to adopt cloud to becoming one of its keenest users, as regulator attitudes to using the technology have become more accommodating Continue Reading
News 08 Aug 2019

British Airways resolves IT systems issues that forced it to ground and delay hundreds of flights

British Airways has confirmed the IT system-related technical difficulties that resulted in it having to cancel hundreds of flights have been resolved Continue Reading
Feature 07 Aug 2019

Unpicking the datacentre industry’s complicated relationship with climate change

The energy usage habits of datacentres often see the sector labelled as a contributor to climate change, but the situation is far more nuanced than that, it seems Continue Reading
News 07 Aug 2019

The $10bn question: Why is the US government’s JEDI cloud contract taking so long to award?

The announcement of who has won the US government’s controversial $10bn, decade-long cloud contract is nearly 12 months overdue. So what’s holding it up? Continue Reading
News 07 Aug 2019

BA IT systems failure results in cancelled flights and delays at London airports

British Airways is experiencing unspecified technical difficulties at London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London City airports, prompting it to cancel flights Continue Reading
Feature 01 Aug 2019

Log management: Helping IT admins to achieve infrastructure-wide visibility

When properly configured and deployed, log management tools can unearth a veritable treasure trove of data that IT administrators can use to triage and diagnose problems in enterprise IT infrastructures Continue Reading