Safety, security and energy-efficiency in Zurich data centre

In the fall of 2012, the City of Zurich’s Center of Competence (CoC) for IT moved into its new main location in Zurich Albisrieden. The centerpiece of the new facility is Europe’s most advanced, safe, secure and energy-efficient data center. A complete single-source solution from Siemens provides security for people and assets through fully integrated, easy-to-operate fire safety, security and building automation systems.

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Mirantis and IBM set OpenStack benchmark

Mirantis OpenStack 4.0 (Havana), deployed on IBM SoftLayer, showcases that rapid scaling of enterprise private clouds is all in a day’s work for OpenStack.

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CenturyLink Cloud delivers Hyperscale service

CenturyLink, Inc. has announced the commercial availability of Hyperscale high-performance server instances offered through the CenturyLink Cloud platform. The new service is designed for web-scale workloads, big data and cloud-native applications.

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CMC Markets selects Colt as preferred data centre supplier to support long-term growth

UK financial trading firm seeks to gain competitive advantage by upgrading colocation, data centre services and market data connectivity.

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Californian contract for GSH

GSH has been awarded a four year contract worth around $28m to deliver O&M services including critical systems for the State owned California Department of Technology based in and around Sacramento. The contract reinforces GSH’s continued growth strategy on the West Coast of the USA where the company is enjoying significant success across a number of sectors.

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Tablets continue to drive demand for smart connected devices

The smart connected device (SCD) market continued to post strong growth in 4Q13, with combined shipments of PCs, tablets, and smartphones reaching nearly 70 million units in the fourth quarter and totaling nearly 230 million units for the year 2013 and 9.7% growth compared with 2012, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).

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Australian fish farm undergoes IT upgrade by investing in edge infrastructure

Australian fism farming company Tassal looked at harnessing IT to make its business of growing salmon more sustainable and cost-effective. It invested in an integrated IT solution powered by Vertiv and Dell EMC for its business in Tasmania.

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