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DCW 2024: DCS Talks to Gareth Meyer, Technimove

In this video we talk to Gareth Meyer from Technimove

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DCW 2024: DCS Talks to Nick Doble, Surelock McGill Group
  • Posted on 14th March 2024 in by Phil Alsop

In this video we talk to Nick Doble from Surelock McGill Group

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The digital infrastructure sector needs to invest and innovate to meet demand
  • Posted on 13th March 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Jacqueline Davis, Research Analyst for Uptime Intelligence, discusses the organisation’s recently published "Five data center predictions for 2024" - AI and liquid cooling are both set to have an impact, but not at the scale anticipated, sustainability accountability has arrived, data centre software will get smarter, and there’s a growing trend for the building out of hyperscale campuses.

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AI, data sovereignty and location drive the data centre agenda
  • Posted on 13th March 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Zahl Limbuwala, Operating Partner, DTCP, provides some brilliant insights into the challenges facing the data centre industry in 2024 and beyond – with his thoughts on AI, data sovereignty, data centre location, legislation and sustainability combined into a compelling narrative of the likely future direction of the sector.

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Talking ‘bout the younger generation!
  • Posted on 26th February 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Xavier Plowright, Senior Analyst – Data Centre Transactions EMEA at JLL, won the Rising Stars Award at last year’s DC Awards. Here he outlines his career to date, shares his thoughts on the data centre industry (the good and the not so good!), with the focus very much on encouraging the younger generation to drive the industry forward - and to enter this year’s Rising Stars Award.

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Connectivity optimisation developments keep pace with digital data centre demands

Robert Maher, CTO at Infinera, explains how changes in data centre design will accelerate demand for greater design flexibility and high-speed connectivity options to fit different types of environments, as well as critical operational needs, including reduced power consumption, small footprint, and cost-efficient scalability to meet future capacity demands.

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Sustainability drives the data centre sector
  • Posted on 12th February 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Jon Healy, Chief Operating Officer at Keysource, offers some great insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in 2024 and beyond, with the many aspects of sustainability dominating the agenda, alongside the advent of AI, the ongoing skills shortage, and one or two supply chain issues.

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AI-ready data centres - are you prepared?
  • Posted on 7th February 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Manja Thessin, AFL’s Market Manager, looks at the key trends in AI and hyperscale data centres, covering the significant increases anticipated in AI cluster sizes, densities and overall scales of deployment, the innovations in fibre optic cabling technologies required to meet this demand, and summarises how the industry needs to evolve to meet the challenges of scaling AI to exascale.

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AI poses fresh challenges for the data centre industry
  • Posted on 24th January 2024 in by Phil Alsop

The opening of Legrand’s latest Experience Center in Reading, UK, last year is just one of many technology and corporate strategy developments focused on optimizing the company’s data centre products and services portfolio, as well as the overall customer experience. Paul Roberts, Product Specialist and MTDC Account Manager for Legrand Data Centre Solutions, talks to DCS.

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Digital technologies help to address the skills shortage
  • Posted on 19th January 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Mark Fenton, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Cadence, explains the ways in which digital twins, augmented and virtual reality and AI can help the data centre industry address the impending skills shortage as well as providing many operational benefits.

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Addressing the challenges of implementing AI-driven data centre infrastructure
  • Posted on 18th January 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Manja Thessin, AFL's Market Manager, explains how the AI revolution is driving change in data centre architecture, outlining the unique challenges these environments face in terms of cabling and connectivity as they integrate AI technologies as well as ways in which they can be addressed.

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Connectivity crucial to beat the bottlenecks
  • Posted on 10th January 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Nicholas Cole, Enterprise and Data Centre Solutions Manager at EXFO, discusses the many challenges facing the data centre at the present time - more and more data, the impending AI explosion, ongoing cloud migrations, the edge and sustainability – which are placing ever more demands on the facilities themselves and, as importantly, the connectivity infrastructure both within and outside these buildings.

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Cyber resilience and sustainability drive the need for data centre innovation
  • Posted on 9th January 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Rajkumar Vijayarangakann, Lead, Network Design & DevOps, ManageEngine, discusses the growing importance of cyber resilience as a focus for the data centre, alongside the ongoing sustainability imperative. Against such a demanding and rapidly evolving background, Rajkumar believes that comprehensive, well developed and implemented ongoing data centre optimisation strategies have never been so important.

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Where there’s a way, there’s a will
  • Posted on 8th January 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Paolo Perani, Sustainability Manager for ABB Electrification Distribution Solutions, discusses electrification, decarbonisation and broader sustainability topics, with plenty of examples of how the company is working with its supply chain and customers, as well as internally, to ensure that the journey to NetZero is energised by the many digital and sustainable technology solutions being continuously developed by ABB.

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AI looms large over industry’s sustainability roadmap
  • Posted on 7th January 2024 in by Phil Alsop

Tate Cantrell, Chief Technology Officer at Verne Global, provides some brilliant insights into the data centre industry’s sustainability progress to date and the technology and strategic innovations which will make a difference into the future – warning that the sheer scale of the impending AI explosion could just cause a disruptive re-think of many stakeholders’ Net Zero plans.

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Palo Alto Networks acquires Chronosphere to boost AI observability and Security

Palo Alto Networks enhances its AI capabilities by acquiring Chronosphere, aiming at revolutionising real-time observability with scalable, resilient solutions for modern applications and AI workloads.

Innovative solar project marks new era for UK data centres

A pioneering solar farm collaboration aims to transform data centre energy consumption through renewable solutions.

Sophos enhances cyber intelligence with Microsoft Copilot integrations

Sophos launches new integrations with Microsoft Copilot, offering robust threat intelligence across AI-powered environments.

OVHcloud Reinforces AI Inference with SambaNova Partnership

OVHcloud partners with SambaNova to enhance its AI inference capabilities, focusing on ultra-low latency solutions for diverse sectors.

Expert Opinions

Ensuring equipment safety and reliability in data centres

By Mike Slevin, Director of EMEA Market at Fluke Corporation.

Key legal risks and considerations for UK data centre providers and their customers

By Sophie Ashcroft, Partner, and Miranda Joseph, Senior Knowledge Lawyer, at Stevens & Bolton.

The Greening of the Internet Exchange Point

By Jennifer Holmes, CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX).

Reactive IT is Over: Why Predictive IT Management Is the Future

By Leigh-Ann Weatherley, Business Unit Director, Digital Platform Services at Sopra Steria

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