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New benchmarking studies reveal how users can get up to 60 per cent more performance from any existing infrastructure

Bare metal cloud provider Bigstep debunks a number of infrastructure myths, such as more CPUs equal more performance and that OS choice has only minimal impact on performance.

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Unisys to modernise, support and maintain mission-critical applications for Spain’s air traffic control services provider.

Survey shows the role of IT is changing

KPMG LLP and ServiceNow have announced the results of a joint survey, shedding light on how IT professionals see their role changing across the enterprise as well as how they can improve organisational efficiency by shifting how work gets done.

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The growing hype surrounding data lakes is causing substantial confusion in the information management space, according to Gartner, Inc. Several vendors are marketing data lakes as an essential component to capitalise on Big Data opportunities, but there is little alignment between vendors about what comprises a data lake, or how to get value from it.

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Schneider Electric has won the bid from Baidu to build an M1 containerized (prefabricated) data centre with Schneider Electric’s prefabricated data centre solutions. As Baidu’s first prefabricated data centre project, the eco-friendly data centre will feature fast deployment, low input and high capability operation from standardised to modular to prefabricated data centre in the age of cloud computing and big data. This project not only meets the needs of Baidu’s rapidly...

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Worldwide data centre industry representative body The Data Centre Alliance is running a series of free-to-attend workshops in Warsaw as part of the EU commission funded PEDCA (Pan-European Data Centre Alliance) Project.

Businesses set to increase IT spend in 2016

Three quarters of UK businesses plan to increase IT budget next year, with 62% identifying security...

Data centre cleaning specialist sees hike in emergency cleans

Data centres are running the risk of power outages and losing critical data by not planning...

Arrow Deutschland ist Oracle Authorized Solution Center (OASC)

Arrow ECS Deutschland wurde von Oracle als Oracle Authorized Solution Center (OASC) zertifiziert

Vertiv Apprenticeship Programme boosts jobs and skills in Derry and Donegal

Creating career pathways for the next generation of critical digital infrastructure talent.

Prysmian launches pre terminated cable assemblies into UK data centre market

Prysmian, best known for its manufacture of power and data cable, used the Data Centre World...

Graduates lack big data skills, say UK boardrooms

Almost three-quarters (72%) of UK firms believe that graduates lack the necessary skills to analyse...

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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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