Expert Opinions | Digitalisation World

Too much power capacity in data centres is going to waste

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Energy Management Power & Cooling

Data centers exist to deliver IT workloads in a manner that is both capital and energy-efficient, in this way both data center and customers benefit. Yet the power delivery method remains rigid, inflexible and usually misaligned with IT SLAs, which has a significant negative impact on performance...

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Open to all, time for the data centre sector to end the skills issue

Published in Cloud DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

As the electric and digital worlds converge, talent acquisition and team management are among the biggest challenges faced by data centre and technology businesses today. By Marc Garner, VP, Secure Power Division, UK&I.

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Gaining a competitive edge

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Power & Cooling

With the increasing application of the Internet of Things, the impending global rollout of 5G and more enterprises increasing their need for SaaS and IaaS applications and infrastructure services, digital data is going into overdrive. Ciarán Flanagan from ABB looks at how colocation and...

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Changing perceptions: How Li-ion battery technology is carving a bigger niche in the UPS market

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Energy Management Power & Cooling

As 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies transform how we live in the coming decade, data centre operators are preparing for fast growth to meet the need for increased data processing capacity. At the same time, the industry is under pressure to improve its energy efficiency in reaction to...