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The 'dirty secret' of water waste

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A single, tech giant owned data centre consumes 20,000 litres of water per hour, ‘as much water as a small city’.

In the line of fire

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The consequences of a fire in a data centre can be catastrophic and, as well as causing expensive downtime, it can also result in irreparable damage to expensive equipment if not detected quickly. Honeywell Life Safety’s EMEA Sales Manager - Speciality Products, Tim Checketts, explains why using next generation aspiration smoke detection should be part of every data centre’s infrastructure.

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The data centre network of the future

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By Roger Keenan, managing director of central London data centre, City Lifeline.

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Dimension Data has launched a new maturity tool that helps organisations assess their capabilities and prioritise initiatives for building a next-generation data centre. The Data Centre Development Model – the first assessment that covers such a broad spectrum of the data centre – was created off the back of strong demand from clients seeking guidance and actionable plans to make their data centres more responsive and agile.

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hurleypalmerflatt has confirmed that SG3, Equinix, Inc’s third International Business Exchange ™ (IBX®) data centre in Singapore, has been awarded BCA-IDA platinum Green Mark certification for its energy efficient design, operation and management.

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Mayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and electronic security solutions distributor has formed a distribution agreement with ENTERTECH SYSTEMS for Mayflex to provide Suprema biometrics for access control to the UK market. Suprema is the premier provider of next-generation IP access control and the global leader in biometric access control systems. ENTERTECH SYSTEMS is Suprema’s official operating partner in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Etix Everywhere opens Lille data centre

Etix Everywhere, a global data center developer and operator, continues to expand its network...

Datum Datacentres is accredited with ISO9001 and ISO27001 for Quality Management System and Information Security Management

Datum, the Farnborough based Colocation specialist, announces that it has been accredited with the...

Scotland’s largest commercial data centre set for expansion

Construction has started on Pulsant’s South Gyle site in Edinburgh – the largest...

Arrow adds SoftLayer services

Broadens its cloud portfolio and IBM relationship in North America and EMEA.

Redefining perceptions of the data centre: From budget line item to revenue driver

By Ricky Cooper, vice president, EMEA at Digital Realty.

Leading edge for leading edge!

Leveraging Schneider Electric’s prefabricated data centre infrastructure, with remote access,...

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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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