Cloud traffic to dominate data centres

In the third annual Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2012 – 2017), Cisco forecasts that global cloud traffic, the fastest growing component of data centre traffic, is expected to grow 4.5-fold – a 35 percent combined annual growth rate (CAGR) – from 1.2 zettabytes of annual traffic in 2012 to 5.3 zettabytes by 2017. Overall global data centre traffic will grow threefold and reach a total of 7.7 zettabytes annually by 2017.

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Top predictions for IT organizations and users for 2014 and beyond

Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and IT users for 2014 and beyond. Gartner's top predictions for 2014 combine several disruptive topics — Digital Industrial Revolution, Digital Business, Smart Machines and the Internet of Things — that are set to have an impact well beyond just the IT function.

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European Commission appoints WEMSinternational as Endorser in Code of Conduct for Data Centres - Energy Efficiency

WEMSinternational, the developer of world’s first truly web-enabled, wireless Building Energy Management System (BEMS), has been appointed by the European Commission as an endorser of the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres – Energy Efficiency.

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Norland cites human error as major risk

Norland Managed Services, a leading provider of engineering services to data centres and other critical environments, has warned that without a comprehensive risk management approach to their data centre facilities, organisations face the risk of costly failures and significant harm to their reputation. Norland’s new white paper “Critical systems: You are the weakest link” acknowledges human error as the biggest cause of data centre failure and sets out a 10 step process to...

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