Rackspace ends formal evaluation of M&A transactions

Rackspace has ended its evaluation of alternatives that would result in Rackspace being acquired. The company declared its commitment to remain independent and also announced Taylor Rhodes as CEO to lead and drive its managed cloud strategy.

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West Thurrock to become the 'new Slough' for data centres

GVA Connect, the agent for London’s 50MVA Gateway Data Centre in West Thurrock reveals that new connectivity to the site via Zayo networks puts the entire West Thurrock site at the centre of both pan-European and US fibre networks - seeding the area as the second major outer London data...

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Shurgard improves disaster recovery capabilities with Colt’s colocation services

European provider of self-storage solutions reduces data centre footprint by 40% with move to Colt data centre in the Netherlands.

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Datacentred sponsors Open Stack Foundation

Relationship will enable DataCentred to further develop its core competency in OpenStack.

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Alert Logic launches UK data centre

Alert Logic, a leading provider of Security-as-a-Service for the cloud, has announced the...

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Red Hat announces general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11

Final minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux features security and performance enhancements, new...

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LeaseWeb launches global Referral Partner Program

Provides companies with increased margins when referring to LeaseWeb’s full range of...

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R&M unveils Cat. 6A module

Cat. 6A Easy Lock 'sets new standards' in the installation of twisted copper cables / Just...

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IDG Connect and Avention reveal the state of Big Data among modern enterprises

While data accuracy remains a top concern, 42 percent of respondents cite difficullty in extracting...

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Rackspace names Taylor Rhodes as CEO

Rackspace has named Taylor Rhodes to be the company’s chief executive officer as well as a...

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72% of businesses don’t trust cloud vendors to obey data protection laws and regulations

Economic impact of a data breach almost tripled by increased use of cloud services; phenomenon...

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A3CUBE introduces Fortissimo Foundation

A3CUBE Inc., a developer of revolutionary communication technology that extends the capability of...

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MapR extends lead in operational Hadoop capabilities

MapR Technologies, Inc. has announced the availability of the 4.0.1 version of the MapR...

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Fully programmable switch silicon family scaling to 3.2 terabits per second

Cavium, Inc. and XPliant, Inc. have introduced the CNX880xx line of Ethernet switch chips featuring...

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Videos

Egli Kaja, Project Manager, BCS, describes his journey from professional footballer to data centre project management, as part of BCS’s Athlete Career Transition Programme, designed to address the data...
Eric Pittana, Senior Director of Global Marketing and EMEA Sales for Empower Semiconductor, discusses the forthcoming OCP EMEA Summit, which serves as a platform where global technical leaders tackle the...
Todd Grabowski, President of Data Centre Solutions at Johnson Controls, explains how the company has expanded the availability of its leading YORK range of YVAM air-cooled magnetic bearing chillers to Europe...
In this video, DCS talks to Accelsius at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event

Expert Opinions

As we mark five years since the world entered COVID-19 lockdowns, one thing is clear: the way we work has been irreversibly transformed. What began as a reactive shift to remote work has evolved into a more...
By Jessica Bere, technical director at Gateley Hamer.
Half a dozen pressing challenges driving the global data centre crunch. By Daniele Viappiani, Portfolio Manager at GC1 Ventures.