Ian Bitterlin: I voted Brexit, here’s why
Before I get to the data centre reasons I might as well fess-up as to all of the other reasons that I voted to...
Sudlows launches new website, pushes new Critical Infrastructures division
Sudlows has launched a new website, hot on the heels of launching its new Critical Infrastructures division, says the firm in this sponsored post.
The...
Anne Stokes takes punt on Redcar ICI site as £100m data centre
An application has been lodged for planning permission to build a data centre on the former Redcar ICI site. The company behind the application is...
New data centre means Ferrari F1 team can action data at full throttle
Schneider Electric says a data centre upgrade is enabling Ferrari's F1 team to action data insights at full throttle.
“The data centre hosts solutions and systems...
Power system reliability options for data centres
Part history lesson, part guide to UPS and power distribution set up options, Ian Bitterlin outlines the steps to uptime and negating human error in data...
A room with a PUE: UKFast builds hotel for data centre engineers
Colocation provider UKFast is building “plush” accommodation and work spaces at its Manchester data centre. That means clients' engineers can stay for free when...
Apple sweating on £650m Ireland data centre
Apple is still sweating on its proposed £650m data centre in Athenry, County Galway.
The electronics giant, which has a net cash pile of £105bn, announced...
500 reasons to visit Data Centre World
Involved in data centres? In this sponsored post, the organisers of Data Centre World say they have 500 reasons why you should visit the...
Rack-mounted modular UPS ‘derisks entire infrastructure’
Socomec says it has extended its UPS range to address the evolving demands placed upon those responsible for managing data centres, critical buildings and facilities....
Data centres and hospitals warned changes to capacity market could hit back-up generators
Organisations with diesel back-up generators have been warned that changes the government is making to energy market policies could add significant costs to their...
Deepwater data: Microsoft trials undersea data centre
Microsoft thinks the future of data centres could be subsea. The firm said it has successfully deployed an underwater data centre off the coast...
Data Centre Summit South
Some of the industry’s most respected thought leaders will speak about a range of technology trends and best practice issues at the Data Centre Summit...
Facebook to build new Ireland data centre
The internet giant uses the country as its global headquarters and announced the move this week. The facility will reportedly cost around £150 million.
Facebook...
Equinix completes Telecity acquisition
Equinix has completed its £2.6bn acquisition of Telecity. The move doubles its capacity in Europe and adds over 1,000 new customers to its books.
Both...
Sky’s Edinburgh data centre recognised for energy efficiency
Sky’s data centre energy demand reduction drive has been recognised with the inclusion of its Edinburgh DC as a participant to the EU Code of Conduct...
Ian Bitterlin: Data centres being singled out by EU over energy efficiency
In this blog post, Ian Bitterlin says making use of waste heat and 'smarter' grids is a good thing, but wonders why data centres are...
Schneider cool on raising data centre temperatures
Raising temperatures in data centres may be a hot topic but it is not necessarily a good idea, according to Schneider Electric’s global data...
Green Grid: Data centres ‘must become like mobile app developers’
Data centre operators must adopt the mindset of mobile phone software developers or risk the wrath of regulators for wasting energy.
That was the message...
100% uptime or a year for free: Volta claims world first with data centre...
Independent central London data centre operator Volta says its resilience is so good that it will give customers a year’s free service if racks...
Capacity crunch: Can UPS improve power quality management?
The UK’s tightening power capacity margins mean data centres need to think more carefully than ever about uninterruptible power supplies, says Riello in this...