Stories by Staff - Page 2
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Thinking outside of the rack: Designing and planning by pod
Fri, 30th Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
When commonly available voltages and breaker sizes are considered, optimum pod configurations emerge that make planning and design easier.
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How to speak like a data center geek: Software containers
Thu, 29th Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
We’ll define orchestration as the way individual containers are deployed and managed so they can function in harmony.
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Fintech startup launches pocket Kiwisaver advisor
Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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fintechs
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apps
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kiwisaver
Ilumony monitors publicly available KiwiSaver funds in New Zealand to deliver financial advice to users online, helping to optimise their returns.
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Equinix: Alibaba scales-up global cloud and digital services
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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martech
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iot
The company that started out as a B2B portal now touches almost every aspect of the internet and eCommerce sectors.
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7 tech trends that define next-generation data center monitoring
Thu, 15th Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
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martech
Automated monitoring has moved front and center as too few human resources are available to manage the large quantities of information coming in.
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Redefining efficiencies for downsized, on-premise enterprise data centers
Thu, 15th Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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on-premise
The industry is undergoing a third transformational phase: a retrenchment, and even a renewed growth, of enterprise on-premise data centers.
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Schneider Electric: Challenges and trends in colocation
Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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power / energy
Telco facilities typically have an ideal location, possess digital technology with connectivity in place and own central offices with available space.
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E3 2017: Keeping gamers and games connected for the win
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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gaming
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hyperscale
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dc
Achieving the ultimate interconnection between gamers and games with a high-quality user experience is what powers the $108.9 billion gaming market.
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HPE’s next frontier: Space travel & memory-driven computing
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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smartphones
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memory
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hpe
By 2020, our digital universe will contain nearly as many bits of data as there are stars in the universe, with at least 20 billion mobile devices.
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HPE: Jamshedpur, India - From steel city to smart city
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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iot
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fleet management
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hpe
Tata Communications, a provider of telecommunications solutions and services, has 44 data centers located around the world, including India.
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Takeaways of a data center guy after Cloud Computing wins the Preakness
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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datacentre infrastructure
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iot
Cloud Computing's Preakness win prompts a data centre insider's race to draw parallels with tech and risk management in the field.
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Polycom case study: How remote working helped me adopt a lifestyle change
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
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poly
Often when I tell others I work from home, they ask me how I stay motivated or not end up in front of the TV (or fridge) all day.
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HPE: Stay on the cutting edge with software defined OT
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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iot
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edge computing
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hpe
As competition in the IoT and Intelligent Edge industries increases, companies are seeking new ways to stand apart and delight their customers.
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WannaCry, IoT and you: Securing your customers in an unsafe world
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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firewalls
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malware
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network infrastructure
Ingram Micro’s Andrew Khan explains how ransomware like WannaCry can be mitigated by the 3As: Automation, analytics and artificial intelligence.
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Schneider Electric: Enhancing data center performance, gamefully
Sun, 4th Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
Schneider Electric pioneers data centre gamification, promising efficiency gains and cost savings with innovative management tools.
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New data center cooling tech - crucial to achieving carbon reduction goals
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
Countries around the globe are taking definitive steps to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, consequently, their carbon footprint.
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Schneider Electric: The impact of the cloud on hybrid data center designs
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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hybrid & remote work
Cloud adoption is driving the need to rethink the redundancy requirements of edge data centers, says Kevin Brown of Schneider Electric.
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The connected campus: Meeting students’ #1 priority with edge solutions
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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datacentre infrastructure
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edge computing
To stay alive, human beings need air, food and water. If you are college student, add to this list of vital resources Internet access.
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DCIM’s improvement to workflow processes is key to eliminating data center challenges
Mon, 29th May 2017
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power / energy
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datacentre infrastructure
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dcim
But for me, the most interesting aspects of the research is in unpacking the impact of a range of data center problems on the business itself.
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Why SD-WAN is the ‘killer app’ for NFV services
Mon, 29th May 2017
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Silver Peak’s Graham Schultz takes a look at the recent NFV World Congress, and a new Silver Peak vCPE offering for service providers.