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IT Infrastructure stories - Page 62

The vast numbers of servers, routers, storage devices, and services comprising the foundations or framework of information technology systems all fall under the definition of IT Infrastructure.

Essentially, IT infrastructure is relied upon and underpins every interaction with the internet, a cellular network, and every transmission between one person and another over a computer or telephone.
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Ireland to become 'go-to location' for businesses to interconnect in Europe

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Startling findings from Equinix reveal bandwidth used in private data exchange between businesses to be 6x that of the public internet by 2020.
Winner trophy

Munters takes home prize at 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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​Munters has received the 'Industry Energy Innovation' award at the recent 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards - here's a full list of the winners.
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euNetwork's Manchester investment provides access to 12 interconnected data centres

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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​euNetworks has made further investment in Manchester with a new density fibre network covering over 40 route kilometres in the city.
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Exclusive interview: Digital Realty on being the world's largest digital landlord

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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Digital Realty, the global colossus of data centres, reveals the future of digital infrastructure and their unyielding commitment to sustainability.
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Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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power / energy
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clean technologies
In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.
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Equinix talks how to handle the subsea cable building boom

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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It took the world a couple decades to reach a zettabyte in annual traffic, but Cisco projects we'll more than double that by 2020.
Businessman jumping future

Gartner reveals the 3 main drivers behind digital business in the next decade

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Gartner has identified three 'megatrends' that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next decade.
Data center communication

OVH launches public cloud service in Poland – with plans for UK and Germany

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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public cloud
The French cloud services provider is investing to broaden the offerings from its European data centres, with Poland complete and more on the cards.
Businessperson hand holding secrets

Sunbird's new release to drive faster and more secure data centre management

Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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The release is designed to provide data centre managers with enhanced tools that enable easy and agile responses to their most common challenges.
Big fish eat small fish

Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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colocation
Silent-Aire has acquired the Dublin-based manufacture of bespoke air handling equipment, RMI Engineering in a move to establish an EU headquarters.
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Interoute rolls out global cloud-based storage service with Cloudian

Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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storage
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cloud services
Interoute launches cloud-based storage service using Cloudian technology, offering fast, reliable and low-cost storage for unstructured data.
Business tug of war

Traditional data centre vs micro data centre deployments - who wins?

Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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edge computing
The weigh-up of the cost effectiveness of a single traditional data centre of one MW capacity against a cluster of micro data centres each of 5kW.
Megaphone

Interxion announces plans for two new EU data centres - at up to £90m each

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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cloud services
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colocation
Interxion will soon be constructing new data centres in Frankfurt and Marseille – in addition to an expansion in Vienna.
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IDC: Writing on the wall for Aussie enterprise Ethernet market?

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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With a 21 percent year-on-year decline, IDC reports the first quarter of 2017 was in fact the worst downturn in some time.
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IBM expands global presence with two new data centres in London

Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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IBM has expanded its global presence with four new IBM Cloud data centres – two in London, one in San Jose and one in Sydney.
Change wall arrows

Infosys co-founder stresses the need for change in IT companies

Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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The challenge, Gopalakrishnan says, is the fear of the unknown that accompanies change and that companies are currently experiencing today.
Cutting red ribbon

Visa expands global presence with not one, but TWO new data centres

Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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commerce systems
​Visa has announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two new data centres – one in Singapore and one in the United Kingdom.
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Kinetica ups investment in APAC market including new executive appointment

Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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nvidia
Kinetica sees APAC as a lucrative opportunity given the region is expected to experience the fastest growth for big data and analytics solutions.
Partnership

Atos seals contract to transform IT infrastructure at National Bank

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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digital transformation
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outsourcing
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national bank
The French IT giant will be providing comprehensive infrastructure and data centre services for Germany's National Bank.
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78% of UK data centres fail ASHRAE guidelines – is IoT the answer?

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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risk & compliance
New research from thermal risk experts has revealed UK data centres are seriously lacking when it comes to temperature management.