Data centre
Deciding where and how to build and operate a datacentre is one of the most important decisions your organisation will make. This section covers how to build a solid datacentre infrastructure, including selecting the right location to build your new facility, best practices for designing a new datacentre, and cooling and air flow techniques. Learn about green IT, data management systems, servers and operating systems.
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E-Zine
07 Dec 2023
CW EMEA: Prepare for cyber war
When the war between Hamas and Israel began in October, cyber security professionals and major government and private organisations braced for an inevitable accompanying online war. In this issue of CW EMEA, we outline cyber war, patterns of threat activity, and find out what security teams can do to protect their organisations. We also look at Finland’s advances in quantum computing, how Belgian researchers have developed technology to help datacentres process data faster, and the secrets of KPN’s successful business transformation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2023
Belgian researchers raise speed limit in European datacentres
Researchers have developed a prototype of an optical receiver that will help datacentres process data at a much higher rate Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
13 Sep 2022
Cloud compromise a doddle for threat actors as victims attest
Two separate studies into the state of public cloud security reveal insight into the ease with which threat actors can compromise vast numbers of targets, and some of the challenges security teams are facing in the cloud Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
13 Sep 2022
Users warned over Azure Active Directory authentication flaw
Secureworks researchers found what they say is a serious vulnerability in an Azure Active Directory authentication method, but Microsoft says it should not pose a serious risk to users Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
13 Sep 2022
OVHcloud opens new datacentre in Strasbourg at site of March 2021 fire
A year and a half after a fire at its datacentre campus in Strasbourg destroyed one of its facilities and damaged another, OVHcloud has opened a new server farm at the site Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
12 Sep 2022
CISOs should spend on critical apps, cloud, zero-trust, in 2023
Faced with a global recession next year, security buyers should try to direct investment towards technology that protects customer-facing and revenue-generating workloads, say analysts Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Sep 2022
SAP users ramp up ESG efforts
The UK & Ireland SAP User Group is developing a special interest group to help their members hit their ESG goals more effectively Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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E-Zine
09 Sep 2022
CW Europe: Why Russia could become the world’s biggest market for illegal IT
Faced with international sanctions and the departure of many global IT suppliers from Russia, companies there are seeking alternative, and sometimes illegal, routes to access IT products. Also read how new requirements are driving scientists and engineers in Europe back to the lab to start developing 6G technology. Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Sep 2022
Security Think Tank: Adding trust to AppSec and DevSecOps
When building in trust and assurance into app development through standards, it is critically important not to stifle innovation Continue Reading
By- Rowland Johnson
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News
09 Sep 2022
Panasas’s double NAS offer aims at multiple analytics workloads
ActiveStor Flash and ActiveStor Ultra XL target I/O profiles from rapid AI/ML to processing-heavy modelling but remain firmly on-prem, with object and cloud declared ‘interesting’ Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Blog Post
08 Sep 2022
Taking the lead: How leaders can help address global sustainability and human rights challenges
In this guest post, professor Matthew Gitsham, who leads on sustainability at Hult International Business School, sets out the role that leaders should take when helping their organisations hone ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Sep 2022
Security Think Tank: Creating a DevSecOps-friendly cyber strategy
When slowing down is not an option, you need to find a security strategy that is DevSecOps friendly, says Airbus Protect’s Olivier Allaire Continue Reading
By- Olivier Allaire, Airbus Protect
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News
07 Sep 2022
Six UK-based startups among those chosen to participate in AWS Defence Accelerator
Six out of the 10 startups that have secured places in Amazon Web Services' (AWS) inaugural defence market-focused accelerator programme are based in the UK Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
07 Sep 2022
US remains favoured datacentre location for world’s hyperscale cloud and internet giants
Data released by Synergy Research Group confirms thatr the US remains the favoured location for hyperscale datacentres, but the analyst house predicts this could change in the years to come Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
07 Sep 2022
VMware’s vSAN 8 gets a rebuild for the solid-state storage era
At VMware Explore 2022, we interview VMware’s John Gilmartin about the new, faster vSAN, plans to use DPUs, the vSAN+ cloud offering, and VMware Ransomware Recovery Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
07 Sep 2022
Security Think Tank: The many dimensions of DevSecOps
It is imperative to make our colleagues and customers know that when we talk DevSecOps, we are facing a multiphase challenge that starts at the very beginning of DevOps, and one that never ends Continue Reading
By- Alejandro Bernal
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Blog Post
06 Sep 2022
The environmental impact of common architecture patterns
In this guest post, Chris Darvill, vice president of solutions engineering covering Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at cloud-native API platform provider Kong, talks about the environmental ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2022
Ministry of Defence taps up Netcompany to support move away from legacy private cloud
The Ministry of Defence's efforts to rationalise its datacentre estate and move more of its apps and data to the public cloud continue apace Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
05 Sep 2022
VMware doubles down on cloud in ASEAN
Paul Simos, VMware’s managing director and vice-president for Southeast Asia and Korea, dives deeper into the company’s cloud strategy for the region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
05 Sep 2022
How water conservation and management floats on cloud
From the cloud comes our water supply – an essential building block and life support system increasingly underpinned by IT infrastructure Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Sep 2022
Cloud bursting: What it is and what it’s good for
We look at cloud bursting, which allows organisations to meet demand by bursting compute and storage to the cloud Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Sep 2022
Security Think Tank: Shift left, shift right. What about shift everywhere?
The concepts of shift left and shift right are highly effective in securing the development process, but for those who want to take things that step further there is shift everywhere Continue Reading
By- Paul Holland, Information Security Forum
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Podcast
01 Sep 2022
Podcast: Storage the key bottleneck for AI processing
We talk to Panasas about the need for storage that can cope with delivering high volumes of small files for artificial intelligence with the throughput and latency needed to service costly GPUs Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
01 Sep 2022
Security Think Tank: Effective DevSecOps requires collaboration
Application security and effective DevSecOps can only be achieved through collaboration with the business – the ultimate goal is to make it safer to do business, which requires considering integrated risk management and identity and access management alongside cyber security and application security Continue Reading
By- Andrew Morris, Turnkey Consulting
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Definition
31 Aug 2022
apparent power
Apparent power is a measure of alternating current (AC) power that is computed by multiplying the root-mean-square (rms) current by the root-mean-square voltage. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Aug 2022
Office appliances and the road to net-zero
In this guest post, Boris Manev, head of sustainability and government affairs at Epson Europe, sets out the role that energy-efficient peripherals can have on helping enterprises achieve their ... Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Aug 2022
Burning up: Mitigation should sustain datacentre operations during extreme heat
July’s temperature spike put headline heat on regional operations at Google and Oracle. Datacentre operators must side-step similar mistakes to avoid climate change-related collapse in future Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2022
VMware and IBM forge closer ties to build industry-specific hybrid cloud services
Tech giants reinforce commitment to working together with pledge to co-develop industry-specific cloud services for regulated enterprises Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
31 Aug 2022
VMware CEO: Broadcom acquisition is on track
Raghu Raghuram claims VMware customers are getting more comfortable with the Broadcom acquisition while employees are ‘more or less focused’ on the job at hand Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
30 Aug 2022
VMware beefs up Tanzu portfolio, adds OpenShift support
The Tanzu Application Platform will include support for Red Hat OpenShift, air-gapped installations and other capabilities to improve developer productivity and code security Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
30 Aug 2022
LastPass breach limited in scale and well-managed, say experts
A breach of LastPass’s developer environment does not seem to have affected users of the password management service, but it may still be time for a credential reset Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
30 Aug 2022
NetApp storage goes GA for VMware Cloud on AWS
Move will bring up to 50% decrease in TCO for customers running VMware apps in the Amazon cloud, says NetApp. No date yet for extension of the service across other public clouds Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Definition
29 Aug 2022
raised floor
A raised floor is a data center construction model in which a slightly higher floor is constructed above the building's original concrete slab floor, leaving the open space created between the two for wiring or cooling infrastructure. Continue Reading
By- Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor
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Definition
25 Aug 2022
compound
In chemistry, a compound is a substance made up of two or more different chemical elements that are combined in a fixed ratio Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Aug 2022
ESG for IT: How CIOs can drive environmental sustainability
Sustainability as a business initiative has rocketed up the priority list as investors, consumers and legislators demand accountability from businesses. Here's how IT can help. Continue Reading
By- Diann Daniel, Executive Editor
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Podcast
25 Aug 2022
James Hatch, BAE Systems: Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to the chief digital officer at BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence business about the challenges of “digital” in high-trust organisations Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
25 Aug 2022
HelloFresh serves up data insights to in-house tech team with Informatica’s help
Meal kit company is working with cloud-based data management firm to make sense of its data after a business growth spurt Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
24 Aug 2022
Cloud storage TCO: Key pitfalls and how to avoid them
Cloud’s flexibility is part of the attraction, but it can also lead to costs that spiral. We look at key elements in cloud TCO and how to intelligently make use of the cloud Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2022
UK drought: Thames Water asks datacentres to consider using 'raw water' to cool their sites
Utility provider Thames Water is probing the water consumption habits of datacentres within its jurisdiction, as it seeks collaboration opportunities with the server farm industry to ease pressure on supplies Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Blog Post
23 Aug 2022
Technology as a catalyst for large-scale reform in the fight against climate change
In this guest post, Robin Saluoks, co-founder and CEO of climate tech-focused startup eAgronom,on how technology can help increase food security in the face of climate change. Avocados from Mexico, ... Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2022
DevSecOps: Software developers lack sufficient security focus
GitLab survey shows developers want to produce high-quality code, but ‘shifting’ security left is hard to achieve Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
23 Aug 2022
Bfloat16: What it is and how it impacts storage
Bfloat16 is an emerging way to handle very large numbers, developed by Google for its machine and neural learning and prediction. We look at what it means for IT and storage Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
23 Aug 2022
IT leaders set to step up cloud investments over next two years, Colt research suggests
Colt’s third annual cloud adoption research report shows how the off-premise investment priorities of IT leaders are shaping up for the years ahead Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
23 Aug 2022
How digital technology rescued Merlin
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CTO of Merlin Entertainments – operator of Legoland, Sea Life and Alton Towers – to find out how digital saved the company when Covid shut all its theme parks. We look at how software and data analytics can help to track – and reduce – greenhouse gas emissions. And Southern Water explains how data helps to support its most vulnerable customers. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2022
Google Cloud and Singapore government team up on AI
Singapore’s National AI office will tap Google Cloud’s expertise in artificial intelligence to build artificial intelligence applications and train public sector officers on AI Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
22 Aug 2022
Data classification: What it is and why you need it
To be compliant, to ensure data is optimally protected, that it is available, that it can be analysed and that it is stored most cost-effectively – these are reasons why data classification is vital to organisations Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2022
How a female coder rose through the ranks in tech
Padmaja Kota started her career as a software engineer before picking up product development and rising through the ranks to become an engineering leader at a cloud-based software company Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Opinion
19 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why IT and procurement teams must work together to go green
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
By- Alexander Bardell , SDAdvocate
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Blog Post
18 Aug 2022
Going green: How to build a reliable, resilient and responsible digital infrastructure
In this guest post, David Watkins, solutions director for West London-based colocation provider, Virtus Data Centres outlines the actions that datacentre operators need to take to avoid accusations ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2022
OVO Energy-backed Kaluza taps up Google Cloud for carbon-negative push
SaaS-based energy tech platform provider sets out how it is using Google Cloud to help achieve its goal of becoming carbon-negative by 2030 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
17 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Collaborating with consultancies to go green
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
By- John Booth, Carbon3IT
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Blog Post
16 Aug 2022
Powering sustainability objectives with data
In this guest post, Julie Kae, executive director and vice president of sustainability and diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) at business applications firm Qlik.org, sets out why data has ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2022
Rising energy costs erode competitive edge of colocation datacentre operators
Research from temporary power generation equipment maker Aggreko highlights toll that rising energy costs are having on colocation datacentre operators Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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E-Zine
16 Aug 2022
Broadband reaches for the stars – the new space race
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the latest space race, as satellite firms compete to provide high-speed connectivity. Is the datacentre sector hindering house building in the UK? We find out what’s really going on. And we talk to the IT director of the Mercedes Formula One team about how data helps to win races. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2022
Lightbits offers NVMe-over-TCP at 5x less than NVMe-over-FC et al
Lightbits builds NVMe-overTCP SAN clusters for Linux servers with Intel cards that accelerate network processing to give millions of IOPS with storage for public and private clouds Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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15 Aug 2022
Datacentre sector denies being cause of West London electricity grid issues
Reports blaming the rapid rise of West London as a major datacentre hub for a potential ban on new housing developments in the area have not gone down well with industry watchers. Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Collaboration key to achieving ESG goals faster
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
By- Mattie Yeta, CGI
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Blog Post
12 Aug 2022
How financial services can accelerate the transition to a greener world
In this guest post, Jay Mukhey, global director of environment social and governance (ESG), Purpose & Impact, at fintech Finastra, sets out how the financial services industry is supporting ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Embedding GreenOps into enterprises
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
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Definition
10 Aug 2022
electron
An electron is a negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either bound to an atom or free (not bound). Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: How IT and procurement can collaborate for a more sustainable future
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation’s green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
By- Carmen Ene, BNP Paribas 3 Step IT,
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News
10 Aug 2022
Google Cloud to open three new cloud regions in APAC
New Google Cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand will enable local organisations to maintain low latency and meet data residency requirements Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
10 Aug 2022
APAC organisations warm to cloud networking
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are getting up to speed with cloud networking services, even as they grapple with the challenges of managing a hybrid cloud environment Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
08 Aug 2022
Icelandic datacentres may lead the way to green IT
Iceland may soon become even more attractive to companies wanting to minimise their carbon footprint while using high-performance computing services Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
08 Aug 2022
Internet giants in favour as Ireland tightens rules on datacentres
Irish premier Michael Martin has insisted its temporary squeeze on datacentre construction is not a moratorium on the industry Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
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News
05 Aug 2022
Datacentre sector hits back at claims that West London electricity grid capacity crunch is its fault
Reports citing the rapid rise of West London as a major datacentre hub as the cause of a potential ban on new housing developments in the area have not gone down well with industry watchers Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Podcast
05 Aug 2022
Podcast: How storage AIOps is revolutionising hybrid cloud ops
We talk to Tintri about storage and AIOps, which is the application of AI and machine learning-based software to monitor storage infrastructure to be able to detect patterns and predict failure, the need to upgrade, and so on Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
05 Aug 2022
Inside Bukalapak’s cloud strategy
Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak’s multicloud strategy, underpinned by the use of microservices and DevOps, has enabled it to meet the diverse needs of its users while addressing business requirements Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Opinion
05 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: How partnerships can help enterprises reach their green goals
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
By- Jay Dietrich, Uptime Institute
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News
04 Aug 2022
Specialist providers fill the missing bits in public cloud
While it may seem logical to deploy workloads in a hyperscaler’s cloud, is it the best option? Gartner looks at alternatives Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
04 Aug 2022
Why computational power is no longer limitless
China’s military exercises in the Taiwan Strait are set to have an immediate effect on global supply chains. China has effectively established an air and sea blockade around Taiwan and the world’s ... Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Podcast
03 Aug 2022
Podcast: Storage at the edge – impact and opportunities
We talk to Tobias Flitsch of Nebulon about the rise of edge computing and how that will drive demand for more storage that needs to be secure and resilient and centrally manageable Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
03 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: How collaboration and partnerships enable a circular economy
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation’s green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
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Definition
02 Aug 2022
specific gravity
Specific gravity, more formally known as relative density, is a measure of the density of a substance in comparison to the density of water. Continue Reading
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Definition
02 Aug 2022
POST (Power-On Self-Test)
A Power-On Self-Test (POST) is an operation initiated by a computer after it has been turned on but before it boots up the OS. Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2022
How worsening economic climate impacts IT spending
As inflation rises, purse strings are tightening at the tech giants, which will have a material impact on chipmakers and providers of IT equipment Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
02 Aug 2022
Cloud platforms for greener banking
In this guest post, Kalliopi Chioti, chief environmental, social and governance (ESG) officer at Temenos, explains how cloud technologies are helping the financial services sector go green. Banks ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2022
VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal
Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
02 Aug 2022
Global cloud infrastructure spend hits $62.3bn during Q2 2022
Latest market data from IT analyst house Canalys reveals no let-up in demand for cloud infrastructure services during the second quarter of 2022 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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02 Aug 2022
How to create a multi-year datacentre capacity plan
Datacentres and cloud providers must make educated guesses on future requirements. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
02 Aug 2022
How to create a datacentre capacity plan
In this week’s Computer Weekly, planning datacentre capacity is a growing challenge – we ask the experts for the latest best practice. Victims of the Post Office IT scandal explain why they think they were targeted for speaking out. And we look at the digital skills gap in retail and find out how employers can source talent. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2022
Microsoft hails success of hydrogen fuel cell trial at its New York datacentre
Microsoft has opened up about how its efforts to replace the diesel backup generators in its datacentres is progressing Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Opinion
01 Aug 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Collaboration is key for CIOs to reach their company’s green IT goals
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation’s green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
By- Shane Herath , Eco-Friendly Web Alliance
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News
01 Aug 2022
CloudMile banks on trust in regional expansion
Taiwanese cloud and AI startup CloudMile keeps its billing transparent and provides round-the-clock support to build trust with customers as it grows its business in Southeast Asia Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
29 Jul 2022
‘We must do better’ says Gelsinger on Intel’s latest results
Chipmaker has reported a massive decline across its major business divisions Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
29 Jul 2022
IPA revises review of HMRC’s £300m datacentre migration
Infrastructure and Project Authority’s annual report ranks HMRC’s £300m datacentre migration as “unachievable”, but – ahead of publication – it appears the organisation has had a change of heart Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
29 Jul 2022
Unstructured data storage – on-prem vs cloud vs hybrid
We look at storage for unstructured data on-premise, in the cloud and across multiple locations. There are advantages to a hybrid approach, but there can be hidden costs, too Continue Reading
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Podcast
29 Jul 2022
Green IT, nominate top tech women – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss the CW IT sustainability think-tank, the launch of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2022 list, and Lambeth Council in the cloud Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
29 Jul 2022
AWS remains high point in Amazon results as company posts another quarter loss
Amazon Web Services continues to go from strength to strength while parent company posts second successive loss Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Opinion
29 Jul 2022
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Hitting ESG targets relies on the power of partnerships
It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
By- Iggy Bassi, Cervest
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News
29 Jul 2022
How TCS is supporting Australia’s electricity market settlement
Tata Consultancy Services worked with the Australian Energy Market Operator to build a new system that speeds up electricity market settlement Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Jul 2022
The role of APIs in controlling energy consumption
In this guest blog, Chris Darvill, solutions engineering vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at cloud-native API platform provider Kong, sets out why the humble API should not ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Jul 2022
Has the cloud caught up with the mainframe?
Yes, you read that right. For much of the last couple of decades, it's felt as if everyone has been talking about the impending demise of the mainframe, whilst simultaneously attempting to emulate ... Continue Reading
By- Tony Lock, Freeform Dynamics
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News
28 Jul 2022
Hibs push for the backup premier league with Acronis
Hibernian FC signs Acronis to get top division data protection and make the most of ticketing information and match footage as it tries to gain more value from the data it holds Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
28 Jul 2022
Virgin Media O2 Business to provide dark fibre for all Proximity edge datacentres
Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of Virgin Media O2 Business announces initiative with network of regional carrier-neutral edge datacentres to bolster customer choice for low-latency services across UK edge colocation portfolio Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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Definition
27 Jul 2022
root cause analysis
Root cause analysis (RCA) is a method for understanding the underlying cause of an observed or experienced incident. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2022
Microsoft anticipates $3.3bn savings by extending server life
Thanks to new software tools and better hardware, Microsoft plans to upgrade servers and network equipment every six years Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Definition
27 Jul 2022
data breach
A data breach is a cyber attack in which sensitive, confidential or otherwise protected data has been accessed or disclosed in an unauthorized fashion. Continue Reading
By- Andrew Froehlich, West Gate Networks
- Katie Terrell Hanna
- Kevin Ferguson
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News
27 Jul 2022
Google results show bigger GCP operating loss
The company remains committed to the Google Cloud Platform, but continues to assess the value of extra datacentre investment Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
27 Jul 2022
Telstra and Microsoft deepen cloud and connectivity ties
Telstra will use Azure as a preferred cloud while Microsoft will look at boosting its capacity on Telstra’s subsea cable network in a wide-ranging deal Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
22 Jul 2022
UK heatwave linked to ongoing IT systems issues at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust said it is working ‘around the clock’ to restore the IT systems affected by the extreme temperatures seen in the UK this week Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Jul 2022
Forrester: European cloud adoption accelerates
The rise in public cloud usage across the UK and EU will speed up new cloud-specific regulations Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor