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New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge
Hyperscale

New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge

Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data
Hyperscale

IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data

IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
Cloud IT infrastructure revenues overtake traditional IT for first time
Private Cloud

Cloud IT infrastructure revenues overtake traditional IT for first time

The rush to 'digitally transform' and adopt cloud-based technologies has caused some major changes in the market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 12th Jan 2019
Interxion celebrates launch of third London data centre
DataCentre infrastructure

Interxion celebrates launch of third London data centre

The company has stamped its confidence on the local market with its opening of the third data centre within its inner city campus.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Jan 2019
Equinix to launch data centre in Hamburg, its fourth German market
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix to launch data centre in Hamburg, its fourth German market

It's clear that Equinix is not wasting any time getting settled in for the new year with news of another data centre on the way with a hefty price tag.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019
Signs of erosion in Cisco's IT infrastructure dominance
Network Infrastructure

Signs of erosion in Cisco's IT infrastructure dominance

While still maintaining a significant lead, Cisco finished 2018 with a slightly smaller piece of the pie in the enterprise IT infrastructure market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019
Bulk of US$250b cloud market claimed by just nine companies
Virtualisation

Bulk of US$250b cloud market claimed by just nine companies

The top nine vendors in the wide cloud market ecosystem are responsible for well over half of all the revenues.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019
Positive results for semiconductor market, but decline looms
Storage

Positive results for semiconductor market, but decline looms

The market's revenue growth reached double-digit figures in 2018, but Gartner has identified a number of imminent roadblocks.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019
Bridging the gap to AI security
Distributed Denial of Service

Bridging the gap to AI security

AI cyber-attacks are not constrained by resources and compromises and can go on indefinitely without the need for pause.

By Patrick Hubbard • 5 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019
Q&A: Cloudian CEO reveals thoughts on data centre and cloud trends
Hybrid Cloud

Q&A: Cloudian CEO reveals thoughts on data centre and cloud trends

Cloudian CEO Mike Tso highlights AI's data demands, predicts a hybrid cloud future, and dispels myths about the decline of on-premises data centres.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019
AI driving liquid cooling renaissance in modern data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

AI driving liquid cooling renaissance in modern data centres

As AI applications push modern data centres to their limits, liquid cooling technologies are experiencing a resurgence to meet processing demands.

By Steven Carlini • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Dec 2018
2019 data centre predictions from Interxion's Europe MD
Unified Communications

2019 data centre predictions from Interxion's Europe MD

The coming year looks set to be one of implementation where we see a lot of technologies that have been present on the fringes become mainstream.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 27th Dec 2018
Insights: What will happen with data privacy in 2019?
Storage

Insights: What will happen with data privacy in 2019?

It is certainly the season for predictions and so without further ado, here are some insights from Ensighten CEO Ian Woolley.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Dec 2018
5 strategies for widening the colocation data centre talent pool
DataCentre infrastructure

5 strategies for widening the colocation data centre talent pool

The colocation industry has one of the lowest unemployment numbers across industries, making talent acquisition a difficult task.

By Abby Gabriel • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Dec 2018
Report: Bulk of data centre managers don't care about environment
DataCentre infrastructure

Report: Bulk of data centre managers don't care about environment

This week Supermicro released its first annual report detailing the environmental impact of today's cloud-scale data centres.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Dec 2018
Three things that will happen in 2019 – and one that will not
Storage

Three things that will happen in 2019 – and one that will not

Commvault's Nigel Tozer reflects on the year that's been and the one ahead with three predictions of what will be and one that won't.

By Nigel Tozer • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Dec 2018
Atos launches new French data centre – more modules to come
DataCentre infrastructure

Atos launches new French data centre – more modules to come

Atos together with the Yvelines departmental Council has officially launched its new data centre in Les Clayes-sous-Bois, Yvelines.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Dec 2018
EU cloud adoption rising, but still far from mainstream
Cloud Services

EU cloud adoption rising, but still far from mainstream

Cloud adoption is surging among some European Union (EU) nations but it still has a way to go to becoming commonplace across the board.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Dec 2018
2019 threat landscape predictions - Proofpoint
Malware

2019 threat landscape predictions - Proofpoint

Proofpoint researchers have looked ahead at the trends and events likely to shape the threat landscape in the year to come.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 18th Dec 2018