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Visa's cockup put down to 'very rare' data centre crash
Network Infrastructure

Visa's cockup put down to 'very rare' data centre crash

51.2 million Visa payments failed to process on Friday 1 June (just in time for after-work drinks) and the company says it all came down to a switch.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018
Edge data centres: Future-defining tech or just a bad joke?
Hyperscale

Edge data centres: Future-defining tech or just a bad joke?

Volta's managing director discusses the topic of edge data centres and how the days of consolidation could be numbered.

By Jon Arnold • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018
French national behind UK data breach caught in Thailand
Breach Prevention

French national behind UK data breach caught in Thailand

Europol has revealed details surrounding the arrest of a 25-year-old coder who allegedly helped to extort a British organisation.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018
Vertiv extends partnership with Russian data centre IXcellerate
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv extends partnership with Russian data centre IXcellerate

The relationship between the companies has extended for more than five years,with Vertiv gaining more input over time.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Rick McElroy shares how he'd breach an enterprise
Malware

EXCLUSIVE: Rick McElroy shares how he'd breach an enterprise

Carbon Black's Rick McElroy asserts at the end of the day, cyberwar is not about systems but rather humans vs humans as they are the weakest link.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Sat, 16th Jun 2018
Google buys plot of land in NL, but will there be a data centre?
DataCentre infrastructure

Google buys plot of land in NL, but will there be a data centre?

Google has purchased 70 hectares of land in Noord-Holland for an undisclosed amount but says it is keeping its options open.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jun 2018
PHOTO GALLERY: Datacloud Europe 2018 a crowd-puller in Monaco
Hyperscale

PHOTO GALLERY: Datacloud Europe 2018 a crowd-puller in Monaco

Datacloud Europe 2018 wraps up today in Monaco - here's some photos from the exhibition floor and keynote speakers to ogle at.

By Ashton Young • 1 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018
Exclusive: Vertiv CEO reveals company's bets for the future
Hyperscale

Exclusive: Vertiv CEO reveals company's bets for the future

​At this year's Datacloud Europe event in Monaco, we were able to sit down with Vertiv CEO Rob Johnson to discuss some of what is to come.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018
Equinix, EBRC, EvoSwitch, & SAP Cloud ERP among 2018 Datacloud Awards' winners
Hyperscale

Equinix, EBRC, EvoSwitch, & SAP Cloud ERP among 2018 Datacloud Awards' winners

Last night saw the 11th Datacloud Awards take place in Monaco with many companies and individuals gracing the stage - check out the full list here.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018
Tenable launches solution to secure infrastructure across converged IT/OT environments
Interactive

Tenable launches solution to secure infrastructure across converged IT/OT environments

Converged environments contain a mix of IT and OT devices and systems that demand a holistic approach to cybersecurity.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018
Optics firm hit with biggest data breach fine in French history
Breach Prevention

Optics firm hit with biggest data breach fine in French history

Optical Center has been fined EUR €250,000 by CNIL for a major data breach affecting 334,000 customers, the largest fine in French history for such an offence.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018
Weighing up the email security threat in EMEA
Firewalls

Weighing up the email security threat in EMEA

Barracuda's SVP shares some startling new research - 80% of EMEA organisations faced an email attack last year, while 73% believe they're increasing.

By Chris Ross • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Jun 2018
Kao Data to become Europe's first OCP-certified data centre
Hyperscale

Kao Data to become Europe's first OCP-certified data centre

​Kao Data's London One facility has met the requirements for companies looking to harness benefits of Open Compute Project (OCP) equipment.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Jun 2018
Mimecast bets on German growth with two new data centres
Hyperscale

Mimecast bets on German growth with two new data centres

Mimecast has 'invested heavily' into Germany with the opening of two facilities in Munich to capitalise on Germany's migration to the cloud.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jun 2018
HPE seeks to 'redefine' storage networking with new M-series
Storage

HPE seeks to 'redefine' storage networking with new M-series

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled new storage networking innovations to enhance performance and efficiency.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Jun 2018
Ziften marketing SVP talks Europe expansion and future of endpoint security
Endpoint Protection

Ziften marketing SVP talks Europe expansion and future of endpoint security

​At InfoSec Europe in London we were able to sit down with a few members of the team from Ziften, including marketing SVP Roark Pollock.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Jun 2018
​Expert says pay-as-you-go cybersecurity model is the future
Firewalls

​Expert says pay-as-you-go cybersecurity model is the future

The consumption model for IT resources and services offers financial benefits and should be applied to cybersecurity, according to industry experts.

By Greg Day • 5 min read • Mon, 11th Jun 2018
Self-driving cars are cool, but what about the self-driving data centre?
Storage

Self-driving cars are cool, but what about the self-driving data centre?

Pure Storage's regional vice president discusses how a self-driving data centre is self-managing, optimising, and restoring - much cooler than a car.

By Mike Sakalas • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Jun 2018
Relentless demand drives expansion of Hydro66 data centre
Hyperscale

Relentless demand drives expansion of Hydro66 data centre

Later this year Hydro66 will make available 8 MW and 400 racks over 1,000 square metres of IT space at its colocation data centre in Sweden.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Jun 2018