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IT Infrastructure stories - Page 55

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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DataCentres Ireland: Free to attend with more than 1,000 industry experts

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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​The largest and longest-running national event of its kind is fast approaching to explain why leading multinationals choose Ireland.
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VIRTUS reveals plans for biggest data centre campus in London

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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VIRTUS Data Centres has announced its rapid expansion continues with plans for two new adjacent facilities on a single campus near Stockley Park.
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Cloud data center spend jumps as on-prem spend falls

Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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Spend on cloud data center technology has risen dramatically according to new data from Synergy Research Group, while on-prem equipment spend plunges.
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Vexata emerges after 3 years in 'stealth mode' to launch revolutionary product

Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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The company was founded by a flash-storage executive who left Dell EMC in 2013 because he sought to solve an underlying active-data problem.
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Data centre infrastructure will 'need new approaches' to cope with new tech

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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COBO President Brad Booth asserts new technologies like AI, 5G, and the IoT will require significant changes to data centre infrastructure.
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Quann & Claroty strengthen Singapore's critical infrastructure security

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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Managed security services provider Quann will take on Singapore's critical infrastructure security in partnership with Claroty.
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Hot forecast for the data centre cooling market with 14.95% CAGR

Tue, 19th Sep 2017
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OBRC asserts the rise of the data centre cooling market is being driven by cloud adoption in particular, growing at 6x the rate of IT spending.
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Schneider Electric: Why DCIM has succeeded and struggled?

Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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By the time you read this post, I'll be taking a seat at an Uptime Institute panel session to discuss the success of the technology and its travails.
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Confusion around GDPR with 37% unsure if they need to comply

Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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​A large portion of businesses have no idea what they need to do in the wake of the fast-approaching General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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DigiPlex axes 25% from data centre customers' power bills

Thu, 31st Aug 2017
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​When it comes to data centres, electricity makes up one of the major costs for businesses – after all, we always want access to our data right?.
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Two industry heavyweights team up to research 'SDN network of the future'

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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BT and Dell EMC have collaborated to explore the coupling of data centre technology and specialist switching software to create the next network.
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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.
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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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Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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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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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.
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OVH launches public cloud service in Poland – with plans for UK and Germany

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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The French cloud services provider is investing to broaden the offerings from its European data centres, with Poland complete and more on the cards.
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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.
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Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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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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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.