Expert Opinions | Digitalisation World

Keeping waveforms in check

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Whether a data centre is onshore or offshore, the universal electrical issue that affects them all is harmonics. Here, John Mitchell, global business development manager of supply, repair and field service specialist CP Automation explains the most effective way to mitigate harmful harmonics in a...

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How “going natural” is transforming data centres

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Just as computers generate heat, the data centres that contain the servers that power our emails and data sharing culture also generate a lot of heat. As a result, one of the primary sources of energy use in most data centres is cooling. Finding the right solution is important, not least because of...

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New design and installation practices for fibre cabling

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Infrastructure + Hardware

Demand for cloud services is driving innovation in fibre and connectivity. As the hunger for bandwidth and services grows, the demand for fibre that can handle external and internal traffic in today’s hyperscale data centres is increasing. As new installation practices challenge designers and...

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How to streamline the deployment and management of your POP sites

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Infrastructure + Hardware

In recent times, many organizations are building out their own Internet points of presence (POPs). Rapidly increasing IP traffic volumes are creating bottlenecks in the POP sites of traditional ISPs. In addition, most ISP POP sites are located in major cities, which could be far away from an...