Steria is one of the first companies in the world to be awarded CarbonNeutral® certification for its data centres, recognising the growing environmental impact of IT services and customers’ need for solutions which reduce the carbon impact in their value chain, including both upstream and downstream emissions (Scope 3).
Read MoreCirba Inc. has announced support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM’s Softlayer. These new capabilities will enable organisations to determine the best execution venue for applications whether on internal or external infrastructure, while also providing management control and visibility across all enterprise workloads. Cirba is extending its support for internal VMware vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V, IBM PowerVM on AIX and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation-based environments to external...
Read MoreMuch of the massive amounts of electricity America’s data centers devour supporting our business and online activity is being wasted running computer servers doing little or no work most of the time, according to a report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Improved energy efficiency practices could cut energy waste by at least 40 percent, saving over $3 billion annually.
Read MoreBy Roger Keenan, managing director of London data centre, City Lifeline.
Read MoreThe world of technology continues to change at a blistering pace, and that's why data centres need to brace themselves for the new innovations we're likely to see in the years ahead. One recent trend which is worth noting in this regard is that of data centre consolidation. In a nutshell, what this refers to is the tendency for data centres to utilise more efficient technologies so that they can concentrate their resources more effectively. It should go without saying that the potential...
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