The case for Scale Out Storage

Scale-out is a new category of storage architecture that challenges the limitations associated with traditional SAN and NAS systems. The aim of scale-out storage is to provide service predictability allowing the user to grow storage resources in-line with data center demands as business needs...

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Accelerating the cloud with flash

The rapid increase in processor performance and the deployment of highly virtualized datacentres has placed increasing stress on conventional storage to the point that it is now often the main bottleneck to application performance, and just as importantly, to server utilisation. By Greg Huff, SVP,...

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Cloud storage: A rosy future – once the thorns are removed

Cloud storage is starting to become accepted as a normal part of an enterprise IT architecture, according to research published by Avere Systems. By Rebecca Thompson, VP of Marketing, Avere Systems.

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Consider the value of implementing four essential tiers

Many financial institutions deal with the data deluge by buying increasing amounts of primary storage. While this approach keeps data close at hand, it is excessively expensive and makes it difficult to find specific data - similar to looking for a needle in a haystack. By Luc Gheysens, vice...

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Time for a data management revolution

There is no doubt that data management has gone through an evolutionary process, starting with a...

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Server market rebounds

Demand for x86 servers and high-end systems leads the way, according to IDC

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Sustainable IT and energy efficient data centre

THE DIGITAL revolution has seen IT’s global carbon footprint rise to equal that of the...

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You can’t manage what you’re not monitoring

This might be a mantra that is heard over and over again, but the intricacies of data centre power...

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Datacentre Transformation Conference 9th July 2013, Leeds, UK

Leeds has been the successful host of two previous joint Data Centre Alliance, Datacentre Solutions...

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Contain yourself for more efficient data centre cooling

Containment solutions can eliminate hot spots and provide energy savings over traditional...

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Securing your data: The role of security in a connected world

Data that companies acquire, manage and secure today is much different to what it was even a couple...

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A very private affair?

Neil Barnett, Product Manager for Hosting & Cloud at Daisy Group plc, discusses private cloud...

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Videos

Nathan Parks, Sr Specialist, Research at Gartner, discusses the findings of its recent survey, which found that only 14% of security leaders successfully balance data security and business objectives. Nathan...
Jonathan Kinsey, EMEA Data Centre Lead at JLL, discusses the findings of JLL’s new 2025 Global Data Center Outlook, exploring the relationship between AI, sustainability and investment demands. Jonathan is...
Larry Meador, recently appointed Channel Chief at Cavelo – focused on attack surface management for MSPs, explains how his work with the company as an advisor persuaded him of the ‘incredible potential of...
In this video, DCS talks to ToffeeX at TechExGlobal 2025.

Expert Opinions

By Dr Yvonne Bernard, Hornetsecurity’s CTO.
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate women's achievements while highlighting the ongoing fight for gender equality. In the technology industry, where women remain underrepresented, this...
International Women’s Day provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on and benchmark progress towards gender parity. However, despite “gender” and “equality” becoming buzz words over the past five...