Design & Facilities Management

The physical data centre infrastructure needs to be designed and managed in terms of providing the optimum environment for the unit’s primary function: the provision of IT infrastructure for the enterprise. Whether it be a green- or brown-field site, data centre design and maintenance is of critical importance to ensure that the hardware which hosts the enterprise applications operates reliably and efficiently. Physical security is also an important aspect of this topic.

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2 Sep 2010 \| Hosting & Colocation Belgacom ICT commercial data centre hosting services selects integrated data centre monitoring solution Belgacom ICT's Data Centre has selected AccelOps' integrated data centre monitoring solution to fortify operational efficiency and proactive re... Read more	1 Sep 2010 \| Design & Facilities Management Panduit opens UK briefing centre Panduit has opened a major new UK headquarters in the heart of the City of London. Read more
31 Aug 2010 \| Design & Facilities Management Sensatronics opens European office Sensatronics, the trusted source for temperature and environmental monitoring products, teams with Global301 to expand and strengthen its presence in the key... Read more	31 Aug 2010 \| Networks & Telco Panduit introduces smallest diameter Category 6A cabling system Panduit has expanded its high speed data transport offering with the launch of the industry’s smallest diameter Category 6A copper cabling system. Read more
25 Aug 2010 \| Design & Facilities Management New VP sales & marketing for Raritan Europe Raritan has named Stuart Hopper as its new VP of Sales and Marketing, Europe. He will head up Raritan's European offices in The Netherlands, England, Ger... Read more	19 Aug 2010 \| Applications Avnet, Inc. reports record quarterly revenue Fuelled by the sharp cyclical recovery in the technology markets, Avnet Inc. reported record revenue and earnings per share results in the fourth quarter of ... Read more
17 Aug 2010 \| Applications Dell agrees to acquire 3PAR Dell has signed an agreement to acquire 3PAR, a leading global provider of highly-virtualized storage solutions with advanced data management features, inclu... Read more	12 Aug 2010 \| Applications Gartner says a more radical approach to cost reduction is needed in government Governments need to take radical steps to make further cost savings amid ongoing uncertain economic conditions, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner said that ... Read more
12 Aug 2010 \| Applications Cisco reports fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010 earnings Cisco has reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended July 31, 2010. Cisco reported fourth quarter net sales of $10.8 billion, n... Read more	11 Aug 2010 \| Applications Gartner says worldwide enterprise IT spending on pace to grow 2.9 per cent in 2010 Worldwide enterprise IT spending across all industry markets will grow 2.9 per cent in 2010 and surpass $2.4 trillion, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts sa... Read more

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Design & Facilities Management TV & Audio

26 Aug 2010 | Hosting & Colocation

Black Building test 2010

The Black Building test is carried out annually to ensure the proper backup of Telstra data centres’ electrical infrastructure and to maintain the correct switch gear.

6 Aug 2010 | Applications

The IT behind Dallas Cowboys Stadium - HP

Supported with 250 HP ProLiant servers, HP Insight Dynamics and HP Virtual Connect the Dallas Cowboys Stadium can remain one of the most technologically advanced stadiums on the planet.

2 Jul 2010 | Design & Facilities Management

HP - Wynyard Data Center

Tour the HP Wynyard Data Center in the United Kingdom featuring an energy-efficient and sustainable design that incorporates recycled materials as well as harvested rainwater.

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29 Jul 2010 \| Applications Data centre consolidation Amir Peles, CTO, Radware talks about relying on application delivery solutions to meet SLAs. Read more	23 Jul 2010 \| Design & Facilities Management The true importance of contamination control for data centres Contamination is an ever-present threat to sensitive data centre equipment; its potential effects range from impaired power efficiency to catastrophic equipment... Read more
8 Jul 2010 \| Design & Facilities Management Data Centre strategies require a unified approach With Data Centre Managers waking up to the benefits of greener IT and Financial Officers becoming aware of the vast savings available to them by making changes ... Read more	1 Jul 2010 \| Hosting & Colocation EU Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency Workshops In March 2009 Future-Tech were one of the first companies to be awarded Endorser Status for the European Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency. Endo... Read more

Design & Facilities Management Magazine Articles

DCS June/July 2010 | Design & Facilities Management

Arriving At Tier IV

How customer requirements played a major role in the specification of Europe’s first Uptime Institute Accredited Tier IV Data Centre Design. DCS report... Read more

DCS June/July 2010 | Storage

Providing a single entry point across the globe

Following Avnet’s acquisition of Bell Microproducts, DCS talks to Roy Vallee, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Avnet, to discover the reasons behind th... Read more

DCS June/July 2010 | The Cloud

Adapt or die

Magirus has become Cisco’s first specialty data centre distributor in Europe. DCS talks to Christian Magirus, executive vice-president & COO, Magir... Read more

DCS June/July 2010 | Power & Cooling

The Modular Approach to Megawatt UPS Reliability

Large UPS systems often make up the back bone of the power protection afforded to industrial and IT systems. The mission critical nature of the applications ... Read more

Design & Facilities Management Supplements

1 Dec 2009 | The Cloud

Adaptive Infrastructure for the Agile Enterprise

As more and more organisations reach an inflection point in the way they run their applications and networks, colocation is emerging as the flexible, future-proof way forward. This supplement looks at the trends in data centre outsourcing, data centre design, deployment and operations – providing valuable insights into how organisations can leverage colocation to improve business agility.

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1 Dec 2008 | Green Technologies

With Power Comes Responsibility

Staying lean, mean and green – A-Z of Efficient Installation – The Green Data Centre

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