Aisle containment must be fire aware

In this article Jeremy Hartley, Managing Director of Dataracks, looks at how data centres can be fire adaptable, the benefits to be gained from the use of containment with built-in fire suppression systems and why building a fire resistant environment is easier than you think.

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Digital Realty opens data centre campus in Dublin

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has announced the opening of its €150m data centre campus in Digital Profile Park, Dublin. The state of the art 10-acre site supports the phased development plan of 15.36 megawatts of data centre space across four buildings, totaling 85,000 square feet.

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The shift to hybrid, app-specific IT

By Paul Vian, Business Development Director at Internap.

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Oracle OpenStack for Oracle Linux now available

Enterprise-scale solution for OpenStack allows extended deployment options to best fit customers’ needs; supports latest OpenStack Icehouse release.

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Vivocha migrates from AWS to IBM

Vivocha is adopting IBM Bluemix to further develop its platform and integrate new, customer-centric...

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IBM opens Cloud Resiliency Centre

IBM has announced the opening of its new cloud resiliency center in Research Triangle Park (RTP),...

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Verdafero taps power of IBM Cloud

Moves from traditional provider to IBM Bluemix to speed application development and delivery.

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MutualMind migrates From Amazon Web Services and Rackspace to IBM Cloud

MutualMind, a startup that provides social media sentiment analysis, has migrated from Amazon Web...

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OutSystems Platform 9 brings speed and simplicity of Visual RAD to native mobile app delivery

OutSystems has released OutSystems Platform 9, which raises the bar for mobile application...

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MapR Technologies adds offices in the Netherlands

Extends presence to help Dutch organisations benefit from Hadoop-based technologies.

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Hardware.com strengthens management team with Two Key Appointments

Hardware.com (part of the Hardware Group), a global multi-vendor leader in technical solutions,...

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Reflex Platform now a Certified Spark Distribution

Guavus, Inc. says that its Reflex 2.0 platform has been designated a Certified Spark Distribution...

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Interoute makes a stand against data centre industry’s £70m patch tax

Data centre owners practice of charging monthly recurring fees for static data centre cables is...

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Data centre skills shortage threatens growth

Gartner, Inc. has said that capacity planning and performance management skills within IT...

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Increase in uptake of practical big data projects in 2014

A new survey has revealed 2014 looks set to be the year when many businesses make the step from Big...

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Videos

DCS talks to KPMG at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event
In this video, DCS talks to Panduit at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event
In this video, DCS talks to Mark Acton, DCA at their 2025 10x10 Event
Todd Grabowski, President of Data Centre Solutions at Johnson Controls, explains how the company has expanded the availability of its leading YORK range of YVAM air-cooled magnetic bearing chillers to Europe...

Expert Opinions

By Jesse Todd, CEO of EncompaaS.
By Gordon Johnson, Senior CFD Manager for Subzero Engineering.
Steve Clifford, director of data centres, EMCOR UK, explores the challenges of data centre demand and explains why with the right planning, engineering expertise, and risk management, retrofitting existing...