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IT Infrastructure stories - Page 54

The vast numbers of servers, routers, storage devices, and services comprising the foundations or framework of information technology systems all fall under the definition of IT Infrastructure.

Essentially, IT infrastructure is relied upon and underpins every interaction with the internet, a cellular network, and every transmission between one person and another over a computer or telephone.
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Ireland to become 'go-to location' for businesses to interconnect in Europe

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Startling findings from Equinix reveal bandwidth used in private data exchange between businesses to be 6x that of the public internet by 2020.
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Munters takes home prize at 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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awards
​Munters has received the 'Industry Energy Innovation' award at the recent 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards - here's a full list of the winners.
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euNetwork's Manchester investment provides access to 12 interconnected data centres

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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​euNetworks has made further investment in Manchester with a new density fibre network covering over 40 route kilometres in the city.
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Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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power / energy
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clean technologies
In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.
Businessman jumping future

Gartner reveals the 3 main drivers behind digital business in the next decade

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Gartner has identified three 'megatrends' that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next decade.
Data center communication

OVH launches public cloud service in Poland – with plans for UK and Germany

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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private cloud
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public cloud
The French cloud services provider is investing to broaden the offerings from its European data centres, with Poland complete and more on the cards.
Businessperson hand holding secrets

Sunbird's new release to drive faster and more secure data centre management

Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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colocation
The release is designed to provide data centre managers with enhanced tools that enable easy and agile responses to their most common challenges.
Big fish eat small fish

Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Silent-Aire has acquired the Dublin-based manufacture of bespoke air handling equipment, RMI Engineering in a move to establish an EU headquarters.
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IBM expands global presence with two new data centres in London

Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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public cloud
IBM has expanded its global presence with four new IBM Cloud data centres – two in London, one in San Jose and one in Sydney.
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Visa expands global presence with not one, but TWO new data centres

Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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commerce systems
​Visa has announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two new data centres – one in Singapore and one in the United Kingdom.
Partnership

Atos seals contract to transform IT infrastructure at National Bank

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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digital transformation
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outsourcing
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national bank
The French IT giant will be providing comprehensive infrastructure and data centre services for Germany's National Bank.
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78% of UK data centres fail ASHRAE guidelines – is IoT the answer?

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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risk & compliance
New research from thermal risk experts has revealed UK data centres are seriously lacking when it comes to temperature management.
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'Most technologically advanced stadia ever built' - Tottenham partners with HPE

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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partner programmes
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been singled out as a key partner in forming one of the most technologically advanced stadia ever built.
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NEC to provide Portugal's capital with Smart City infrastructure

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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smart cities
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digital signage
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data analytics
The Municipality of Lisbon has chosen NEC to accelerate the digital transformation of the entire city by utilising data.
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Estonia and Luxembourg sign off on world-first 'data embassy'

Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
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nato
Estonia has proven yet again why the tiny country of 1.3 million people is considered a 'trail-blazer' when it comes to technology.
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UK's silicon photonics consortium welcomes £4.8 million boost to R&D

Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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energy efficient
Silicon photonics is seen as one of the key technologies to solve the surging volumes of IP traffic using astronomic volumes of energy.
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Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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Schneider Electric revolutionises data centres with Infrastructure Management as a Service, paving the way for a nimbler IT future.
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Singapore Govt seeks feedback on cybersecurity bill for critical information infrastructure

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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healthtech
Those who own and operate Singapore's critical information infrastructure will be subject to stricter cybersecurity requirements in a proposed bill.
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How healthy is your data center infrastructure? Nlyte's new product will tell you

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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martech
The new solution polls tens of thousands of servers to produce detailed reports showing utilization and connection data.
Treasure trove

Lenovo launches largest data centre portfolio in its history

Thu, 22nd Jun 2017
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Lenovo recently unveiled its largest ever and most comprehensive portfolio of server, storage, networking, software and data centre services.