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Data Centre Operators stories - Page 18

Data Centers need personnel and infrastructure to be able to operate effectively. Data Center Operators are companies or individual entities who take care of day-to-day operations of a data center. Responsibilities can include upkeep, maintenance and client relations.

Operators are responsible for installing and maintaining network resources, ensuring data center security and monitoring systems that take care of power and cooling.
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Exclusive Q&A: Why businesses are storing useless hardware
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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In this exclusive interview, Blancco's Fredrik Forslund details just how expensive the issue of data centre waste has become.
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Exclusive Q&A: The on-premises data centre is here to stay
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In an exclusive interview, Scality’s Paul Speciale shares his thoughts on the data centre and cloud industries.
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Organisations wasting $100k a year hoarding useless IT hardware
Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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A new report reveals that two in five organisations spend over USD $100,000 annually storing useless IT hardware, posing security and compliance risks.
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2019 network predictions for service providers
Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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With 2019 set to be transformative, the IT industry braces for shifts, from the gradual rise of 5G to cloud growth and the push towards virtualisation.
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Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute launches in Perth
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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This new ExpressRoute location will offer Perth organisations a direct and private connection to their Microsoft cloud services.
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Vertiv reveals new ‘plug-and-play’ data centre options
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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The new product families are said to enable the rapid deployment of right-sized, just-in-time data centre and power capacity.
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NTT Com launches Azure stack in Singapore
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has introduced the Managed Microsoft Azure Stack Solution to its Singapore operations.
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The new world of edge data centre management
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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Schneider Electric’s Kim Povlsen debates whether the data centre as we know it today will soon cease to exist.
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London’s pricy data centres allow Frankfurt to overtake
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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According to a new report, data centre pricing in the UK is among the highest in Europe, which is seeing other countries prosper.
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New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.
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IoT’s rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.
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Equinix unveils ANOTHER data centre – this time in South Korea
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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This will be the company's third data centre revealed thus far this year - and we've barely scratched the surface of 2019.
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2019: The year of edge data centres, AI, and work/life balance
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Schneider Electric's Kim Povlsen believes 2019 will be both a challenging and positive one for the IT industry.
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Equinix to launch data centre in Hamburg, its fourth German market
Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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It’s clear that Equinix is not wasting any time getting settled in for the new year with news of another data centre on the way with a hefty price tag.
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Equinix splashes out $85m for fourth Singapore data centre
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Today Equinix revealed its plans for a new data centre in Singapore, which will be the global interconnection giant’s fourth facility.
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Surging HCI adoption to drive intelligent data centers in 2019
Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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Kevin McNamara explores the flow-on effects of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) adoption and what it means for IT teams.
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Digital Realty nabs new executive appointment from Equinix
Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer could be the game plan that Digital Realty is currently following.
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$43m tax-break for Google to house data centre in Ohio
Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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There could soon be another hyperscaler on the horizon as the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has laid the bait for Google.
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A data centre manager's Christmas wish list
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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Data centre managers are hoping for a Christmas miracle too—solutions for tech asset management, software audits, and infrastructure insight to drive revenue.
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STT GDC to build hyperscale data centre in Singapore
Mon, 10th Dec 2018
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ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) today unveiled ambitious plans for expansion with its largest data centre in Singapore to date.