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IT Infrastructure stories - Page 30

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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Eccellente! AWS building new data centres in Italy

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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The new infrastructure region is expected to be complete in early 2020 to enable customers to run workloads and store data in Italy with even lower latency.
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Interview: VR's imminent impact on the data centre

Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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As VR's data demands surge, Bryan Hill of Interxion discusses how data centres must evolve with 5G to offer seamless user experiences and minimise latency.
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Digital Realty claims sustainability award at REITworld 2018

Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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Digital Realty wins the Nareit 'Leader in the Light' award for the second year in a row at REITworld 2018, highlighting its commitment to sustainability.
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Fujitsu providing servers for data centre inside a wind turbine

Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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WestfalenWIND IT has implanted a data center inside a wind turbine, bringing the energy source directly to the data center.
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Intel who? AWS opts with AMD chips for cost-savings

Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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AMD shares surged about four percent after the announcement that Amazon Web Services (AWS) would be employing its services.
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Nadella confident future data centres will be underwater

Sat, 3rd Nov 2018
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In June this year Microsoft stretched the boundaries of data centres by dumping one in the sea and Nadella says there will be many more.
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Intent-based networking will 'revolutionise the data centre'

Wed, 24th Oct 2018
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Intent-based networking is set to revolutionize data centers, offering reliability, cost-effectiveness, agility, and control.
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Exclusive: Lenovo's Shayne Harris on the future data centre

Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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Harris says data centres that fail to keep up with the pulse of change will not be able to survive in the future.
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Growing spend on data centre systems could be short-lived

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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Gartner's data reveals total global IT spending will continue to grow in 2019, with some sectors doing better than others.
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Automating the data center with IBN

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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Apstra's CEO discusses the merits of intent-based networking and how it can adapt automation and AI for the modern data centre.
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Water scarcity pinned as a major threat to data centre growth

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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By 2030 global demand for fresh water will exceed available supplies by 40 percent, while data centre demand continues to surge.
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Google wants carbon-free energy for data centres 24/7

Fri, 12th Oct 2018
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Google has released a report detailing its progress in making its data centres sustainable, aiming to provide carbon-free energy 24/7.
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Teraco: Digital transformation will be defined by the race to the edge

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Edge computing is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of choice within data centre circles at the moment – up there with AI, IoT, and gender imbalances.
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Data centre infrastructure revenue at all-time high – hybrid cloud the driver

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Dell EMC, Microsoft, HPE, and Cisco (among others) are all profiting from a burgeoning market that has no signs of slowing.
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Flexential nearly doubles data center size with $32m expansion

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Flexential has nearly doubled its Portland data centre size with a USD $32m expansion, enhancing global connectivity and cutting-edge IT infrastructure.
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Dell domination – Global enterprise storage revenue surges 21.3%

Tue, 11th Sep 2018
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Rampant growth continues throughout the global enterprise storage market with Dell ahead of competitors HPE, NetApp, and IBM.
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Telcos moving 'manically' to replicate cloud services provider model

Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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IDC says the telco industry is scrambling to convert entire data centres from vertically integrated stacks to software-defined infrastructure.
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Boom in some areas of data center infrastructure, decay in others

Fri, 31st Aug 2018
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It would seem the steady march of innovation continues, with some technologies riding the wave and others being left in its wake.
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Exclusive: Vertiv exec says it's not just hype, the edge is going to be big

Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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Sim shares insights into how Vertiv defines the edge, the impact he believes it will have on the data center industry, and research findings.
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New whitepaper determines what cooling compressor matches your data centre

Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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Schneider Electric has released a new whitepaper that delves into the different types of cooling compressors and what their ideal usage is.