UK businesses struggle to match IT skills with cloud computing demand

Almost half of UK businesses (48 per cent) are finding their cloud deployments hampered by a lack of cloud computing skills amongst IT professionals, according to a new report by Rackspace, the open cloud company.

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RMD Power & Cooling appoints Gavin Maxwell as Managing Director

Demand for data centre power and cooling products expected to rise steadily over next few years.

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City Lifeline re-launches website to keep pace with latest data trends

City Lifeline has unveiled a new, more interactive website, designed to reflect changing business needs and add value for companies looking to introduce the latest data technologies into their operations.

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Continued business expansion

To support its impressive growth within the data centre market, Borri Ltd has expanded its dedicated data centre solutions division with the appointment of a new business development manager, Graham Tester, who will be responsible for developing customer relationships and identifying new consultant...

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PEER 1 Hosting on Olympian recruitment drive

European MD sees link between ideal staff traits and having what it takes to be an Olympic athlete.

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Biffa signs five-year managed services contract

Agreement provides waste management leader with scalability and efficiency to support growth.

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Ostara enhances business with redundancy systems and greater bandwidth

A Milton-Keynes based company that provides Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) software...

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Will energy prices power U.S. data centre growth at Europe’s expense?

Low and stable electricity prices are likely to make the U.S. a target for datacentre investment at...

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84% of IT managers are yet to make the most of cloud computing

Abiquo survey reveals alarming statistics on lack of cloud strategy and integration.

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IT services market endured a dismal end to 2012

Last year was the worst for IT services contract activity since 2002, according to research from...

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Turbomeca selects Siemon TERA for new headquarters

Helicopter engine manufacturer, Turbomeca, has equipped its new manufacturing plant near Paris with...

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Easynet moves to the Cloud with HP

HP Converged Infrastructure enhances IT agility for global managed services provider.

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The biggest threat to your data centre? The people within it

Survey reveals internal threats are still responsible for the most downtime incidents.

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Reliability in the cloud is more valuable than low cost and ease of set up

Yet only 30% are very confident that their cloud service provider is reliable.

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White paper highlights adoption of ODCA Cloud Usage models

The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) has announced the release of a new white paper focused on how...

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Videos

News and views from the recent DCA-organised Data Centre Transformation 2024 event.
Ciarán Forde, VP, Strategic Accounts & Alliances, Electrical Sector Sales - EMEA, Eaton, discusses the collaboration between Eaton and data centre design and build company CTS Nordics, which has recently seen...
Tim Whiteley, Cofounder of Inevidesk, has added three new partners to its channel partner programme, as part of its commitment to bringing the benefits of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to the widest...
News and views from the recent DCA-organised Data Centre Transformation 2024 event.

Expert Opinions

By Founder and CEO of Cynomi, David Primor.
With data centres now deemed as critical infrastructure, organisations must evolve beyond traditional security to combat sophisticated cyber threats. By Jon Mort, CTO, The Adaptavist Group,
By Manuel Sanchez, Information Security and Compliance Specialist, iManage.