Lenovo launches edge automation at scale

At MWC 2023, Lenovo announced the next generation of ThinkEdge remote automation and orchestration with the introduction of new software solutions to accelerate the deployment of edge solutions. Lenovo’s new Lenovo Open Cloud Automation (LOC-A) 2.6 software...

Data centres the power behind our everyday necessities

With the help of data centres, we can take advantage of many conveniences in our everyday lives. They are the physical infrastructure behind cloud computing. By Thiani Ramaya, business practice lead for Microsoft at Westcon-Comstor In South Africa, Microsoft data...

Data centre predictions for 2023 

At the forefront of the digitalisation age and the human need for stronger, faster connections to each other and our communities, data centres occupy a crossroads in today’s interconnected world. By Chris Pennington, director of energy and sustainability at Iron...

Cut your data centre’s energy appetite and boost sustainability

Edge computing allows you to rethink your data centre footprint and supports new AI-powered sustainability apps that optimise energy usage, writes Bruno Fleiscg, head of compute at BT for Europe. Organisations around the world are on high alert for rapid and effective...

What the metaverse means for sustainable datacentres of the future

As it currently stands, global data creation and reproduction are projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 23% by 2025 says an IDC Global DataSphere report. This rate of growth has the potential to outpace the growth of datacentre capacity over the same...

How software will handle the future data explosion 

The data centre sector’s proven record of dealing with massive demand growth can be applied to wider sustainability challenges, writes Natalya Makarochkina, senior vice-president: secure power division, international operations at Schneider Electric. An...