Netshield unveils data centre in a box

Netshield has unveiled its Data Centre in a Box offering, a self-contained IP 54 rated mobile unit that enables a business to rapidly and immediately wheel in, plug in and go, an entire IT infrastructure that can be managed from a single IP address in minutes. The...

Johnson Controls a preferred Cisco provider

Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, is now Cisco’s preferred provider to construct, cool and monitor its data centres, as companies rely more on cloud computing to support their business operations in today’s increasingly mobile, connected...

Managing the heterogeneous data centre

Data centre owners are under pressure to standardise on a single virtualisation technology – but, says Warren Olivier of Veeam Software, there are some advantages to having a mixed environment.“In the modern data centre, it’s applications that should drive...

DiData invests in Oracle SuperCluster

Dimension Data has invested in two Oracle SuperCluster half rack systems with various Oracle enterprise software components, including Oracle Database and Oracle GoldenGate, to run in its data centres as the key IaaS and CaaS platform for its Oracle client base.

Reducing costs in the data centre

In an age where information is currency, data centres have become mission critical to the running of a successful business. However, while the data centre is often the heart of the enterprise of today, it is also one of the biggest cost contributors, says Marco da...