Data Center Consolidation Reports

EBOOK: The 2021 datacentre news cycle has been dominated by stories about how demand for hyperscale datacentre capacity is continuing to boom, while market watchers grow increasingly concerned about how all this growth is affecting the environment. With this in mind, here's a look back over Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2021.

Posted: 25 Jan 2022 | Published: 25 Jan 2022

DATA SHEET: The pandemic forced many businesses to remotely perform infrastructure management—but in a post-pandemic world, the benefits of doing so still abound. Download this solution overview to dig into how QTS is fulfilling these remote capabilities with the introduction of the Smart Data Center.

Posted: 14 Sep 2021 | Published: 15 Jun 2021

AUDIO FILE: In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Clare McDonald, Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly discuss the 2021 A-level and GCSE computing results, what algorithms are and are not good for, and the water consumption habits of datacentres, and their environmental impact.

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 | Published: 19 Aug 2021

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, read more about the rise of India as a cloud powerhouse, what major suppliers are doing in the market and an expert's take on the importance of having a cloud operating model to drive business outcomes from cloud initiatives.

Posted: 26 Jul 2021 | Published: 27 Jul 2021

EGUIDE: The need for energy efficiency, resiliency and security have, for many years, been the driving forces behind the way that operators have approached building their datacentres. In this e-guide, we take a look at how the need for energy efficiency and sustainability is altering the way operators approach their datacentre builds and designs.

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 | Published: 20 Jul 2021

EGUIDE: In this e-guide: Simplifying the deployment and management of datacentre hardware systems is one of the main draws of converged and hyper-converged infrastructure setups for enterprises.

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 | Published: 26 Mar 2021

EGUIDE: Colocation is an increasingly appealing option for data storage. In this 17-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at the constraints of migration, environmental considerations and datacentre opportunities in Africa.

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 | Published: 15 Mar 2021

EGUIDE: The demand from the hyperscale cloud and internet companies for colocation capacity continued to cast a long shadow over the datacentre sector in 2019, and served to ensure a number of the trends that have influenced the news cycle in previous years continued to play out. Here's a look back over Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2019.

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 | Published: 28 Jan 2020

EGUIDE: There is nothing like a datacentre outage to highlight just how reliant the digital economy is on these facilities, with the 2018 news cycle dominated by tales of server rooms going awry and causing mass disruption to end users across the globe. Here's a look back over Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2018.

Posted: 09 Jan 2019 | Published: 09 Jan 2019

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, read about hybrid IT's growing mindshare in ASEAN, Red Hat's hybrid cloud container push and what you need to consider when buying hyper-converged infrastructure systems.

Posted: 23 May 2018 | Published: 24 May 2018

EGUIDE: In this guide, we take a deep-dive into the benefits of converged infrastructure and find out why this is an area of hardware spend CIOs are increasingly turning their attention to, with a view to investing more of their IT budgets in.

Posted: 16 Jan 2017 | Published: 16 Jan 2017

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how Rentokil Initial is using digital innovations to improve the age-old task of pest control. Leading experts offer a 15-point plan to improve diversity and inclusion in IT. And with all the excitement around ChatGPT, we ask whether business is ready to use the AI chatbot. Read the issue now.

Posted: 22 Sep 2023 | Published: 21 Feb 2023

EGUIDE: The need for energy efficiency, resiliency and security have, for many years, been the driving forces behind the way that operators have approached building their datacentres. In this e-guide, we take a look at how the need for energy efficiency and sustainability is altering the way operators approach their datacentre builds and designs.

Posted: 12 Nov 2021 | Published: 12 Nov 2021

EGUIDE: Choosing between retail colocation and wholesale data center facilities used to be an easy choice, but it has become increasingly complex over the last few years. Access this expert guide to learn 5 key considerations to make as you evaluate your data center options and choose the right data center setup—and pricing—for your organization.

Posted: 09 Sep 2021 | Published: 07 Sep 2021

EGUIDE: In this e-guide: Simplifying the deployment and management of datacentre hardware systems is one of the main draws of converged and hyper-converged infrastructure setups for enterprises.

Posted: 27 Aug 2021 | Published: 27 Aug 2021

EGUIDE: T-Systems, the IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom, claims to have completed the world's largest datacentre rationalisation project, which has seen the number of facilities it operates drop from 89 to 13.

Posted: 16 Dec 2019 | Published: 16 Dec 2019

EGUIDE: There is nothing like a datacentre outage to highlight just how reliant the digital economy is on these facilities, with the 2018 news cycle dominated by tales of server rooms going awry and causing mass disruption to end users across the globe. Here's a look back over Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2018.

Posted: 10 Oct 2019 | Published: 10 Oct 2019

EGUIDE: In this guide, you'll learn how to choose between replacing and upgrading your servers. Download your copy to hear from our experts on this topic, as well as how server-side SSDs can improve performance, should you choose to upgrade, and how to integrate them into your server consolidation efforts.

Posted: 21 Nov 2017 | Published: 21 Nov 2017

EGUIDE: Data center admins have a seemingly never-ending to-do list when it comes to infrastructure monitoring. From server to equipment monitoring, it's a practice that's often difficult to juggle. Read on to view five tips to fine-tune your data center monitoring, including how to increase security and scalability.

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 | Published: 13 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: Do you have a strategy set in stone for modern data center networking? This resource serves as your essential guide in formulating an effective 2017 data center network management strategy. Delve in for 5 can't-miss recommendations from our experts in evolving your data center as network requirements do so.

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 | Published: 08 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: In this guide, you'll discover how to simplify IT orchestration and improve dynamic resource allocation with a combined composable infrastructure and OpenStack-based hybrid cloud platform. Read on to both meet expanding workload demands and improve access to on-premises IT resources.

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 | Published: 06 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: Download this guide to overcome the complexity modern data center networking architectures create, including the impact of hybrid cloud on workload segregation, service-policy enforcement, and security. Additionally, experts highlight composable infrastructure as a new method for server simplification.

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 | Published: 02 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide offers 10 professional tips to improve the management process of IT assets and IT support in your data center. Walk through these tips and see first-hand how they can improve upon the strategies you already have in your data center while also offering a fresh new perspective.

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 | Published: 18 Dec 2016

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide analyzes the main benefits that accompany a hyperconverged environment, as well as how to perform a solid business case by calculating the costs of migrating or integrating with your existing compute, storage and network facilities.See if you are ready to hyperconverge your architecture by answering these simple questions.

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 | Published: 30 Nov 2016

EGUIDE: Discover the three most significant factors in a data center design to help you through the drafting process. Use this resource as a guide to properly determine requirements from the beginning to maximize overall data center performance and avoid major upgrades.

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 | Published: 05 Dec 2016