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New technologies for next-generation data centres

...IT enterprise landscape. Some of these data centre advancements include rethinking how data centres are cooled, including floor design to optimise cooling and airflow, and... Read more

7 March, 2012
A Novel Cost-Effective Dynamic Data Replication Strategy for Reliability in Cloud <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term>

A Novel Cost-Effective Dynamic Data Replication Strategy for Reliability in Cloud Data Centres

...Cloud-based applications have put forward higher demand for storage ability of data centres. Data in the Cloud need to be stored with high efficiency... Read more

29 November, 2011
Lightpath Scheduling and Routing for Green <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term>

Lightpath Scheduling and Routing for Green Data Centres

Optical networking technologies enable data centres to be located near sources of green energy (i.e., renewable... Read more

14 September, 2011
Sita Next Generation <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term>

Sita Next Generation Data Centres

SITA's Next Generation Data Centres have been built to a high physical specification in order to... Read more

5 August, 2010
360°IT - Green <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term> - More Than Hot Air

360°IT - Green Data Centres - More Than Hot Air

...prominence as governments attempt to meet self-imposed carbon reduction targets. With data centres in the UK accounting for between 2% and 4% of all... Read more

3 June, 2010
Dynamic Optimization Solution for Green Service Migration in <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term>

Dynamic Optimization Solution for Green Service Migration in Data Centres

While many aspects of the future Internet are uncertain, one thing that is clear is that service demand will continue to... Read more

1 August, 2011
SPECI-2 an Open-Source Framework for Predictive Simulation of Cloud-Scale <endeca_term>Data-Centres</endeca_term>

SPECI-2 an Open-Source Framework for Predictive Simulation of Cloud-Scale Data-Centres

The authors introduce Version 2 of SPECI (Simulation Program for Elastic Computing Infrastructure), a system for... Read more

27 June, 2011
Modelling Resilience in Cloud-Scale <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term>

Modelling Resilience in Cloud-Scale Data Centres

The trend for cloud computing has initiated a race towards Data Centers (DC) of an ever-increasing size. The largest DCs... Read more

14 June, 2011
Resource Allocation Across Multiple Cloud <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term>

Resource Allocation Across Multiple Cloud Data Centres

Web applications with rich AJAX-driven user interfaces make asynchronous server-side calls to switch application state.... Read more

1 December, 2010
Five Virtualised <endeca_term>Data Centres</endeca_term> Deliver Cloud Computing: Cisco Network Is the Platform for ITricity's 'on Demand' Computing Services in Holland

Five Virtualised Data Centres Deliver Cloud Computing: Cisco Network Is the Platform for ITricity's 'on Demand' Computing Services in Holland

Cloud computing enables effective virtualization of offices and enables them to provide for the needs of the clients on... Read more

1 September, 2010

Turning up the heat to cool down

...last blog post I touched on the need to create energy-efficient data centres to ensure cloud computing lives up to its true potential. This... Read more

15 November, 2011

Answering the critics â?? energy efficient clouds

Given that data centres consume relatively large amounts of power they sometimes attract hostility from... Read more

24 October, 2011

Thereâ??s a Data Centre Behind the Cloud

...within the last half decade that the design, construction and operation of data centres has became a widely-understood discipline. Many would argue that operational... Read more

3 August, 2011
Powering the Data Centre

Powering the Data Centre

The growth in the importance of data centres around the world in supporting the global economy means that there... Read more

23 December, 2011
The Client Virtualisation Imperative: IT Leaders Embrace Virtual Desktops That Require Hybrid Tools, Skills and Managed Services

The Client Virtualisation Imperative: IT Leaders Embrace Virtual Desktops That Require Hybrid Tools, Skills and Managed Services

With server virtualisation now well established in the world's data centres, IT leaders are turning their attention to client virtualisation to address... Read more

1 September, 2011

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