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SPECIAL FEATURE
Virtualisation &
Cloud Computing
Andrew Fray of
Interxion talks what
makes a successful
data centre.
OPINION
Axians on how
organisations
can combat the
confusion of digital
transformation
04 Welcome 34 Back Up Power
Times are changin’. Alan Scrafton of Adler and Allen
discusses the importance of emergency
backup generators to keep data centres
fully operational.
06 Industry News
Have areas like London been knocked
off the top spot when it comes to prime
location for data centre hubs?
12 Centre of Attention
Combating the confusion of the
hyperscale data centre, Mark Gaydos, of
Nlyte Software tells us how.
15 Meet Me Room
Anderew Fray of Interxion talks industry
changes, what makes a successful data
centre and his love of London.
32 Design Meets FM
Stephen Lorimer of Keysource explains
why a connection between data centre
design and facilities management is the
key to meeting client needs.
36 Digital Transformation
SPECIAL FEATURE:
Russell Crampin of Axians on how
organisations can tackle the potentially
tangled web of digital transformation. virtualisation &
Cloud computing
38 Projects & agreements 18 Chris Streete of Aspect
Lenovo launches the largest data centre
portfolio in its history.
44 Products & innovations
New high speed migration platform
from Commscope.
50 Final Thought
Russell Poole of Equinix highlights the
importance of embracing technological
change in the financial services industry
so businesses don’t fall flat.
Software explains why an
increase in cloud adoption
could be critical to improving
customer service.
20 Stuart Nielsen-Marsh of
Pulsant, highlights the
importance of assessing your
readiness when it comes to
cloud migration.
23 Is there a place for both an
IaaS and DevOps approach
to the cloud? Which is best?
Lawrence Jones of UKFast
gives us an insight.
26 Liviu Arsene of Bitdefender,
discusses how businesses
can defend their virtual
environments against
advanced attacks.
28 Cloud adoption and security
concerns seem to come
hand in hand. Mike Whelan
of Teradata, discusses why
businesses should put these
fears to rest.
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