Intelligent Data Centres Issue 10 | Page 34

NOTE ello and welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres. Our cover story this month explores how Basefarm, a leading global IT hosting and colocation services provider based in Norway, has reduced power consumption and boosted sustainability in its mission critical data centre after selecting a hot aisle containment solution from Chatsworth Products (CPI). H We hear from Ketil Hjort Elgethun, Senior System Consultant, Basefarm, who tells us how a combination of the quality and design of CPI’s products and their responsiveness during deployment was key to the success of the overall project – to design and build Oslo’s biggest and greenest data centre yet – Basefarm Oslo 5. We look ahead to 2020 in our first feature of the month as Jackson Lee, Vice President of Corporate Development, Colt DCS, discusses the upcoming trends he predicts for the industry over the coming year, while Professor Ian Bitterlin, Consulting Engineer and Visiting Professor, Leeds University, tells us how data centre teams can put in place a robust physical security strategy in our second feature. Meanwhile we explore the importance of promoting the data centre industry to young people in this month’s ‘Expert Opinion’. Steve Bowes-Phipps, 34 Issue 10 LYNCHPIN MEDIA TEAM MANAGEMENT MANAGING PARTNER Richard Judd [email protected] [phone] MANAGING PARTNER Stuart Lynch [email protected] [phone] EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR AND EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CIO ME, ICIO KUWAIT AND INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS Senior Data Centre Consultant, PTS Consulting and Chair DCA Workforce Development and Capability SIG, tells us why it’s so important that young people see the data centre industry as a career option to ensure our technological future is successful. To round off this month’s magazine, we ‘Deep Dive’ with Moshe Benjo, VP of EMEA Sales, Nlyte, who tells us about life inside and outside the office. As always, there’s also a round-up of all the latest news in the data centre sector, while our ‘intelligent’ brands section looks at what’s new in operations, infrastructure, power and cooling, and facilities. I hope you enjoy the magazine and if you’d like to contribute to any future issues please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing [email protected]. Mark Bowen [email protected] [phone] EDITOR, INTELLIGENT DATA CENTRES AND I NTELLIGENT CISO Jess Phillips [email protected] [phone] EDITOR, I NTELLIGENT CIO EUROPE Alix Pressley [email protected] [phone] EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CIO AFRICA Paul Rogers [email protected] [phone] EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CIO INDIA Partha Srinivasan [email protected] [phone] DESIGN HEAD OF DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Pippa Sanderson [email protected] HEAD OF DIGITAL SERVICES Charles Brandreth [email protected] WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER Josh Peace [email protected] SALES & MARKETING COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR SALES MANAGER MARKETING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER Michal Zylinski [email protected] [phone] Amy Poole [email protected] [phone] Curtis Driscoll [email protected] [phone] COUNTRY PARTNERS COUNTRY MANAGER – KUWAIT Rajesh Gandhi [email protected] [phone] COUNTRY MANAGER – KUWAIT Feroz Tapiya [email protected] [phone] COUNTRY MANAGER – INDIA Partha Srinivasan [email protected] [phone] Lynchpin Media © 2019 Jess Phillips Editor Intelligent Data Centres is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT data centre professionals. If you wish to subscribe for regular copies then please email [email protected] Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230. 5 Burnside Court, Leominster Enterprise Park, Herefordshire, HR6 0LX www.intelligentdatacentres.com