EDITOR ’ S NOTE ello and welcome to
H the latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres where we bring you data centre news as it unfolds across the industry . We also hear from a number of experts who offer their advice and opinions on various subjects of interest .
Featuring as this month ’ s cover story , Rudolf Dück , CIO , UKSH , tells us how the healthcare and research institute put the digitalisation of healthcare and work processes at the heart of its project with Aruba to create a fully reliable network . Dück offers an in-depth discussion of the various benefits of the solution and how it has future-proofed the company .
Predicting the effects of COVID-19 on the data centre industry for our ‘ data centre predictions ’ feature is Stephen Whatling , Chairman at Business Critical Solutions ( BCS ). He explores how the industry is coping and what will happen in the future as a result of the uncertainty caused by the pandemic .
Also , this issue , we asked the industry experts how data centre leaders can combat the skills shortage as further outages disrupt the industry . Spokespeople from Riverbed , Citrix , and Rackspace Technology contribute and offer their thoughts .
This month , the DCA explains the reason for its new Sustainability Special Interest
Group ( SIG ), why it has been set up and what it will achieve as we consider the impact of data centres on the environment both now and into the future . You can read more about this on page 21 .
Turning our attention to the human impact on data centres , Sarah Parks , Marketing and Communications Director , CNet Training , considers some of the ways to reduce highly preventable downtime as human error accounts for a large number of outages .
Finally , Michael Welts , CMO of Wasabi Technologies , tells us what first made him consider a career in technology and how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office .
I hope you enjoy the read and if you ’ d like to contribute to any future issues , please don ’ t hesitate to contact me at alix @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk
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