EDITOR ’ S NOTE ello and welcome
H to the latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres where we bring you a roundup of the developments taking place across the global data centre industry . We hear from an abundance of experts who offer their best practice advice and discuss some hot topics of interest .
On the cover this issue , Keith Fagan , Infrastructure Services Manager at Clientèle Life , tells us how the company required a technology partner to assist with its storage requirements , and how Infinidat offered it an enterprise storage system which contributed to this competitive advantage . You can read more about this on page 47 .
Another of our top stories this month focuses on managing risk in the data centre space to protect operations and keep data safe . Steve Hone , CEO , DCA , discusses data centre security from both a physical and cyber perspective and offers some best practice advice for covering all bases . Learn more about this on page 21 .
Our ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ on page 29 sees us ask the experts how CIOs can optimise their data centre space , improve performance and reduce costs of their data centre infrastructure . We hear from Paulo Pereira , Senior Director , Systems Engineering , METI at Nutanix ; Sevi Tufekci , Director , Sales Engineering
Emerging Markets , EMEA , Citrix ; and Mark Acton – Independent Data Centre Consultant , DCA Advisory Board Member , Critical Support Director for Future-tech .
A hot topic which is heavily discussed across the industry is the role of cooling in data centre sustainability , and we take a look at this in another of our features . Marc Garner , VP , Secure Power Division , Schneider Electric UK & I , discusses how operators can make positive sustainable choices to continue to feed the burgeoning appetite for digital services while maximising efficiency and minimising environmental impact .
This month ’ s ‘ Skills Spotlight ’ feature discusses CNet Training ’ s array of data centre programs . CNet ’ s President and CEO , Andrew Stevens , outlines the data centre programs available to learners globally and why its data centre credentials are in demand across the world .
Our ‘ Deep Dive ’ this month comes from James Byaruhanga , General Manager of Raxio Data Centre , as we hear how he landed in his role , 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 upcoming editions , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk
Alix Pressley Editor
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