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H the latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres where we explore some of the trends raising their head across the industry . We hear from a number of experts who offer their best practice advice on various hot topics of interest .
This month ’ s cover story explores the extent to which organisations rely upon data centres . Richard Barton , Network & Datacentre Domain Lead , Bakkavor , tells us how data centres allow for optimum performance and how the network transformation afforded by SD-WAN is also helping Bakkavor to connect its large , data-rich warehouses reliably and securely . Find this on page 47 .
A hot topic amongst industry professionals currently is the need to reduce carbon impact and how energy demands are presenting a new challenge . On page 21 , Nour Rteil , Lead Application Developer at Techbuyer , discusses the importance of implementing energy efficient servers , for example , to reduce carbon impact on the environment and calls for data centre leaders to improve their energy use / efficiency .
For this month ’ s ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ feature on page 29 , we asked the experts what they think the data centre of the future will look like . We received responses from Mark Acton , Data Centre Consultant ; Ed Ansett , Chairman and Founder ,
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Solutions Group ; Steve Mansell , Divisional Director , Critical Facilities , Zumtobel Group ; Dean Boyle , CEO , EkkoSense ; and Chris Coward , Head of Project Management , BCS Consulting .
Another interesting topic featuring this issue comes from Schneider Electric ’ s Software Business and focuses on the subject of data centre security . Steven Brown , Segment Director , discusses the importance of data centre security as a priority and offers his best practice advice for decreasing vulnerabilities across critical systems . This can be found on page 35 .
This month , we also take a look at how cooling solutions are shaping the future of data centres , on page 44 . Mike Hayes , Applications Specialist , FlaktGroup , discusses the evolution of cooling technology in the data centre space and offers insight into how the organisation offers cooling solutions to its customers to allow them to meet their business and sustainability goals .
To round off , we ‘ Deep Dive ’ with Amy Young , Sales Director , Custodian Data Centres , who tells us about her career journey and how she likes to relax and unwind outside the office .
I hope you enjoy the read and if you ’ d like to contribute to any upcoming issues , please do get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . com
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