EDITOR ’ S NOTE ello and welcome to
H the latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres where we explore some of the trends and developments 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 .
The cover story this month explores how Gigaclear collaborated with Telehouse to succeed in its mission of unlocking the potential of rural communities . Gabriel Yepes , Head of Networks , Gigaclear , discusses its need to establish a presence in a well-connected data centre in London to offer exceptionally fast speeds and reliable full fibre broadband to rural homes and businesses . On page 47 , we learn how the organisation ’ s core data centre in Telehouse can now support its expansion plans with ease .
Predicting how the industry is set to evolve in the coming months is Equinix ’ s Michael Winterson , Managing Director . He believes that the data centre industry will prioritise new technologies and strive to achieve sustainability goals despite anticipated economic challenges . This can be found on page 17 .
A hot topic across the data centre space currently is the energy crisis , so we asked the experts how the cost-of-energy crisis is impacting the data centre industry and what can be done about it . Keen to respond were Robert Linsdell , Managing Director , Australia and New Zealand ,
Vertiv ; Jim Steed , Managing Director , Nutanix ANZ ; and Anthony Mayall , Chief Commercial Officer , Sustainable Energy First . Find this discussion on page 29 .
Another of our case studies , on page 35 , explores the relationship between Nutanix and one of Kuwait ’ s largest consumer services groups , Mohamed Naser Al-Hajery & Sons ( MNH ). The customer leveraged Nutanix ’ s technology to enhance the performance and availability of digital services and reduce TCO . Jackson D ’ Souza , CIO at MNH , tells us more .
Elsewhere in the magazine , ‘ Uncovering the Layers ’ delves deeper into the more complex side of things as Andrew Froehlich , President of West Gate Networks , and Lisa Schwartz , Director of Product Marketing at AEM , discuss the nuances of testing and troubleshooting cabling in data centre environments and why it is important to realise that testing needs have evolved to keep pace .
To round off , we ‘ Deep Dive ’ with Jimmy Tam , CEO of Peer Software , who tells us how he landed in his role and how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office . Read about this further on page 66 .
I hope you enjoy this edition and if you ’ d like to contribute in the future , please don ’ t hesitate to contact me at alix @ lynchpinmedia . com
Alix Pressley Managing Editor www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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