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In technology, colocation is used when an organisation or an entity rents space for server and hardware storage to another organisation. Power, internet connection, cooling and security systems are supplied to the tenants.

This shared space between two or more organisations has many advantages. First, it is beneficial for the renters, as they can make a profit with unused space in their infrastructure. This fair trade also saves tenants money because they don’t have to build infrastructure and pay for facilities.

Colocation is also a good thing for the environment because it allows a reduction of infrastructure and optimisation of energy costs at the same time.
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Intent-based networking will 'revolutionise the data centre'

Wed, 24th Oct 2018
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Intent-based networking is set to revolutionize data centers, offering reliability, cost-effectiveness, agility, and control.
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Alibaba Cloud elbows into EMEA with new UK data centres

Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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Competition is heating up among the major cloud providers, as Alibaba Cloud continues to claim a bigger stake in the market.
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UK's third party data centre market largest in Europe

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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Data centre markets across Europe are undergoing rapid expansion, but the UK still holds its place at the top of the pile.
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Rolls Royce and Intel partner for floating data centres

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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The two companies are collaborating to have data centres onboard commercial ships to automate the process and make it safer.
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Growing spend on data centre systems could be short-lived

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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Gartner's data reveals total global IT spending will continue to grow in 2019, with some sectors doing better than others.
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Automating the data center with IBN

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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Apstra's CEO discusses the merits of intent-based networking and how it can adapt automation and AI for the modern data centre.
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The potential of secure data storage and analytics

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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British businesses are harnessing just 58% of data's potential, losing out on GBP £52 billion in GDP gains. What's holding them back, and how can they improve?.
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NTT Com building one of the UK's largest data centres

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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NTT Com, through e-shelter, is set to build one of the UK's largest data centres in East London, featuring 24,000m² of IT space and 60MW capacity.
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Exclusive: ServerFarm CEO discusses data centre workforce woes

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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Not only is there a clear gender disparity in the industry, but Papouchado says the existing workforce is aging.
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GDPR requirements & opportunities for colocation providers

Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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The law was enforced in May but is still confusing to some colocation providers as to which requirements they must comply with.
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Microsoft's new project to bring gaming to the data centre

Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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Data centres could soon be the crutch for the army of Xbox One gamers around the world with Microsoft's latest venture, Project xCloud.
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Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are 'not true'

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.
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Vertiv makes EMEA channel appointment, bets on edge computing

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The company is confident its latest executive appointment will help develop new channel programmes and product developments.
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How to capture “Lessons Learned” with cloud-based DCIM

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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Schneider's Kim Povlsen says it's vital to always be learning about and from problems in IT, and DCIM tools are vital to that.
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Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

Sat, 6th Oct 2018
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A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.
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How to execute a seamless cloud-initiated digital transformation

Fri, 5th Oct 2018
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New Relic's Lee Atchison says there are a number of barriers for businesses that are going 'all-in' for the cloud.
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Equinix opening second data centre in Bulgaria early 2019

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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The company has sunk around US$19 million into the new facility that will be located in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.
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World's first carbon-positive data centre due to be powered on

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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EcoDataCenter will be launching its new facility in Sweden that not only has no carbon emissions, but also promotes the reduction of them.
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Is the glamour of cloud compromising business fundamentals?

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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Given cloud's massive momentum, Mark Gaydos says there is a risk that some basic fundamentals might be being overlooked in the rush.
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Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.