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Data Centers need personnel and infrastructure to be able to operate effectively. Data Center Operators are companies or individual entities who take care of day-to-day operations of a data center. Responsibilities can include upkeep, maintenance and client relations.

Operators are responsible for installing and maintaining network resources, ensuring data center security and monitoring systems that take care of power and cooling.
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Industry vet Jay Adelson appointed to Megaport board

Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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Megaport fortifies its leadership by appointing industry veteran Jay Adelson to its Board of Directors, emphasising innovation and global focus.
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Interview: Emerging trends for a sustainable data centre industry

Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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SPIE UK's Peter Westwood discusses the various technologies emerging both now and in the future to boost energy efficiency among data centres.
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Could 2019 finally be the banner year for DMaaS?

Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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2019 could be the breakthrough year for data center management as a service (DMaaS) as cloud providers turn to analytics to boost efficiency and cut costs.
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Exclusive Q&A: Why businesses are storing useless hardware

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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In this exclusive interview, Blancco's Fredrik Forslund details just how expensive the issue of data centre waste has become.
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Exclusive Q&A: The on-premises data centre is here to stay

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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In an exclusive interview, Scality's Paul Speciale shares his thoughts on the data centre and cloud industries.
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Organisations wasting $100k a year hoarding useless IT hardware

Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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A new report reveals that two in five organisations spend over USD $100,000 annually storing useless IT hardware, posing security and compliance risks.
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2019 network predictions for service providers

Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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With 2019 set to be transformative, the IT industry braces for shifts, from the gradual rise of 5G to cloud growth and the push towards virtualisation.
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The new world of edge data centre management

Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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Schneider Electric's Kim Povlsen debates whether the data centre as we know it today will soon cease to exist.
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London's pricy data centres allow Frankfurt to overtake

Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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According to a new report, data centre pricing in the UK is among the highest in Europe, which is seeing other countries prosper.
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IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.
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2019: The year of edge data centres, AI, and work/life balance

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Schneider Electric's Kim Povlsen believes 2019 will be both a challenging and positive one for the IT industry.
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Equinix to launch data centre in Hamburg, its fourth German market

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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It's clear that Equinix is not wasting any time getting settled in for the new year with news of another data centre on the way with a hefty price tag.
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Surging HCI adoption to drive intelligent data centers in 2019

Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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Kevin McNamara explores the flow-on effects of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) adoption and what it means for IT teams.
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What Brexit? Equinix invests £90m in new London data centre

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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The company is confident Brexit will have no impact on the data centre market in London, with its total investment in the London metro area exceeding £930m.
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Data centre management can learn from the Navy

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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While a nuclear submarine may seem like a completely different beast from a data centre, the similarities in how they should be managed are striking and many.
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VIDEO: How businesses can benefit from hybrid cloud

Thu, 25th Oct 2018
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As data demands grow, many firms are turning to hybrid cloud solutions. Equinix shows how blending private and public clouds boosts performance and security.
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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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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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Digital Realty launches new global command center

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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The facility is set to optimize customer experience by providing stability and rapid response capabilities for its customers around the world.
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Survey finds Nordic data centre market full of promise – and naivety

Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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DigiPlex has released the results of its IDC survey that found despite huge progress in data centre operations, ignorance still exists.