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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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Market collaboration is imperative in the hyperscale data center era

Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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Schneider Electric's Frank Nash discusses the history of the data center and what needs to happen for the next step.
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Charles Meyers takes the reigns at Equinix – effective immediately

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Charles Meyers steps in as the new President and CEO of Equinix, succeeding interim CEO Peter Van Camp, to lead the company's next growth phase.
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Azure outage postmortem: Microsoft reveals what happened and why

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Headlines around the world have been shouting about Azure's outage - here's MIcrosoft's postmortem on the matter.
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Catch-22: Rapid data centre growth colliding with ageing workforce

Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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The IT industry as a whole is facing a shortage of skilled workers and the data center segment is no exception, with no quick fix available.
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Equinix opens up hybrid cloud deployments with VMware partnership

Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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The interconnection and data center giant has announced it is partnering with VMware to offer private connectivity to VMware Cloud on AWS.
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Lenovo forms partnership to fuel smart city data centers on the edge

Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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Edge computing is continuing to meet and even exceed its hype, with Lenovo Data Center Group today ramping up the party after partnering with Pivot3.
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Enterprise storage drives record Q2 semiconductor revenue, Samsung on top

Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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​Relentless demand for data equates to steady growth for data center infrastructure – and the semiconductor market is no exception.
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Lenovo Data Center Group revenue skyrockets 67.8% in 12 months

Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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Lenovo has announced its results for its first fiscal quarter and they paint a pretty picture with double-digit growth across the company.
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What to expect when you're expecting 5G NR deployment

Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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Schneider Electric's Steven Carlini discusses the new wave of optimism surrounding 5G and what this means for the future of micro data centers.
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Controversy: GDS under investigation for illegal financial tampering

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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The legal investigation asserts the data center services provider has funneled 'hundreds of millions of dollars' to insiders.
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Western Digital invests in Excelero to drive data center innovation

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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This investment represents the fourth strategic investment Excelero has received since its inception, bringing the total funds invested to US$35m.
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Stalemate: Businesses aware of cloud benefits but wary of risks

Thu, 16th Aug 2018
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A new Gartner survey of senior executives has revealed enterprises want to take their storage to the cloud - but are being held back by the 'risks'.
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HPE to triple performance with new supercomputer for US laboratory

Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has opted with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for a new supercomputer.
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Cohesity celebrates reaching AWS Storage Competency status

Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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Cohesity today announced that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Storage Competency status for its cloud storage solutions.
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Google: Measuring our impact in data center communities

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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As of 2016, Google data centers generated $1.3 billion in economic activity across the US, and have generated over 11,000 jobs.
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HPE appoints permanent leader for new hybrid IT division

Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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The company launched the division earlier this year and following a successful launch has named a permanent leader - as well as other appointments.
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Iron Mountain partners with Google Cloud for new subscription service

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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The global data centre company says the new partnership with Google Cloud says the partnership will unlock insights and create new revenue streams.
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Starting with its data centers, Fujitsu plans to be 100% renewable by 2050

Sat, 21st Jul 2018
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The company has made the bold announcement to be powered by 100 percent renewable sources at all of its operations around the world.
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Super-fast IoT enabled 5G is right around the corner - or is it?

Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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Steven Carlini says telcos are falling over themselves to be the first to offer 5G services, but it looks like Asian telcos have the inside line.
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Facebook commits to 100% solar power for data center campus

Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Facebook's Prineville data center campus will be powered 100% by renewable energy, thanks to a partnership with Pacific Power.