Opinion

Transparency will drive sustainability

Gregory Lebourg -

Gregory Lebourg, Global Environment Director of OVHcloud, explains why radical transparency should drive data centre sustainability.

The paradox of the cloud economist

Mark Turner -

Mark Turner, CCO at Pulsant, explores the idea of the "cloud economist", and how repatriating back to the data centre rather than wrestling a cloud setup may be the most sensible solution for many businesses.

Cable management: the unsung hero

Ben Roberts -

Underspecifying cable management could be an expensive mistake resulting in costly downtime. It’s time to take this neglected area of data centre construction seriously, writes Ben Roberts, Sales Director for RMS Cables.

Bridging the talent gap

Amanda Frasier -

App Developer Amanda Frasier explores some potential solutions to the talent shortage facing the sector.

Schneider’s Steven Carlini on designing data centres in the era of AI disruption

Kayleigh Hutchins -

At Critical Insight 2023, Steven Carlini, VP Innovation and Data Centre at Schneider Electric, will be sitting down for a fireside chat to explore the attributes and emerging trends of AI workloads.

AI: Security’s new frontier

Alexander Feick -

Alexander Feick, Vice President, eSentire Labs, explores the role generative AI and LLMs play in cybersecurity, and why a ‘secure by design’ mindset must be adopted from the start.

The importance of mastering cloud efficiency

Stephen Pettitt -

Stephen Pettitt, Sales Director at M247, explores why cloud waste is becoming an increasing problem.

The future of software-defined storage solutions

Grant Lee -

Creating more sustainable versions of software-defined storage solutions via the use of solid-state drives can play an essential role in empowering several types of organisations to become both more green and more competitive, says Grant Lee of DapuStor.