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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: March 2009
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Monday, 23 March 2009. Ten of the 46 major databases that our government keeps on its citizens are illegal according to recent research released by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. 160;– furthermore the majority of the remainder could be illegal depending on how they’re used. But one consequences of giving increasing numbers of civil servants daily access to our personal information is that over two-thirds of the population no longer trusts the government with their personal data. The data centre indust...
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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: April 2009
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Thursday, 30 April 2009. In news today, Google are setting up a deal to digitise thousands of books so that they are available. To download from the Internet. For users worldwide. At present the deal is only being agreed for the United States, but is expected to be expanded across the globe. Many see this as a positive step as it will make books more accessible and safe-guard books from going out of print in the future, as well as re-releasing out of print books on the Internet. It is highly recognised t...
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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: July 2009
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009. ISP's (Internet Service Providers) are in trouble again after the release of Ofcom's latest report. There has been extended debate about the legalities and honesty of ISP's 'up to' speed clause in their bandwidth package, because the majority of customers do not and cannot attain the speeds suggested by them. So what does this report hope to achieve? Data centres. They are vendor. Which allows the best products to be selected for. Links to this post. Friday, 24 July 2009. The major...
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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: October 2009
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Friday, 16 October 2009. LEED - Is it beneficial? Increasing amounts of Data Centre operators in the United States are looking to get LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification on new Data Centre builds in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. There are obvious advantages to creating a more sustainable building which conserves and/or generates its own power, but are all the LEED checklist points beneficial to the building of a new facility? The answer is.it depends! The bene...
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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: Power saving V's Facility relocation
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009. Power saving V's Facility relocation. Power costs in the UK are on the rise, you don't need to be told that. Everyone is feeling the pinch, none more so than the Data Centre industry. Businesses are tightening their belts and reducing staff levels in order to cut costs and stay in business. Data Centre and Computer Room managers are constantly trying to increase efficiency and reduce costs so that they can be competitive in a growing market. So should you relocate to Iceland?
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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: LEED - Is it beneficial?
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Friday, 16 October 2009. LEED - Is it beneficial? Increasing amounts of Data Centre operators in the United States are looking to get LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification on new Data Centre builds in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. There are obvious advantages to creating a more sustainable building which conserves and/or generates its own power, but are all the LEED checklist points beneficial to the building of a new facility? The answer is.it depends! The bene...
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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: June 2009
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009. As you may be able to tell there is a heat wave happening in the UK! Throughout this week the temperatures will be increasing reaching a peak on Thursday. The Met Office has issued a Level 2 Heat-Health warning to prepare the public for the weather. While the temperatures may not be high compared to many places around the world, the UK is used to a more moderate heat and infrastructures are designed with this in mind. Links to this post. Monday, 29 June 2009. Or call 0845 251 2255.
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Migration Solutions Data Centre Comment: February 2009
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Monday, 23 February 2009. PUE, DCiE, what’s it all about? PUE is a metric developed by The Green Grid. To measure Power Usage Effectiveness, which compares the total facility power usage against the IT power load. DCiE (Data Centre infrastructure Efficiency) is simply the inverse of PUE reported as a percentage. What do these figures actually tell us? How do you get on with your company’s Facilities Manager? How much will you save by installing this meters? Without proper metering, who knows? And let's s...