Datacom cabling penetrations are a constant occurrence in modern buildings. How can I proactively manage fire barrier penetrations for cabling? Read more
As the impact of commercial and industrial activities on the environment are becoming better understood, IT's share of responsibility within the overall problem is gaining recognition. Read more
Data centres' increasing equipment volume and server density means rapidly rising power needs in data centres. In turn this is leading to huge electricity requirements for powering the data centre and of course massive bills for data centre managers. So developing Read more
While identity management has been highlighted as one of the key priorities for the enterprise to address, its inherent lack of linkage between physical and logical controls has a huge impact on the business' ability to manage access effectively and demonstrate a strong financial return. Read more
It was sometime ago when John Gage of Sun Microsystems put forward the notion that ?the network is the computer'. Today, it is fair to say that ?the network is the business' and protecting it is one of the biggest priorities for data centre professionals. As the nature and use of the network evolves and we see a flurry of new applications, devices and a greater numbers of users connecting, new security challenges emerge. Nick Lowe, regional director of Check Point Software Technologies, considers the impact of network growth on security requirements and how a unified security architecture can help data centre professionals keep control over a rapidly changing and more open infrastructure. Read more
As a leader at a security software company, I'm often asked: what's the most common type of hacker and attack? Over time I've discovered that the general public holds a somewhat romantic image of hackers. One mental picture involves an emaciated young man in a poverty-stricken corner of the world. Greasy-haired and red-eyed, he types late into the night on an old TRS-80 workstation, trying desperately to get your American Express account number for nefarious purposes. Read more
In this article, Telehouse Europe's Robert Harris, Technical Services Director, quantifies the impact of growing energy bills on the colocation sector as well as highlighting critical considerations companies should discuss with their colocation partner when looking for ways to help reduce the price of locating IT infrastructure in shared facilities. Read more
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