Data Centre Design White Papers

From client to the cloud, Gartner finds one vendor as a clear market leader in blades, maximising every hour, watt and penny in your systems, provisioning in minutes, reducing equipment by up to 06% and TCO by 56% VIEW SUMMARY

The big challenges in managing data centres aren't with the 'tin'. Get your service relationship with your supplier right, and you could reduce resolve unplanned downtime 66% faster and get first time resolution of support issues 95% of the time VIEW SUMMARY

The modern data centre has six key challenges: business continuity, management, server sprawl, cost containment, multi-vendor support and the lifecycle management. Find out how prepared you are to meet the challenges. VIEW SUMMARY

The growing adoption of cloud computing is going to impact the datacentre as we know it. This Computing whitepaper provides a snapshot of current trends in cloud computing as well as the impact companies adopting cloud computing think it will have on the way their datacentres are structured. VIEW SUMMARY

This paper explores the connectivity-specific needs of UK firms that are either providing or utilising cloud or virtualisation services, looking at next-generation networking technologies as well as factors influencing the siting of data centres such as power, regulations and backbone networks. VIEW SUMMARY

According to a 2012 CSO survey, 68% of enterprises are wary of data security in the cloud. Learn how moving to a private cloud can make you more agile, help mitigate data security risks, and reduce enterprise costs up to 40%. Read the paper to learn more. VIEW SUMMARY

Break free of data center constraints. Provide IT service and cloud computing that's more agile and efficient. Learn why unified architecture and cost-efficient design uniquely positions you to deliver the advantages of a private cloud. Read the report to find out more. VIEW SUMMARY

For businesses that wish to be agile and retain all the advantages of an expert internal team, a viable alternative is migrating the datacentre or in-house server estate to an externally hosted private cloud. This gives organisations the best of both worlds: greater agility with retained control. VIEW SUMMARY

The enterprise datacenter network is evolving to meet the changing needs of a mobile, virtualised environment. This Technology Spotlight describes the evolving requirements for IT to meet end-user performance expectations and the need for application delivery. VIEW SUMMARY

This white paper addresses the three main problems associated with data centres: limited power, increasing cooling demands, and space constraints. With 81% of companies expected to exceed capacity for data centre power or space in the next five years, it is time to look for new efficiencies. VIEW SUMMARY