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European data centres are
running out of capacity
New research conducted by HP reveals to the business with both CIOs and
that data centres across Europe are business unit heads rating the data
critically close to exceeding their centre as 8.4 on a scale of 1 – 10 in
limits, with the majority having terms of importance.
reached 82% of their full capacity. · · Despite the economic downturn,
60% of companies still plan to invest in
The results further reveal that a vast improving their facilities. In fact, over
majority of chief information officers the next three years, technology
(CIOs) are addressing this issue in the departments can expect to see a 46%
short term through data centre increase in the number of data centre
rationalisation and consolidation transformation projects planned.
programmes. At the same time, CIOs Although data centres play a critical
are under a number of competing role to the business, 72% of CIOs feel,
pressures. They need to reduce costs at least to some degree, that business strategy is aligned with specific
at they same time they transform their unit heads fail to understand how data desired business benefits. In order to
technology environments into assets to centre issues are, in fact, truly alleviate their current pressures and
drive business growth. Their data business issues. “Managed correctly, ultimately reduce costs, businesses
centres are approaching the limits of data centre transformation can reduce should define return on investment
their energy, cooling and space costs whilst enabling increased and the impact that transformation
resources while facing needs to flexibility and efficiency and creating will have on their people, processes
comply with environmental legislation better alignment between technology and infrastructure,” he added. Intrum
that aims to reduce carbon emission. and the business. It also has the Justitia, a leading Credit Management
The research, conducted by Coleman potential to transform the entire Services Company based in Sweden,
Parkes Research on behalf of HP, business, adding competitive edge,” has already reaped the benefits of
included a survey of 1,020 CIOs and said Reinier van Hoeijen, director, Data investing in a data centre
business unit heads across Europe. Centre Transformation Services, HP transformation programme.
The results demonstrate the EMEA. Earlier this year they worked with HP
importance of the data centre for “However, CIOs and business unit to switch their localised server
today’s businesses: heads need to work together to ensure infrastructure into a new green field
· · The data centre is viewed as critical that the technology infrastructure twin data centre.
Global InternetVillage connection comes to
THUS, a Cable&Wireless business, is of 1000 new homes will be built and investment of £1.2billion and will
working with Internet Villages connected with 100Mbps high speed result in the creation of 500 jobs in the
International Limited (IVI) and a range internet access in what will be a fully area. On completion, the 250 acre Data
of agencies and partners, to develop sustainable live and work community. Farm will provide 3 million sq ft of next
the world’s first green powered Mega IVI, a specialist sustainable property generation Data Storage and will be
Data Farm in the Scottish borders. In company, is seeking to establish a live the largest of its type in the world.
addition to providing data centre work and play development which
buildings of various sizes with the embraces modern technology and THUS’s involvement in the
huge bandwidth capacity they require. fosters the knowledge based economy. development is largely due to its high
It is also proposed that a development The proposal represents a planned capacity network and significant
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