contents November 2011
5 Editorial Cloud cover.
6 Industry News
The latest news, partnerships, training news, comment, approvals and forthcoming events in the network infrastructure industry.
10 Talking Point Paul Courson of Cablofi l argues that the right cable management system makes for greater data centre effi ciency.
12 On the case Who is putting what in where. 22 Project Focus
Russell Drury talks to Grosvenor Technology about its work at Robinsons Unicorn Brewery.
39 Know How
Mike Elms of Uninterruptible Power Supplies reveals the most wanted features on a UPS.
30 Virtualisation & cloud computing round up A comprehensive round up of the virtualisation and cloud computing products and services available to end users.
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17 Interview
Michael Crane talks to Andrew Percival of Excel.
20 Competition
Win a digital camera courtesy of Brand-Rex.
Special Feature: Virtualisation & Cloud computing 26 Virtualising the desktop
While most people associate server virtualisation with cloud computing, John Barco of NComputing looks at why desktop virtualisation is becoming an increasingly attractive proposition.
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