Intelligent Data Centres Issue 12 | Page 5

NOTE ello and welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres – my first as Editor. I have now taken over from my former colleague, Jess Phillips, and admittedly have big boots to fill! H As we consider some of the trends developing this new year, we hear from various experts who discuss all things data centre-related, from power and cooling, to hybrid IT. We take a look at how important a collaborative approach is to ensuring sustainability remains at the core of the data centre industry, as well as lots more. On the cover this month we have Matthew Latter, Solutions Architect at telent. The company is a leading technology vendor which specialises in the effective operation of critical national infrastructure. We hear how it has empowered Digital Transformation and hybrid cloud for a variety of use cases from rail and traffic, public safety and defence to enterprise, after deploying the Scality RING solution. Providing us with some data centre predictions this issue is Phil White, CTO, Scale Computing, who tells us why it’s time for HCI to embrace and include Edge Computing to enable the growth of AI. We question whether hybrid IT is the future of infrastructure in one of this month’s features as more businesses look www.intelligentdatacentres.com to adopt a hybrid cloud model. Industry experts from NetApp, Nutanix, and Hyve Managed Hosting offer their best practice advice for organisations intending to adopt a hybrid IT model. We also look at some of the technology trends expected to impact the digital infrastructure landscape this year. Equinix predicts hybrid multi-cloud, Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, data regulation and sustainability will be key factors influencing how organisations undergo Digital Transformation. To round off this issue, we ‘Deep Dive’ with Chris Sherry, Regional Vice President, EMEA North, Forescout, who tells us how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office. I hope you enjoy the read and if you would like to contribute, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at alix@lynchpinmedia.co.uk LYNCHPIN MEDIA TEAM MANAGEMENT Managing Partner Richard Judd richard@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 7534 132 966 Managing Partner Stuart Lynch stuart@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 7514 807 117 EDITORIAL Managing Editor and Editor, Intelligent CIO ME and Intelligent Tech Channels Mark Bowen mark@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3884 2225 Lead Editor, Intelligent CIO Europe, Intelligent CISO and Intelligent Data Centres Alix Pressley alix@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3890 4085 Editor, Intelligent CIO Africa Paul Rogers paul@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3890 4084 WEB SERVICES/DESIGN Head of Design and Production Pippa Sanderson pippa@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Head of Digital Services Charles Brandreth charles@lynchpinmedia.co.uk SALES/MARKETING Alix Pressley Editor Commercial Director Michal Zylinski michal@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +48 883 746 917 Marketing and Operations Manager Curtis Driscoll curtis@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3884 2536 Lynchpin Media © 2020 Intelligent Data Centres is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT data centre professionals. If you wish to subscribe for regular copies then please email info@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230. 5 Burnside Court, Leominster Enterprise Park, Herefordshire, HR6 0LX Issue 12 5