Intelligent Data Centres Issue 14 | Page 5

NOTE ello and welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres where we provide a round-up of news and trends across the data centre sector. H Matthew Underhill, Head of Infrastructure, Alfred H Knight, appears on this month’s cover. The company is a UK-based mining and metals enterprise that provides a comprehensive range of inspection and analytical services for the mineral and metal industries worldwide. Underhill discusses his role in the business and explains how it implemented a NetApp solution to simplify its operations, as well as discussing the company’s priorities for infrastructure investment this year. This month’s data centre predictions come from Ashraf Yehia, Managing Director – Middle East, Eaton. Yehia predicts the next generation of data centres and the changing pace of them, and how the Edge and 5G are impacting this change. Inevitably, we turn our heads to the global pandemic that is COVID-19. We hear from Steve Bowes-Phipps, DCA Advisory Board Member and Senior Data Centre Consultant, PTS Consulting, as he offers his seven tips for running a data centre business during the crisis. This issue, we ask three experts what is driving the boom in European data www.intelligentdatacentres.com LYNCHPIN MEDIA TEAM centres. David Friend, Co-founder and CEO, Wasabi Technologies; Patrick Lastennet, Director of Enterprise, Interxion; and Stu Redshaw, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, EkkoSense, offer their opinions on the subject. This month, we ‘Deep Dive’ with Timothy Arnold, Head of Colocation at Six Degrees. Arnold discusses the journey that brought him to where he is now, and 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 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 Mark Bowen mark@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1004 Lead Editor, Intelligent CIO Europe, Intelligent CISO and Intelligent Data Centres Alix Pressley alix@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1003 Editor, Digital and Intelligent Tech Channels Rebecca Miles rebecca@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1007 Editor, Intelligent CIO Africa Paul Rogers paul@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1005 WEB SERVICES/DESIGN Alix Pressley Editor Head of Design and Production Pippa Sanderson pippa@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Head of Digital Services Charles Brandreth charles@lynchpinmedia.co.uk SALES/MARKETING Director, Strategic Content Jess Phillips jess@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1005 Commercial Director Michal Zylinski michal@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1002 Marketing and Operations Manager Curtis Driscoll curtis@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1008 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. 63/66 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8LE Issue 14 5