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On the cover this issue , we have Carolyn Harrington , Chief Operations Officer at Space ^DC , who discusses the importance of cooling technology in the data centre space , and what it means for the company to become the first greenfocused data centre in Indonesia . Read about this in more detail on page 47 .

Another interesting feature this month looks at the trends reshaping data centre management , on page 17 . Herman Chan , President , Sunbird Software , tells us how the industry is pivoting to a remote data centre management model and how DCIM software enables teams to manage their sites remotely to enable Business Continuity .

Sustainability is a heavily featured subject this month as data centre leaders aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 . An expert from Legrand Data Center Solutions discusses the ways organisations can reduce energy wastage in the data centre and meet sustainability initiatives , on page 21 .

This issue , for our ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’, we asked the experts how data centre leaders are optimising their infrastructure to meet Digital Transformation demands . We received interesting contributions from Ehab Kanary , Vice President Emerging Markets Europe , Middle East and Africa , CommScope ; Leigh Hall , Head of Data Centre Engagement , Vysiion ; and James Hart , CEO , Business Critical Solutions .

With data centre leaders across the board making the decision to modernise their facilities to keep up with transformation , we take a look at how automation tools such as Artificial Intelligence and Big Data can enable this and allow them to operate productively by swapping the rigid architectures of yesterday . More about this on page 44 .

For our ‘ Deep Dive ’ feature , we hear from Ihab Farhoud , Director , Solutions Engineering – VMware Middle East , Turkey and North Africa , about how he landed in his role and how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office .

I hope you enjoy the read and if you ’ d like to contribute any upcoming features , including case studies , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk

Alix Pressley Editor

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