For this month ’ s cover story , David Skeans , Director of International Sales , Starline , discusses how the global leader in power distribution equipment is expanding its offering into high power busbars – we hear about the new addition to the company ’ s portfolio and the global support offered . He also suggests how data centre leaders can ensure successful project management . Read more about this on page 47 .

Another interesting discussion point featuring this issue is about the data centre trends that are currently shaping the industry . We ask the experts , for our ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ on page 29 , how data centre leaders should be adapting their approaches alongside developing trends . Spokespeople from A10 Networks , Sunbird Software , and CBRE , contribute .

For our ‘ Expert Opinion ’ on page 40 , Jack Bedell-Pearce , CEO and Cofounder at 4D Data Centres , discusses the hot topic that is : data centre sustainability . He says business owners need to ensure energy efficiency is at

the heart of every aspect of how a data centre is run .

On page 68 , we take a look at the importance of continued innovation to help enterprises achieve carbon neutrality by building more energy efficient , low-carbon data centres . Sanjay Kumar Sainani , Global SVP and CTO for Data Center Business Unit of Huawei , explains this in more detail .

To round off , we ‘ Deep Dive ’ with Charbel Khneisser , Regional Director – Technical Sales , META at Riverbed , who tells us how he landed in his role and how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office . Find this on page 66 .

I hope you enjoy this issue and if you ’ d like to contribute to any upcoming editions , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk

Alix Pressley Editor

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