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On the cover this month , we have Muayad Fahmawi , Bunduq ’ s IT Supervisor – who heads up the company ’ s IT team . He discusses the oil company ’ s need for a solution that was compatible with its hyperconverged setup , but one that was also able to manage the sheer volume of data it was generating and needed backing up .

We hear how the company leverages StorageCraft ’ s OneXafe platform to scale-out immutable storage architecture technology to improve scalability and simplify its backup and replication process . Read about this in more detail on page 47 .

Also this month , we take a look at how a data centre survey by Uptime Institute shows challenges amid capacity growth . The results of the survey reveal gaps in sustainability tracking , fewer outages with more grave consequences , staffing and supply chain concerns , stalled efficiency gains and more . Read about this in more detail on page 17 .

For our ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ feature on page 29 , we asked the experts how organisations can achieve effective cloud security . Spokespeople include Jon Toor , CMO , Cloudian ; Don Boxley , CEO and Cofounder , DH2i ; Tom Callahan , Director of Operations , MDR – PDI Software .

We also hear , on page 40 , about how organisations can combat the data centre industry ’ s skills gap . Steve Hayward , Senior Director , European Operations at CyrusOne , tells us why data centre organisations need to invest in their future workforce to ensure data centres don ’ t become a thing of the past .

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

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