EDITOR ’ S NOTE ello and welcome to the
H latest edition of Intelligent Data Centres where we explore some of the trends and developments raising their head across the industry . We hear from a number of experts who offer their best practice advice on various hot topics of interest .
Gracing this month ’ s cover is Yarob Sakhnini - VP , Emerging Markets , EMEA at Juniper Networks . He tells us about the company ’ s turnkey , multi-vendor automation solution – Juniper Apstra – and how it allows customers to design , build , deploy and operate data centre networks from a single pane of glass , enabling them to cope with Digital Transformation pressures on the network . This can be found on page 55 .
Hot off the press is Uptime Institute ’ s 2022 Global Data Center Survey which has revealed strong industry growth as operators brace for expanding sustainability requirements . We explore the findings in more detail on page 17 .
A major concern for data centre managers currently is rising global temperatures , so we asked experts how the UAE data centre industry will succeed in managing cooling requirements . Keen to input were Bjorn Viedge , General Manager at ALEC Data Center Solutions ; Simon Bennett , CTO EMEA at Rackspace
Technology ; and Kamel Al-Tawil , Managing Director , Middle East and North Africa , Equinix . Their thoughts can be found on page 29 .
This month , we attend the Middle East ’ s most anticipated technology event , GITEX GLOBAL , hosted at Dubai World Trade Centre from October 10 – 14 , 2022 . On pages 40 – 47 , organisations attending the show outline what they will be showcasing at this year ’ s event and draw attention to how they remain an industry leader in their field .
Elsewhere in the magazine – on page 48 – Ozgur Duzgunoglu , Head of Engineering and Design , Telehouse , outlines the benefits of automation for data centre facilities and how robotics and humans can work to enhance each other ’ s strengths , helping to foster innovation and drive operational excellence .
To round off , we ‘ Deep Dive ’ with Con Zwinkels , CEO , Founder and Owner , Leaseweb . We hear how he landed in his role and how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office . Find this on page 74 .
I hope you enjoy this month ’ s read . Please don ’ t hesitate to contact me if you ’ d like to contribute to any future editions : alix @ lynchpinmedia . com
Alix Pressley Managing Editor www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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