This month ’ s cover story features Gavin Faulds – Regional Sales Head MEA , Sterlite , who tells us how hyperscale data centres require reliable , high-bandwidth components to power their network ’ s physical infrastructure . He also discusses investment in the UAE data centre space compared to the global picture . This can be found on page 47 .

As we turn our attention to a new year , this month ’ s ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ on page 29 asks the experts what they think the data centre landscape looks like for the year ahead . We received interesting contributions from Jimmy Tam , CEO , Peer Software ; Sergei Serdyuk , VP of Product Management , NAKIVO ; and Jeff Whitaker , VP , Marketing and Products , Panasas .

Similarly , Vertiv contributes to this issue ’ s ‘ 2023 and the trends expected ’ topic on page 35 , exploring how energy use and efficiency loom large and some of the developments we can expect across the data centre space next year .

On page 40 , Neil Templeton , VP , Marketing , Console Connect , investigates Africa ’ s data centre landscape over the course of the year as well as how it is set to evolve over the next 12 months . He considers the potential of cloud technology for accelerating data centre investment across the continent .

Elsewhere in the magazine , we consider how colocation delivers flexibility , reliability and proximity required for IT infrastructure modernisation . Survey findings demonstrate that colocation is one of the most effective approaches to address interoperability challenges . Find this on page 44 .

To round off , we ‘ Deep Dive ’ with John Hall , Managing Director , Colocation – Proximity Data Centres , who tells us how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office . This is on page 66 .

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

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

Alix Pressley Managing Editor www . intelligentdatacentres . com

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