EDITOR ’ S NOTE ello and welcome to
H the 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 Tom Cannon , Enterprise Architecture Manager at University College Dublin , who tells us how Ireland ’ s largest university has upgraded its data centre cooling system with Schneider Electric . Find out more about how the new cooling equipment has resulted in an inherently more resilient data centre , on page 47 .
For this month ’ s ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’, I was intrigued to find out what factors are set to drive demand for data centre transformation across Europe . Keen to respond and discuss the topic in hand were Mitch Fonseca , Chief Development Officer , Cyxtera ; Matthew Farnell , EMEA Director , EkkoSense ; and John Booth , MD Carbon 3IT & Chair DCA Energy Efficiency SIG . This can be found on page 29 .
Securing the data centre is high on the priority list for data centre decisionmakers , so on page 35 , Nick Smith , Business Development Manager at Genetec , explores how data centres
are failing to connect the dots between cyber and physical security . He says that in order to secure an organisation against cyberattacks , it should approach security holistically .
A hot topic across the industry currently and for the foreseeable future is the data centre skills gap . ‘ Expert Opinion ’ explores how to build an appealing apprenticeship environment for those looking to recruit potential candidates hoping to secure a career in the data centre space . This can be found on page 40 .
On page 62 , Gemma Reeves , Business Unit Manager in Data Centres at Alfa Laval , elaborates on how data centres could soon become the beating heart of many communities . She explains how to achieve this goal and what legislative changes are required to make it a reality .
To round off , we ‘ Deep Dive ’ with Ed Bissell , Sales Director , Stellium Data Centres , who talks about how he landed in his role and how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office . Have a read of this on page 66 .
I hope you enjoy this month ’ s issue and if you ’ d like to contribute to any upcoming editions , please do get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . com
Alix Pressley Managing Editor www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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