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Is there a link between wide-tarmac and fat-fibre?

Author: Ian BitterlinMotorways (autobahns, highways, inter-states, auto-routes, auto-strada's et al) are built to relieve traffic congestion, enable business and speed up connections ... whilst...

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techUK (a.k.a. Intellect) pulls off what many said was impossible - a CCA for...

Author: Ian BitterlinMany congratulations to Emma Fryer at techUK for perseverence in her pursuit of the death of the CRC and replacement with a Climate Change Agreement.  Many people thought it was a...

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Oh, what a night!

Author: Ian BitterlinThe DCD EMEA Awards dinner took place last night in London and, in the tradition of these Awards, was a sparkling event that crowned the data-centre year.  As Chairman of the...

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Japanese 'Data Centre in a Box' - report card: Could do better!

Author: Ian BitterlinYou can read an interesting feature on this site dated 27th on this 'data centre in a box' AIST research project paid for by the Japanese government.  The kicker is in the...

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A great example of solar PV - but not for data centres!

Author: Ian BitterlinIt is refreshing to see a press release about solar PV that doesnt try to pretend it is something it is not. The bridge feeding Blackfriars Station in London has been fited with...

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Is the future of the data centre already here? Do we just have to reach out...

Author: Ian BitterlinThe other day I was asked to fill in a questionnaire related to the PEDCA project of the Data Centre Alliance. It was all about the past (legacy), present (best practice) and the...

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Eco-Mode UPS operation is simple, but too often misunderstood...

Author: Ian BitterlinFar too many times do I see that eco-mode UPS operation is misrepresented, either deliberately (by sales folk that should and often do know better) or genuinely (by people who may...

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What has King Canute got in common with data centres?

Author: Ian BitterlinKing Canute ‘The Great’ wasn’t the one who burnt the cakes (that was Alfred the Great) but is the rather more misunderstood King of England (r. 1016-1035) who had his throne set...

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Data Centre engineering helps you live longer...

Author: Ian BitterlinI love our data centre industry. They say that an active brain keeps you alive for longer and data centre engineering ensures that every day you learn something new – so data...

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PUE abuse beyond the pale?

Author: Ian BitterlinA few weeks ago I attended a ‘technical’ presentation that left my jaw dropping. It was so shocking that, at the time, I scribbled a few notes for later blog-fodder and used the...

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Data Centre jobs in Europe? 2+2=6?

Author: Ian BitterlinI recently read somewhere that the EU thinks that data-centres will provide 2.5 million jobs in the foreseeable future. This fly’s in the face of the generally perceived view that...

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The infinite compared to the finite?

Author: Ian BitterlinAnyone who has heard me speak in the past about data growth and its impact on power consumption may well remember my throw-away line about the internet being dominated by 60% of...

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They say that there is no such thing as bad publicity - but 'they' could be...

Author: Ian BitterlinOh dear - PUE abuse strikes again.  This time in the UK and this time from folks who really do know better.  Yesterday at DCD everyone was talking about Next Generation and their...

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The elegance of the ‘Tier’ structure is broken by EN50600-3

Author: Ian BitterlinI know that there are a few folks who denigrate the Tier Classification system originally introduced by Uptime Institute as irrelevant in modern European data centre design but...

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The right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing!

Author: Ian BitterlinThe European Commission has outlined a new £250 billion plan to ‘improve infrastructure and broadband’ under the grandiose title of the European Fund for Strategic Investments. It...

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