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Greener Data Centres - Six Easy Steps

From environmentalists to CIOs and data centre managers, the cost of power and the Carbon Reduction Commitment has put the ‘green’ data centre firmly on everyone’s agenda. more...

Parliamentary Energy Statement may ‘keep the lights on’ – but it could switch off UK Data Centres

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne’s first annual energy statement to Parliament threatens to drive many of the UK’s Data Centres off-shore to escape an energy pricing prejudice against business, says Alex Rabbetts, Managing Director of data centre company Migration Solutions. more...

Migration Solutions is awarded £12M UK Data Centre Upgrade

24.6.10, Sophia Antipolis: Independent computer room and data centre specialist, Migration Solutions, has been appointed by a new, undisclosed, entrant to the market who has recently acquired a 60,000 square foot data centre in Norwich. more...

Internet Use is 'Exploding'

According to the UK Online Measurement company (UKOM), Internet usage is 'exploding' with users spending 65% more time 'surfing' the Internet than they did 3 years ago. According to the survey carried out by UKOM, users spend an average of 22 hours and 15 minutes online every month. more...

Running a data centre is all about convergence ...

The role of the Dat a Centre Manager and the Facilities Manager has changed significantly over the years. Migration Solutions MD, Alex Rabbetts, takes an objective look at how the roles have converged. more...

EU Code paves way for ‘Data Centre 2.0’

Migration Solutions says next generation datacentres will be greenest yet. The agreement on a pan-European ‘green’ Code of Conduct for Data Centres now paves the way for a new generation of facilities which will raise the bar on power efficiency and use of renewable energy sources. more...

Is your Computer Room overheating?

Or more to the point, if, as expected we have a very hot summer this year, are you prepared? more...

Luxembourg Data Centre? Surely not!

Luxembourg is one of those little known, little thought about countries somewhere in the middle of Europe ... or so you might think. Actually, Luxembourg is a thriving country nestled between France, Germany and Belgium. more...

Even More Data Centres Needed

Recent reports suggest that the economic downturn has not affected plans to roll out fibre to the home across Europe. Many countries continue with their plans to roll out fibre to the home, with Sweden topping the chart of countries with 10.9% of homes already connected with fibre. more...

UK Faces Power Blackouts by 2016

According to the Government's new energy advisor, Professor David MacKay, the UK faces potential power blackouts by 2016 because the programme of building new power statiions is not happening quickly enough. more...