Richard Symons is EMEA Business Development Manager for APC by Schneider Electric, specializing in Rack Systems and PDUs. I caught up with him in the Technology Park at DatacenterDynamics Converged… Read more »
Articles Tagged: Damien Wells
DatacenterDynamics and Schneider Electric’s High Density Data Center Architecture
May 6, 2013
214 views
Dimension Data and the Co-Location Opportunity with Data Center Software
April 26, 2013
370 views
Founded 28 years ago in 1983 in South Africa, Dimension Data today operates in 51 countries in five regions – Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia… Read more »
What’s new for Co-location Service Providers in StruxureWare for Data Centers?
April 17, 2013
705 views
Schneider Electric recently used DatacenterDynamics Converged 2012 in London as the launch platform for StruxureWare Data Center Operation for Co-location – a new flavor of the company’s DCIM software which addresses… Read more »
Cutting Confusion over Open System Software in the Data Center
April 5, 2013
838 views
With the use of data center management software and DCIM on the rise, the requirement for applications to be Open System is increasing. However, there has been some confusion… Read more »
Cisco House : A Realistic Technology View of a Bright Future
December 6, 2012
3,006 views
I’ve always been a lover of Science Fiction. As a youngster reading books and these days mostly watching movies and the occasional TV series, it’s always been fascinating to me… Read more »
Building an SMB Core Network Node; Integration Trumps Best-of-breed for London, UK ISP
November 20, 2012
6,943 views
I recently visited Spitfire Network Services Ltd, a London-based business providing telecom services and ISP solutions to small and medium sized customers. The company has its own extensive telecoms network… Read more »
Hilton Worldwide Could be Making More Room for Schneider Electric Energy Management Solutions
November 13, 2012
3,396 views
Besides being one of the best known and most respected names in the hospitality industry, Hilton is also one of the largest companies in the sector with 10 brands, more… Read more »
Standardization Will Speed Uptake of Containerized Data Center Solutions, says IMS Research
October 19, 2012
2,267 views
“The benefits of containerized data centers are significant: mobility, speed of deployment, off-site manufacturing, outsourcing of design, and potential tax savings. Unfortunately, the current higher price of containerized solutions, as… Read more »
Cisco House experience illustrates transformational opportunities for countries, cities and organizations today and in the future
September 18, 2012
1,068 views
Cisco House celebrates the powers of transformation, with a focus on how transformation can enrich communities, individuals and businesses. Innovation, particularly via clever application of technologies and thought leadership in… Read more »
The Extension of the PUE Metric from the Data Center to Buildings and Smart Cities/Grids
September 10, 2012
1,502 views
At the recent Data Centres Europe 2012 conference, Aaron Davis, CMO of Schneider Electric gave a keynote address about energy and the issues faced by the data center industry as… Read more »
Building an SMB Core Network Node; Integration Trumps Best-of-breed for London, UK ISP
November 20, 2012
6,943 views
I recently visited Spitfire Network Services Ltd, a London-based business providing telecom services and ISP solutions to small and medium sized customers. The company has its own extensive telecoms network… Read more »
How much should a modular data center cost?
February 16, 2012
5,328 views
One of the advantages that modular data centers enjoy is lower build costs than traditional or legacy facilities. But this was not always the case and the capital cost of… Read more »
Podcast: Implementing a Low-Cost Energy Management Process in Your Data Center
April 10, 2012
4,323 views
“Many data centers use much more energy that they need to,” says Soeren Brogaard Jensen, VP Enterprise Software at Schneider Electric. But historically, data center managers have tended to be… Read more »
Overhead Air Conditioning Solution Saves Floor Space and Solves Data Center Structural Challenges
March 16, 2012
3,514 views
All data center designs bring their own set of challenges. Sometimes the scale of the challenge is not reflected in the size of the facility; a small datacenter design and… Read more »
Hilton Worldwide Could be Making More Room for Schneider Electric Energy Management Solutions
November 13, 2012
3,396 views
Besides being one of the best known and most respected names in the hospitality industry, Hilton is also one of the largest companies in the sector with 10 brands, more… Read more »
The Green Grid Data Center Maturity Model brings benefit to Data Center Management
July 12, 2012
3,389 views
The Data Center Maturity Model (DCMM) was launched by the Green Grid in February 2012. The model provides clear goals and direction for improving energy efficiency and sustainability across all… Read more »
New Green Grid study identifies "aggressive growth" of regulatory pressures on EMEA data centers
August 8, 2012
3,138 views
Speaking about the volume of legislation and regulation coming into effect in EMEA, John Tuccillo, Chairman and President of the Green Grid spoke about a new report which the organization… Read more »
Cisco Live London: New Integrated Solutions between Cisco EnergyWise and Schneider Electric EcoStruXure
February 1, 2012
3,118 views
There was an interesting and pervasive buzz about the first day of Cisco Live EMEA in London yesterday and no, it wasn’t due to a noisy air conditioning system! It… Read more »
Cisco House : A Realistic Technology View of a Bright Future
December 6, 2012
3,006 views
I’ve always been a lover of Science Fiction. As a youngster reading books and these days mostly watching movies and the occasional TV series, it’s always been fascinating to me… Read more »
Why data centers with a PUE greater than 2 could be obsolete in the next 5 years
August 2, 2012
2,779 views
I caught up with Paul-Francois Cattier, Global VP Data Center for Schneider Electric at Data Centres Europe 2012 in Nice and asked him about his presentation – the title of… Read more »
Cisco House experience illustrates transformational opportunities for countries, cities and organizations today and in the future
September 18, 2012
1,068 views
Cisco House celebrates the powers of transformation, with a focus on how transformation can enrich communities, individuals and businesses. Innovation, particularly via clever application of technologies and thought leadership in… Read more »
The Green Grid Data Center Maturity Model brings benefit to Data Center Management
July 12, 2012
3,389 views
The Data Center Maturity Model (DCMM) was launched by the Green Grid in February 2012. The model provides clear goals and direction for improving energy efficiency and sustainability across all… Read more »
Hilton Worldwide Could be Making More Room for Schneider Electric Energy Management Solutions
November 13, 2012
3,396 views
Besides being one of the best known and most respected names in the hospitality industry, Hilton is also one of the largest companies in the sector with 10 brands, more… Read more »
How Schneider Electric is Helping Data Center Customers to Adapt to Rapidly Changing Scenarios
July 16, 2012
1,625 views
At Data Centres Europe 2012, in Nice, I asked Laurent Vernerey, executive VP of IT Business at Schneider Electric, how the company was helping organizations to adapt to the constant… Read more »
Building an SMB Core Network Node; Integration Trumps Best-of-breed for London, UK ISP
November 20, 2012
6,943 views
I recently visited Spitfire Network Services Ltd, a London-based business providing telecom services and ISP solutions to small and medium sized customers. The company has its own extensive telecoms network… Read more »
Why data centers with a PUE greater than 2 could be obsolete in the next 5 years
August 2, 2012
2,779 views
I caught up with Paul-Francois Cattier, Global VP Data Center for Schneider Electric at Data Centres Europe 2012 in Nice and asked him about his presentation – the title of… Read more »
Dimension Data and the Co-Location Opportunity with Data Center Software
April 26, 2013
370 views
Founded 28 years ago in 1983 in South Africa, Dimension Data today operates in 51 countries in five regions – Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia… Read more »
How Does Modular Data Center Architecture Help Telecity Scale Capacity for the Cloud?
July 24, 2012
1,354 views
I was speaking with Stéphane Duproz, Directeur Général of Telecity France at the recent Data Centres Europe 2012 conference in Nice. As a major collocation provider, Telecity Group positions its… Read more »
Cutting Confusion over Open System Software in the Data Center
April 5, 2013
838 views
With the use of data center management software and DCIM on the rise, the requirement for applications to be Open System is increasing. However, there has been some confusion… Read more »
Cisco Live London: New Integrated Solutions between Cisco EnergyWise and Schneider Electric EcoStruXure
February 1, 2012
3,118 views
There was an interesting and pervasive buzz about the first day of Cisco Live EMEA in London yesterday and no, it wasn’t due to a noisy air conditioning system! It… Read more »