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Data Centre Infrastructure Management made easy.

Avocent, a division of Emerson Network Power, commissioned a booklet that explains how a centralised approach to data centre infrastructure management can unlock efficiencies, cost reductions and sophisticated techniques such as visual data centre modelling.

Websense

Information security vendor Websense argues that trying to defend against malware threats using separate email, web and data security tools is an approach that can easily be compromised.

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Unity Solutions (UES)

Lanxoma is a tool from security software supplier Unity Enterprise Solutions that helps organisations combat the security threat posed by internal IT workers with access to sensitive information.

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Trend Micro

Malware creators have shifted business models. No longer is the goal to spread as much destruction as possible, but rather to steal money using malicious software.

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Symantec

Symantec is the world’s largest and most comprehensive information security firm, protecting the data assets of both consumers and businesses of all sizes across 40 countries.

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Sourcefire

Sourcefire produces one of the world’s most widely used intrusion detection technologies, Snort.

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GrIDsure

Password and PIN management are a perennial problem for many businesses and individuals.

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Courion

Insider attacks are numerically far smaller than attempts by external hackers to gain access to corporate systems, but the impact of just one malicious employee operating inside the company can be catastrophic.

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TelecityGroup

TelecityGroup, provider of premium network independent data centres, has undertaken a number of approaches to improve the efficiency of its facilities.

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Siemens

Any organisation spending over £500,000 a year on electricity that does not have a plan for sustainable business will soon to fall foul of UK Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) legislation.

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Keysource

Data centres comprise up to 8% of the UK’s total power consumption, and given that many are run fairly inefficiently, the potential for savings in both cost and carbon are extremely high.

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Digital Realty Trust (PUE)

Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is one of the most widely adopted metrics for measuring a data centre’s performance.

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Bell Microsystems

Bell Microsystems has 14 years experience delivering IT lifecycle management services, assisting companies with not only ingoing IT assets, but also facilitating the graceful exit of legacy gear in a safe and secure manner.

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21C

21C is a business intelligence and information management consultancy for the UK healthcare industry.
In this video, sales director David Wakefield explains how the company has helped NHS organisations to meet demanding information needs of their users.

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1E - Green IT

Data centres are the focus of most corporate Green IT strategies. However 40% of energy use is still attributable to desktop PCs, most of which can be turned off at night or when not in use.

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Security in the cloud

Adrian Seccombe, co-founder of security pressure group, the Jericho Forum, and CISO at pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, outlines the major challenges of cloud security

Bell Microsystems on Lifecycle Management Service

Video on Bell Microsystems' IT Lifecycle Management Services Programmes, plus eco-responsibility in design and implemention of enterprise-level data centres, storage area networks and disaster recovery solutions. To view Bell Microsystems Information Age Awards voting page visit: Information Age Awards/Bell Microsystems.

Dell Green

Video presentation by Hugh Jenkins, Enterprise Marketing Manager at Dell on their commitment to becoming the greenest technology company on the planet and how they intend to reach that goal.

Hitachi Data Systems

Video presentation by Alec Bruce, EMEA Eco Solutions Champion at HDS on Services Oriented Storage strategy, helping IT departments to achieve better control, reduce risks, lower costs and respond faster and more flexibly to business needs.

SiCortex High-Productivity Computers

Delivered performance at lowest power consumption in the industry. Combined with scalable architecture, small footprint, and minimal heat output, SiCortex breaks the shackles of data centre resource constraints..