EDITOR’S NOTE:
Welcome to the latest edition of Networks Europe, and one in which we’re all planning to move to Iceland, thanks to latest research, outlined in our news pages, that pinpoints the country as having the best internet connectivity in Europe. The UK lags far behind, and my editorial ‘shed’ in rural West Yorkshire, even further.
We know that businesses’ expansion plans are often hindered by technology-related challenges and this is outlined elsewhere in our pages. We hear from Arelion about the knock-on impact of energy prices on network operations. The impact is visible but, as Mattias Fridström, VP and chief evangelist, points out, it’s not all doom and gloom. Investments in power efficiency are shortening the upgrade cycle for network infrastructure and, elsewhere, we hear from Astrocast about some of the innovative climate-smart programmes happening around the world, with the caveat that investment in systems integrators is essential for this to work.
Thank you for reading this issue and, as ever, we’d love to hear your ideas for features, news and interviews.
Hazel Davis
Editor
Networks Europe
THE FEATURES INCLUDE:
MULTI-CLOUD: THE NEW REALITY FOR DATA CENTRES
Massimo Bandinelli, enterprise marketing manager at Aruba, talks flexibility and convergence
THE FUTURE OF DATA CENTRES – EMBRACING THE POWER OF PREFABRICATED MODULAR DESIGN
Prefabs offer speed, scalability and efficiency, says Alex Brew, regional director, Northern Europe at Vertiv
THE IMPACT OF THE ENERGY CRISIS ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS
Mattias Fridström, VP and chief evangelist at Arelion, on energy efficiency and cost
HOW TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE CYBER RESILIENCE TRAINING WHEN CYBER THREATS MOVE FAST
Max Vetter, VP of cyber at Immersive Labs, talks people-centric training
WHY LEGACY MODERNISATION IS ESSENTIAL TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS
Andy Connor, EMEA channel director, Subzero Engineering on the legacy data centre roadmap
PLANNING AND INSTALLING WITH REMOTE POWER CATEGORIES FOR POE
R&M on remote power compliance and avoiding resistance unbalance
DELIVERING ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE – THE SI OPPORTUNITY
Eric Menard from Astrocast on why innovative systems integrators have a key role to play in delivering climate change solutions
MAXIMISING GUEST SATISFACTION WITH RELIABLE MOBILE COVERAGE
Seamless mobile coverage and ultrafast internet access is essential in the hotel and hospitality industries, says Stuart Waine of Spry Fox Networks
ANALOGUE NETWORK SWITCH OFFS; THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA IN TELECOMS CONNECTIVITY
Colin Abrey from Nextivity, on the impact analogue networks will have on non-voice applications
PAYING ATTENTION TO DATA CENTRE STORAGE COOLING
As demand for data storage continues to escalate, so will the solutions needed says Neil Edmunds, product innovation manager, Iceotope
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MARCH / APRIL 2023
Sustainability and Zero Carbon
Data Recovery/Backup
Modular Data Centres
Copy deadline – 6th March
Publication date – 28th March
MAY / JUNE 2023
Hybrid Data Centres
Data Centre Providers/Supply Chain
Maintenance
Copy deadline – 8th May
Publication date – 30th May
JULY / AUGUST 2023
Market Direction
Micro Data Centres
People/Training and Development
Copy deadline – 10th July
Publication date – 1st August
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2023
Power Management
Cabling and Connectivity
Cooling
Copy deadline – 6th November
Publication date – 28th November
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2023
Remote Data Centre
Smart Buildings/Modernisation
Cybersecurity
Copy deadline – 11th September
Publication date – 3rd October