Knowledge Base

It is well documented that interruptions in power supply to Data Centres have the potential to cause operational and financial chaos, so it is understandable that many organisations have concerns when their engineers look to undertake work which might involve ‘switching things off.

A good testing and commissioning procedure is just as critical as a good design for a datacentre facility. Without this stage, organisations face the imminent risks that the infrastructure may not deliver the performance, resilience and efficiency that it was designed to achieve.

Wanting to understand more about the state of the industry, we asked over 100 senior IT decision makers the current and future challenges they are facing. This report, unsurprisingly, is dominated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology changes and challenges that it has brought to business and its effect on people’s ability to work, their priorities and decision-making processes.

Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) is the new industry legislation introduced in April 2019, replacing the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme. This white paper provides a concise overview of what SECR means for organisations, who is in scope and what reporting is required. It also covers information on how SECR can impact your data centre estate as well as what data centre energy reporting is required.

Wanting to understand more about the state of the industry, we asked over 100 senior IT decision makers the current and future challenges they are facing. This report focuses on standards and accreditations, providing a full analysis from industry consultants and techUK, it explores the potential impact on our industry and its global users.

BREEAM, supported by datacentre specialist Keysource, has released a survey report designed to answer some of the most important industry questions around sustainability in the data centre industry. ‘Datacentres – The Sustainability Gap aims to improve understanding of how the BREEAM Data Centres Annex could bring value to the industry.