Laurent Seraphin, senior director of product marketing Centrix Software looks at the power struggle within the data centre

Nick Collins MD of IT datacentre ZebraHosts says there is no doubt IT budgets have dwindled in the face of economic slow down but with resourcefulness outsourcing can enable smaller firms to beat the squeeze

New findings from the UK data centre industry suggest that companies need to focus more than ever on economic factors

8 Solutions says that a clean data centre is vital to ensure maximum productivity

Bruce Schneier, chief security technology officer BT looks at security issues when outsourcing

Chi-X Europe is the operator of the largest Pan-European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) and facilitates trading in more than 900 equities, across 19 indices in 14 European countries. Launched in March 2007 in response to market demand, Chi-X Europe’s highly efficient trading platform helps partners achieve ultra-low execution times as well as cheaper trading, clearing and settlement costs.  

Does the recession mean that people are more likely to outsource? What parts of your IT operation should you outsource? How do you find a company you can trust asks Michel Robert, managing director, Claranet UK

Robin Ellis, group commercial director, BlueSquare Data says that it is important to make the right business choices when planning your datacentre