Welcome to the 14th issue of IT Pro 20/20.
Now that we have a better idea about when the lockdown will finally end, many of us will naturally be thinking about our return to the office. It’s likely that, having grown accustomed to remote working, for most of us this return will be phased and, depending on your role, you may find yourself able to negotiate how often you make the commute in. Some will be desperate to get moving again, while others will have taken cues from the past year to take advantage of new-found flexibility.
However, before the conversation shifts towards life after lockdown, we’ve taken the opportunity to highlight areas of our industry that have played crucial, yet often overlooked roles in this great remote working experiment.
In this issue, we look at how data centres have coped with immense pressure from customers, the benefits and pitfalls of onboarding new staff remotely, how smart cities will underpin life post-pandemic, and much more.
The next IT Pro 20/20 will be available on 31 March – previous issues can be found here. If you would like to receive each issue in your inbox as they release, you can subscribe to our mailing list here.
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Australian pension funds slammed for ‘absolute incompetence’ in wake of cyber attacksNews While firms are working to minimize the damage, Super Consumers Australia said the attack showed 'absolute incompetence'
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Hackers are targeting Ivanti VPN users again – here’s what you need to knowNews Ivanti has re-patched a security flaw in its Connect Secure VPN appliances that's been exploited by a China-linked espionage group since at least the middle of March.
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CoreWeave’s first two UK data centers are now operationalNews The company's European plans for this year also include new facilities in Norway, Sweden, and Spain
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AWS eyes ‘flexible’ data center expansion with $11bn Georgia investmentNews The hyperscaler says the infrastructure will power cloud computing and AI growth
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Quantitative analysis of a prefabricated vs. traditional data centerWhitepaper Apples to apples cost analysis between data centre types
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Battery technology for single phase UPS systems: VRLA vs. Li-ionWhitepaper An overview of li-ion batteries in comparison to VRLA batteries for singlephase UPS applications
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Winning the data-centric digital business in this decadeWhitepaper Discover more about Dell’s adaptive, secure, and resilient portfolio for the digital business and win in this data-centric era
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How to build a global data center strategyWhitepaper Seven considerations in a global data center strategy
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Continuously modernize storageWhitepaper Modernize data storage to accelerate operations and digital business initiatives
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Why Frankfurt is clamping down on data center sprawlCase Study Frankfurt’s package of data center regulations could be a model for FLAP-D cities and other territories across the world
