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FILOform launches WallMax sealing system for UK data centres

Thu, 5th Jun 2025
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FILOform has launched WallMax, a modular sealing system to protect UK data centres from water, gas, dust, and rodent ingress, enhancing operational security.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Paessler

Tue, 8th Feb 2022
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Paessler's VP for Asia Pacific talks about leveraging PRTG technology to enhance network monitoring and prevent IT infrastructure issues.
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Data center facility managers plagued with downtime concerns - Honeywell report

Mon, 11th Oct 2021
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54% have experienced downtime due to an outage, 38% due to a cyber or physical breach, and 34% had unplanned downtime.
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Protecting data centres from fire – your options

Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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Chubb's Pierre Thorne discusses the countless potential implications of a data centre outage, and how to avoid them.
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How to keep network infrastructure secure and available

Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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Two OVH executives have weighed in on how network infrastructure and the challenges in that space will be evolving in the coming year.
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Downtime a crippling issue in APAC State of Wi-Fi Study

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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Ruckus has released findings from its study of 1200 organizations in APAC who collectively have lost US$53m from downtime in the last 12 months.
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Visa’s cockup put down to ‘very rare’ data centre crash

Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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51.2 million Visa payments failed to process on Friday 1 June (just in time for after-work drinks) and the company says it all came down to a switch.