Open Compute
April 30, 2019
Colocation Facility Guidelines & Colo Solution Provider (SP) OCP Ready™ Programs Open Compute Project (OCP) designs have already been implemented by the operators of Hyperscale Data Centers such as Facebook, Google and Rackspace and also companies such as Fidelity Investments, CERN, the London Internet Exchange (LINX) and Telefonica in Spain have... Read More
August 17, 2018
OCP adoption is growing despite the minor doubts, the amount of innovation occurring around OCP is staggering, and its cost-saving credentials are difficult to challenge, below are just some of the benefits that come from transitioning to the Open Compute Project. Environmentally sustainable– Uses up to 50% less energy for servers. Cost... Read More
August 3, 2018
The concept of OCP is disruptive and it is not always a popular option with some of the incumbent IT manufacturers, because it does away with the idea of proprietary hardware, and locks a customer into closed and often costly contracts, which is obviously what they prefer. This is why... Read More
July 9, 2018
The Open Compute Project (OCP) is a collaborative community focused on redesigning hardware technology to efficiently support the growing demands on computing infrastructure. OCP, whilst still in its infancy is gaining momentum and many big brands such as Nokia, Tencent, Google and Facebook are all championing this revolutionary movement. The... Read More
November 1, 2017
The DCD Awards recognise excellence in the data centre industry. Each year experts in the data centre field come together to celebrate the evolution of technology across the sector. DCD are a different kind of awards which recognise great people and excellent projects in the data centre industry and help... Read More
February 5, 2017
The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP), the open source hardware community, holds regular meetups to discuss key initiatives within the data centre industry. Top OCP members share their learnings and best practices on implementing OCP and how best to leverage open hardware within your infrastructure. As an advocate of OCP,... Read More