Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat

Challenges in setting up of Data Centres starts as soon as you start looking out for the right place. It is important that the Data Centre is setup at a location which is not disaster prone, can be physically secured, robust surveillance and capability of post activity data analysis and has room for growth. Other challenges to be kept in mind while setting up of DC are sizing of storage.

IT and Facilities Infrastructure: Two Pillars of an IT Data Centre

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

IT Data Centres are an integral part of any IT Infrastructure. All IT services are served by a backend Infrastructure, which is generally and in most cases hosted in IT Data Centres. This is true for any segment and any industry, be it Government, Telecommunications, Banking, Finance or Education and Research.

Going Green ! : Moiz Vaswadawala H, General Manager, Wipro Infotech

Wipro Infotech forayed in Data Centre space in May 2009. How is this move aligned with the Government of India’s goal of create State Data Centre for seamless service delivery for the citizens?

Data Centres: The Heart of the Matter!

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

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SDC: Opening up Huge Opportunities : Dileep Kumar, Director Product Management, ADC KRONE

The Indian market is gearing up to VOIP, high bandwidth and speed demands, server virtualisation, Data Centre growth and proliferation of LANs. All these are drivers for growth in structured cabling. Intelligent Cabling (PLM) is also catching up pretty fast amongst large enterprises

Data Centre Operations & Management: An Integrated Approach

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Penetration of Internet, use of Web technologies, globalisation of operations have moved most of the critical IT Infrastructure of organisations be it Intranet or Internet applications to the Data Centres, resulting in the need for much larger capacities in Data Centres.

Data Centre

[This article was published in the November 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Currently, in its transition period, India is witnessing rigorous deployments of IT systems not just in private sector, but in government, as well. Being the e-Backbone of public and private bodies, and hosting the information, centrally and securely, Data Centres have enhanced the manner in which services are delivered.

eINDIA 2009 nominations: civil society

[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Award for Civil Society/Development Agency Initiative of the Year aims to honour civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, bi-lateral, multi-lateral developmental organisations from throughout the world that demonstrate extraordinary effort, innovation, leadership, and excellence in providing ICT services for Governance. The Award is an attempt to recognize the civil societies and development organizations whose exemplary service and success towards spreading the word of ICTs for governance, may have gone unnoticed and unappreciated on the international stage.

BTI announces enhancement for its 7000 Series

BTI Systems has announced the Dual 4G Multiprotocol Transponder (4G DTPR) solution to enhance its 7000 Series data centre portfolio.

Yahoo invents ‘chicken coop’ data centre design

Yahoo’s new data centre in Lockport, New York will feature a new design that the company has dubbed the ‘Yahoo! Computing Coop’.