This month ’ s lead story features Andrew Schaap , CEO of digital infrastructure leader Aligned , who discusses the possibilities stemming from the company ’ s historic , billion-dollar funding round linked to sustainability . As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spur demand for digital services , it ’ s undeniable that we ’ ve entered the golden age of hyperscale . In this exploratory piece , we speak with Andrew Donoghue of Vertiv and Andreas Limpak from NetApp , about the shape of things to come .

We ’ re also looking at the ways in which the ongoing health crisis is prompting enterprises to unlock the power of service-based digital solutions , speaking with experts from Dell UK and Flexential about the future of virtual desktops , remote work and data centres as a service .

Cabling and energy management are essential elements of a functional data centre . For this month ’ s issue , we ’ ve sat down with Brad Smith , marketing director at NVIDIA , to discuss the evolving state of innovation in cabling architecture , and how operators can prepare to evade disruption . We also take a closer look at how data centres - some of the most power-hungry pieces of modern infrastructure - can and must adopt new , more sustainable approaches to energy management .

Our top 10 this month breaks down the world ’ s biggest data centre brands , and we ’ ll be bringing you exclusive , in-depth reports on industry leaders like T5 Data Centres , Omantel , Equinix , Iron Mountain , ARM and Nautilus Data Technologies . We hope you enjoy the issue .

If you have a story to tell , email me at h . menear @ bizclikmedia . com to become a part of the conversation . Harry Menear

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