Monthly Archives: January 2013

Public Cloud Safety

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Public cloud is not considered safe enough by 87% of businesses. this article from Inside Networks magazine reports. The survey was carried out by City Lifeline at IPExpo. It reported that users preferred London data centre private cloud to London data centre public cloud. Whilst 63% of users preferred private over public cloud, the figure rose to 87% when asked about information security. Download - Inside Networks - 14.12.12

Next Connex joins City Lifeline

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City Lifeline Deploys Open Access Carrier Connectivity with Next Connex, Increasing Carrier Choice City Lifeline, the central London colocation data centre, has today announced a strategic partnership with Next Connex to deliver open access networking to its customers. Customers will benefit from exceptional network connectivity, allowing connection to many more carriers than the 22 carriers already present in City Lifeline’s central London data centre. Eliminating the need to maintain a costly presence in London’s main carrier exchanges, the multiple ultra-low …

ISO 27001 Security Certification

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City Lifeline’s London colocation has ISO 27001 Information Security Management Certification. This brief news article from Inside Networks magazine announces the award. The new London data centre ISO 27001 accreditation confirms that City Lifeline’s security systems and processes meet the highest recognised international standards for physical security and information security. Download - Inside Networks 01.12.2012

The Pace Of Change

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The world is changing faster than ever. The economic centres of power are changing. By 2050 there will be a further 1 to 1.5 billion people who are middle class. They will have purchasing power and will demand services. The data centre and data communications from the data centre are crucial to delivering those. The data centre industry will grow but they may not be London data centres in the future as economic activity moves to other places. Download - Inside …

The long term future of the data centre industry.

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This article from Comms Business magazine explores the long term future of the data centre industry. Although data centres in London and other Europen centres are dominant now, economic movement is from north to south and east to west. Communications technology changes peoples’ lives and creates growth for the data centre industry. But it may not be London colocation in the future but colocation in other countries. Download - Comms Business - 28.11.12