T-Systems cuts size of datacentre estate by 85% through technology refresh

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ISSUE DATE: 7 February 2019 TOP STORIES T-Systems cuts size of datacentre estate by 85% through technology refresh The IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom has culled the number of datacentres it operates from 89 to 13, but claims to have seen its compute capacity increase by 25%. READ MORE → US Department of Defense backs multi-cloud model to support $10bn JEDI mega-cloud deployment The US Department of Defense has fleshed out its cloud strategy, as the industry awaits news of who has secured the decade-long contract for its $10bn mega-cloud environment. READ MORE → Self-driving cars get updated guidelines for trial safety and transparency The Department for Transport has issued guidance on trial safety and transparency for self-driving cars, and is sticking by its pledge to have self-driving cars on Britain’s roads in the next two years. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Huawei: We are not spying on the UK Huawei’s Ryan Ding tells the British government that the company has never, and will never, use its technology to assist the Chinese intelligence services.  READ MORE → Virgin Media tests 8Gbps home broadband service Fifty residents of Papworth, Cambridgeshire, are trialling an 8Gbps FTTP broadband service using existing fibre infrastructure. READ MORE → NHS screening programmes plagued by ‘not fit for purpose’ IT ‘Complex and ageing IT’ is causing issues for several NHS screening programmes, according to the National Audit Office. READ MORE → Suffolk County Council awards 20-year WAN contract MLL Telecom will work with CityFibre to extend Suffolk County Council’s existing WAN to 600 sites and offer them ultrafast connectivity services. READ MORE →

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