Nice, France, 5 May 2011 - Data centres are vital to tackling environmental issues, according to Aaron Davis, chief marketing officer of Schneider Electric. "We must decouple our growth from our energy consumption," he said in his opening address to Data Centres 2011 in Nice, France, today. The conference is the seventh Data Centre Europe event and features 85 speakers. The 550 delegates are from some 30 countries.
London, 16 May 2011 – The Judges of the fourth annual Data Centre Awards 2011, have announced the shortlisted companies across nine industry categories. In another highly competitive year, the calibre of entry has been exceptionally high. The Awards panel has received nominations from companies across Europe, central and eastern Europe and the Judges have undertaken a rigorous review over the past three months assessing the nominations. The shortlist for each award category is as follows: