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THE UK’S NUMBER ONE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE MAGAZINE
November 2016
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November 2016
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5 Editorial
7 Industry News
Connect to our monthly network of must read
industry news.
10 Talking Point
Justin Martin-Lawrence of Habitech looks
at the importance of network design in
supporting the IoT.
12 On the case
Peruse our compendium of projects all striving
for perfection.
14 Hot topic
Victor Avelar of Schneider Electric examines
the impact of a new energy saving initiative.
16 When to PDU, that is the
question
Clive Merrell of PDU Online explains the
importance of purchasing a proper PDU.
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24 Cloud bursting!
Richard Blanford of Fordway explains how
to find the right cloud solution, taking a
look at infrastructure and technology.
29 Watch this space
Carrie Higbie of Siemon examines the
role of cloud data centres and how a well
thought out design can ensure maximum
physical layer uptime.
35 Cloud and virtualisation
round up
A round up of the latest cloud and
virtualisation solutions.
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19 Project Focus
Michael Crane finds out how Panduit allowed
Cisco Systems to increase its network
availability and productivity.
22 PoE: Lighting the way to a new
dimension
Valerie Maguire of Siemon explains why
PoE lighting adds a new dimension to
intelligent buildings.
39 Essential Selection
A cornucopia of eye-popping products
42 Know How
Stijn Ooms of Crestron explains why the
bring-your-own-device phenomenon needs
careful management.
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