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• 2013
  • May(3)
    • Cloud storage: what does it really mean for you?
      
    • Views from Telco Cloud World Forum
      
    • DDoS Attacks More Than Just Last Month’s Newspaper Headlines
  • Apr(5)
    • Outsource, Managed Service or Cloud...
      
    • Custom built Data Centres
    •  What really makes an eTown? (an alternative view to Google)
    • Colt Ceano – new range of simplified on-demand services for SMEs
      
    • Trust is essential in building high performance partnerships
  • Mar(3)
    • My first Facebook post... over IPv6
    • Is there still room for a CIO and a CMO at the top table?
    • Network as a Service – Flexibility as Standard
      
  • Jan(3)
    • Carrier Ethernet with Class
      
    • Colt recognised by VMware with EMEA Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Competency Partner of the Year award
    • Colt wins VMware Service Provider Programme partner of the year for UK & Ireland
      
• 2012
  • Dec(1)
    • Colt wins “Innovation in a Medium Data Centre” award at the DCD awards 2012
      
  • Nov(9)
    • Can both microwave and fibre turn up the heat on HFT?
    • Wholesale IP VPN – What makes Colt unique?
      
    • Software-defined networking — the journey starts now
      
    • Can your business continuity team prepare for an event like Hurricane Sandy?
      
    • Trading in Asia – How to Capitalise on the “Un-tapped” Market
      
    • Colt security expert recognised with award in honour of Ron Knode
      
    • You want flex? You got flex!
    • What do we want? Future-proofing! When do we want it? Now!
    • Taking on the Nexus Of Forces at Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Barcelona, 5-8 November
      
  • Oct(9)
    • The Tech Industry Channel Is Cloud-Confused; Colt Technology Services Is Well Into It
      
    • Colt’s “intrapreneurship” journey
      
    • vCloud from Colt – Customer and Channel Ready
      
    • The CIO of 2015
    • Let's think twice about the self-service bandwagon
      
    • Colt delivers in-house legal team innovation
    • Gaining traction - building Cloud-based revenue
    • CPE: From Customer Premises Equipment to Cloud Powered Experience
      
    • Why IT will never be the same again
      
  • Sep(5)
    • Real-time IT management from the Cloud – ThinkGrid’s Channel Advantage
      
    • Big Data is getting bigger and bigger
      
    • Colt’s managed broadcast network sparks great interest at IBC
      
    • Emerging Markets create new opportunities at Wholesale World Congress
      
    • Tier III Design Certification for Modular Data Centre brings great benefits
      
  • Aug(5)
    • The real meaning of outages; coming full circle on resilient cloud
    • Future Proofing the Financial Sector
    • An Important Step
    • Strengthening the opportunity for SMEs and Cloud
      
    • Deployment of a new Modular Data Centre in Paris
  • Jul(5)
    • BYOD in practice
    • Make the most of voice communication systems, lower costs and improve quality
    • Our journey towards Network Programmability
      
    • Finally, evidence that high speed trading makes markets stronger
    • Are we hiding behind data protection? Is it the new health and safety?
  • Jun(4)
    • Hybrid Cloud and the Channel
    • Operational excellence in a modular data centre
    • Colt win Modular Data Centre Award from Data Centre Awards 2012
    • Colt win Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award
  • May(5)
    • Live customer traffic lights up the Irish Sea
    • Partnerships that add real value
    • Innovation and Regulation at Tradetech 2012
    • Expanding the ‘Ethernet over the first mile’ (EFM) opportunities
    • Celebrating 20 years of Colt
  • Apr(5)
    • Ethernet Europe 2012 – Keynote presentation
    • Ethernet Europe 2012 – Wrap-up
    • Colt takes a lead role at Ethernet Europe 2012
    • Enable employee choice to drive business forward- embrace the challenge!
    • The argument for using a cloud platform for capital modelling
  • Mar(4)
    • UK manufacturing for UK manufacturing
    • Data Centre 2.0 – ‘the first real, notable example’
    • The challenges of cloud adoption for SMBs
    • Should you leave cloud deployment in the hands of IT?
  • Feb(5)
    • Can buy-side be sold on the benefits of low latency?
    • Shining the light on the transition to digital at Berlinale
    • Verne Global and Colt Technology show a zero carbon data center – it’s real, running, and impressive In Iceland
    • Wondering which drivers will boost future IPv6 developments?
    • Why teamwork is crucial to T2S success
  • Jan(4)
    • “Say what you mean” – new words please…
    • Addressing the scalability challenge
    • Can emerging markets resist the algo trading bug in 2012?
    • Irish Sea cable deal - doubling the data capacity between Ireland and the UK
• 2011
  • Dec(3)
    • Battling the elements to deliver on our promise - a modular data centre in four months
    • Collaborate for Success
    • 2012: The year that financial institutions get serious about regulation?
  • Nov(2)
    • Moving to the cloud – the carrier perspective
    • How secure is your website?
  • Oct(7)
    • View from the top: Data centre industry musings
    • Out in front - Colt wins again
    • Verne Global - The Big Idea
    • Has the NIST “as-a-service” definition come to a crossroads?
    • Building tomorrow’s data centre
    • Expanding Smart Office functionality for SMEs
    • Is there a role for cloud brokers?
  • Sep(7)
    • Colt partners with Verne Global to create world first in Data Centre delivery
    • Is "In The Cloud" helping understanding?
    • Colt named Thought Leader of the Year at CIO Europe Summit
    • The most common pitfalls for SMEs and IT
    • What needs to be done to extend the reach of broadcast content?
    • From satellite to fibre – addressing the issues of performance, installation and cost
    • Wholesale World Congress
  • Aug(2)
    • Getting to grips with latency for HFT in FX
    • Timing is everything for SMEs
  • Jul(2)
    • Leveraging IT for SME success
    • Smarter Growth: Making it happen for SMEs
  • Jun(4)
    • Colt wins at Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2011
    • IPv6: 5 tips for CIOs
    • CIO European Cloud Research Coverage
    • IPv6: the sky is not falling
  • May(6)
    • Demonstrating vCloud Connector
    • Europe in the Cloud
    • Telecoms and a bigger infrastructure picture
    • Proximity and the London Stock Exchange
    • Datacentres 2011
    • Welcome to Colt's Blog

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• Cloud computing(33)

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• Financial Services(17)

• High Frequency Trading(9)

• Innovation(22)

• IPv6(4)

• IT for Small Businesses(3)

• IT infrastructure(19)

• IT Infrastructure(1)

• Networking(12)

• Security(3)

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• Richard Fichera

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