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July 20th 1969, One Giant Leap For Mankind

On the 20th of July in 1969, the Eagle lunar landing module, carrying U.S astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the moon. Several hours later Armstrong became the...
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How to Protect Your Data Centre in Extreme Weather

As the world experiences scorching summer weather, it's crucial to ensure your data centre is safeguarded. Plans and actions must be put in place so everything can run safely and...
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How Artificial Intelligence will impact the Future of Data Centres

The use of Artificial Intelligence is increasing and experts predict that its impact will be significant on both physical and virtual aspects of data centers. It is commonly perceived that...
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Domestic data centre technology will be tested for heating purposes to reduce carbon emissions

UK Power Networks has teamed up with Thermify to pilot a data centre-style technology that can serve as an alternative to boilers in low-income homes. The project aims to test...
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Why Data Centres Are A Favourite To Shift To Renewable Energy

Every time you access the internet, you are linked to one of the numerous servers spread out in various data centres worldwide. Data Centres require huge amounts of power supply...
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

This year Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place from the 15th until the 21st of May and there are many ways you can get involved! Anxiety is the theme...
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The History of The First Telephone Call

On March 10th, 1876 the first telephone call was recorded. The first ever words on the telephone were spoken by Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone to his assistant...
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Happy Easter from all of us at Cross-Guard!

All the staff at Cross-Guard are wishing you a blessed and memorable Easter. We hope you have a fantastic break and enjoy the bank holiday. We want to say a...
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Jean Sammet- Women in Computing

Jean E. Sammet, born on March 23 1928 in New York was a successful programmer who developed the FORMAC programming language in 1962 and was one of the developers of...
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Microsoft to replicate data centre battery sharing project worldwide

Microsoft is set to replicate a worldwide project that has been tried and tested in the company's data centre in Ireland. The scheme, announced in 2022, uses a lithium-ion battery energy...