In 2023, we live in a data-driven world, where our personal data is shared constantly: at work, shopping online or simply surfing the web. That’s why it is critical that data protection is taken seriously and employees are fully trained to support it, which is what Data Protection Day is here to remind us, says Andy Bates, Practice Director – Security at Node4.

Sustainability and climate change will be the issues most influencing the data centre industry in 2023, according to ABB – here the company reveals six trends It says we can expect this year.

David Watkins, Solutions Director for VIRTUS Data Centres, explores some data centre cooling best practices to help data centre managers take greater advantage of energy savings, whilst providing improved cooling of IT systems and cost efficiencies.

The process of selecting a database backup strategy isn’t one-size-fits-all. It requires a holistic approach from an IT and business perspective, says Thomas LaRock, SolarWinds Head Geek

The growth of energy-intensive data centres requires sustainability as a core operational tenet, says Rob Coyle, Global Enterprise Business Development Manager - Data Centres, Distech Controls and Kendall O'Neill, Director of Sales, Atrius, Acuity Brands

Lisa Duignan, Europe Data Centre Sector Lead, and Kyle Goehring, Sustainability Lead, US, at Turner & Townsend reflect on how the sector can turn pressure into opportunity to accelerate progress to net zero.

Phil Trickovic, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Tintri, gives his predictions for 2023 in the application deployment and data management space.

OnlyDataJobs Co-founder Jon Hedger runs through some of his data predictions for 2023, including what's in-store for Big Tech, and how new trends will impact the recruitment of data specialists.

Is hybrid cloud now recognised as a long-term solution for UK businesses, asks Andrew Slater, Practice Director – Cloud, at Node4.

Eight key technology leaders give their insights into what they expect to be the big focus areas in tech in 2023.