Unique Insight and industry updates

4D have been operating UK-based colocation data centres since 2007, and in that time we have never had a power failure. This is a result of industry-leading equipment, as well as the expertise and commitment of our engineers.

High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are fundamentally different from each other, but how they work together is vital to the future of computing.

HPC is revolutionising what companies can do with their data analysis, and to help you figure out if HPC is a good fit we've put together a brief history and a review of HPC's current status.

On Thursday 30th January 4D’s CEO, Jack Bedell-Pearce, was a guest speaker at Sweethaven’s cyber security workshop event. The event gave attendees insight and advice into cyber security best practise (as well as being the early finish to a lot of people’s Dry January). 

Figuring out which data storage solution is best for your company requires taking into account a number of factors. We have put together some guidance and advice to help you make an informed decision.

The use of cloud computing has exploded in recent history, and so has the rate of taking systems off the cloud. Why are so many companies repatriating, and should you be doing the same?

With companies playing catch-up with cyber attackers, we’ve predicted the six big cyber security trends of 2020 by devouring cyber security news and reflecting on our own experience of customer needs and challenges.

With 90% of companies using cloud, it’s an important modern skill to understand. We’ve put together an explanation for what the cloud is, without all of the technical language and with examples.

Our CEO, Jack Bedell-Pearce, gives his roundup of the biggest trends and news in data and cyber security in 2019, including data protection in a post-GDPR world, 5G, AI and quantum computing. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at 4D!

Do cyber security news headlines make you WannaCry? Do you know your Cyborgs from your Jokeroos? Well, because I Love You, we’ve put together a review of some of the biggest cyber security news stories of 2019.

(And we promise, no more puns.)