In the Media
DDOS Attack on CAO Website.
Silicon Republic, August 2010
Hackers have launched a malicious cyber attack on the Central Applications Office (CAO) website, leaving thousands of college hopefuls panic-stricken.
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Creating the Future
Irish Director, Digital 21 Supplement, May 2010
Maurice Mortell's Data Electronics embodies the kind of digital services that this nation can create, serve and export. Education and entrepreneurship will be the bedrock of the digital economy, he says
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New Data Centre Boost for Data Electronics
Irish Examiner, Money & Jobs, 16th April 2010
In April, 2009, Data Electronics opened its new €25 million Data Centre facility at Ballycoolin in north-west Dublin. With an overall capacity of 100,000 sq ft, the centre will double Data Electronics' workforce from 55 employees to 100 employees when the final phase is completed over the next five years.
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Pigsback in Safe Hands with Data Electronics
Sunday Business Post, Money & Markets, 4th April 2010
Pigsback.com demonstrate an outsourcing success story, placing all their IT requirements in the safe hands of Data Electronics
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Save Data, Save Money
Sunday Business Post, Managed Services Supplement, 28th March 2010
Data Electronics' new SAN on Demand service is a revolutionary new approach to data storage This flexible, on demand service enables clients to avail of a high-end, enterprise class storage solution without any of the upfront costs associated with an in-house solution.
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Data Electronics Recapture the Deloitte Best Managed Award
Press Release, 8th March 2010
Data Electronics were today named a winner in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards following a ceremony in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, which was attended by the Taoiseach, Mr Brian Cowen T.D.
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Leading Wi-fi Provider Bitbuzz Announce Major Infrastructure Upgrade
Press Release, 18th January 2010
Bitbuzz, Ireland’s leading Wi-Fi service provider, has initiated a major upgrade of its infrastructure, which includes moving to a the new state-of-the-art Data Electronics data centre in Kilcarbery Park, South, Dublin.
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Data Electronics Remain One of Irelands Fastest Growing Technology Companies
Press Release, 18th October 2009
Data Electronics were today named in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards for the fifth year. The awards, now in their tenth year, rank the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland.
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Digital 21 Interview with Maurice Mortell
Silicon Republic, Digital 21, June 2nd 2009
Siliconrepublic.com has brought together the leaders of some of Ireland’s top technology companies in a partnership for action on the digital economy.
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Data Electronics Awarded ISO 27001 Information Security Certification
Sunday Business Post, May 31st, 2009
Data Electronics has received certification to ISO/IEC 270001 for its two data centres following an audit by the BSI Group.
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Cohesive Vision For the Digital Economy
Irish Independent, Digital Ireland, May 28th, 2009
Commentary on the status of the ICT sector and a need for the development of a national ICT policy.
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Down to Business Interview with Maurice Mortell
Newstalk Radio 106FM, May 16th, 2009
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Data Electronics Opens €25 Million Data Centre
Inside Ireland.ie, April 20th 2009
The Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, TD, today announced 10 new jobs at the official opening of Data Electronics' new €25 million Data Centre facility in North West Business Park in Ballycoolin, Dublin 15.
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Data Electronics Partners with Hitachi Data Systems to Offer New 'On Demand' Storage Solution
Press Release, March 9th 2009
Data Electronics has partnered with Hitachi Data Systems to offer a new storage on demand service.
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Data Electronics Scoops Deloitte Best Managed Company Award
Press Release, March 2nd 2009
Data Electronics has been named a winner of the Deloitte Best Managed Companies award following a ceremony in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Powerscourt on Friday night.
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A Flexible Engagement the Suits Today's Hard Pressed Businesses
Irish Independent, Digital Ireland, November 27th 2008
In these lean times, managed services and on-line back-up are providing businesses with the room they need to manouevre, writes Gordon Smith. Read more»
Data Electronics Announces Partnership with ProStrategy
Silicon Republic, 27th November 2008
Data-centre player Data Electronics has struck a €3m partnership deal with business software and service firm ProStrategy to allow it to deploy software as a service (SaaS) and managed services locally and globally.
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Data Electronics Proud Receipient of the Deloitte Fast 50 Award
September 2008
Data Electronics today announced that it ranked Number 19 in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland.
Gathering the Data to Green the Machine
Irish Independent, E-Thursday, 2nd July 2008
Q: Your company publicly states that it plans to save €500,000 a year through green-energy initiatives. What technology will make this happen?
A: The savings come from different areas but the first and most important is through free air cooling technology. This means when the external air is cool enough to cool the water, we use just that rather than using electrical energy. Read more »
Export Opinion on Data Centres
Irish Independent, Digitial Ireland, 29th May 2008
If you took a gamble on data centres and hosting in the early part of this decade, chances are you might have lost your shirt. The great data centre massacre of the early noughties semed to suggest that letting a third party host or manage your IT infrastructure was not the way to go.
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Data Electronics Delivers First Class Storage Services
Sunday Business Post, Computers in Business - 3rd February 2008
Data Electronics is one of Ireland's leading providers of 24/7 IT Outsourcing and Managed Services. Founded in 1975, it has attained industry-wide recognition for its outstanding service, achieving First in the rank of...
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Engine Room of the Irish E-Conomy
Digital Ireland E-Business Excellence - 20th December 2007
Sticking fast to a proven business formula helped Data Electronics to weather Economic Storms. At the beginning of this Century, there was a very steep nose dive for all things technological....
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The Perfect Balance
Knowledge Ireland - 14th October 2007
With industry-wide recognition ranging from achieving a rank of 1st in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards to recently receiving ISO 9001:2000 accreditation, Data Electronics is moving from strength to strength as a leading provider of 24/7 IT outsourcing and managed services.
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Demand rising for data centres
The Sunday Business Post - 24th June 2007
The gloom of the dotcom years has been replaced by optimism as capacity levels climb steadily amd new projects come to fruition. Few industries have endured as much change and trauma as the data centre market in the last six or seven years but demand has risen significant over the past few years with demand and supply moving to towards a level of equilibrium not seen before in this young sector.
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Data Electronics provides the right solution
Sunday Business Post Managed Services Supplement - June 2007
The expansion of the managed services industry is driven by three factors: the increasing complexity of of IT systems, the importance of innovation and the need to comply with quality-assured processes in regulated industries. Read more »
In the Face of Disaster
Digitial Ireland May 2007
Disaster recovery is about being prepared and mitigating risk. If business continuity is the discipline of imposing a strategic plan to respond to unforeseen events, then disaster recovery is about puttin ghte tools in place that allow strategy to work.
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Smart Telecom signs €2.5m deal with Data Electronics
The Irish Times - 25th July 2007
Residential and business fixed-line telecommunications company, Smart Telecom, has signed a deal with Data Electronics.
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Small Firm Rethinks Big
Outsourcing is often considered as something big companies do and that SMEs only dream of. But John Hackett, IT director of Arachas Corporate Brokers, one of the largest independently owned insurance brokers in the State, believe that outsourcing is essential.
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