Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Anti-Piracy Investigation Results in the Shutdown of Four Bulgarian Sites Articles: How Web Development Has Shaped the Growth of E-Commerce Articles: Find the Best Dedicated Hosting Articles: Brand protection and abuse: Keeping your company image safe on social media Articles: 6 cool innovations for the data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In his first first annual energy statement to parliament, UK energy secretary Chris Huhne has drawn criticism for raising domestic energy bills by only 1 percent by 2020, while hiking the business rate by as much as 43 percent. Some propose that this could have a dire effect on the local data center industry, which has helped many businesses streamline their operations. Alex Rabbetts, managing director of data center company Migration Solutions ( www.migrationsolutions.com ), said that the new government’s policy could very well “keep the lights on” in Britain, but it could have the side-effect of leading to the collapse of the UK data center market