Cloud computing drives data centre expansion
05 September, 2011 by Merri MackEquinix, a carrier-neutral data centre company, has opened its new Sydney data centre. Merri Mack reports on the launch and the continuing demand for local data centres given the growth of cloud computing.
QFabric data centre architecture
11 May, 2011 byQFabric is claimed to be the first true data centre fabric and is claimed to deliver improvements in data centre performance, operating cost and business agility, from the enterprise to the large-scale cloud provider. It is a simplified, highly scalable data centre network solution for building and securing virtualised data centres.
ANC invests in additional Sydney-based data centre capacity
06 May, 2011Access Networks and Communications (ANC), a provider of data centre services, has invested in additional capacity at the Global Switch Sydney data centre, which is claimed to be one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
APC by Schneider Electric InfraStruxure Management Software Portfolio 6.2
12 April, 2011 byThe InfraStruxure Management Software Portfolio 6.2 includes updates to its Central Monitoring Suite and Operations Suite as well as the introduction of an integration with VMware vSphere 4.1. These features provide a comprehensive view of the physical data centre infrastructure which allows users to manage and monitor an increasingly complex IT environment, including the deployment and management of virtual machines.
Avoidance of costs aim of government data centre strategy
17 March, 2011The Federal Government plans to avoid $1billion over the next 15 years in data centre costs with its data centre strategy.
APC by Schneider Electric InfraStruxure data centre architecture
14 March, 2011InfraStruxure scalable and adaptable data centre architecture is claimed to reduce cycle time and complexity from concept to design to installation. It integrates power, cooling, racks, security and management in a modular form factor that optimises power, cooling and floor space within an integrated energy management system and is claimed to deliver a 25% increase in power and cooling capacity and a 15% smaller footprint.
Pacnet launches Sydney Data Centre
17 February, 2011Pacnet announced the launch of its Sydney Data Centre, their latest investment into Australia that is designed to meet the rapidly growing hosting and co-location demands of Australian businesses.
Avaya VENA data centre virtualisation architecture
20 December, 2010 byThe virtual enterprise network architecture (VENA) data centre virtualisation architecture from Avaya can improve data centre efficiency, reliability and network uptime (always on); reduce time to service (removing one layer of hardware complexity); and is claimed to have leading scalability and performance in a virtual services platform (VSP9000) with up to 27 Tbps throughput.
IBM Portable Modular Data Centre
06 December, 2010 byThe IBM Portable Modular Data Centre (PMDC) is a compact, portable, fully functional and high-density capable data centre ‘in-a-box’. It is designed for users requiring immediate additional computing capacity in remote or temporary locations, such as mining and resource companies.
Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Ops Center
02 December, 2010 byOracle Enterprise Manager 11g Ops Center simplifies hardware management in traditional, virtualised and cloud-based data centre environments; and is claimed to reduce hardware management costs by up to 90% through a converged approach to managing Sun hardware environments.
APC by Schneider PowerChute Business Edition 9.0 UPS software
02 December, 2010PowerChute Business Edition 9.0 (UPS) is claimed to be the first uninterruptable power supply (UPS) software to provide energy reporting for IT equipment. It provides APC safe system shutdown and UPS management users with energy, cost and CO2 emissions reporting by each individual smart-UPS system.
Overcoming data centre challenges saves money
30 September, 2010 by Steve Dixon*Data centre consolidation, and occasionally migration, consumes significant time and resources and is fraught with risk. Despite these challenges, the potential benefits of these projects such as cost savings and security have lead many organisations to initiate these projects.
Central Coast’s Verb deploys first POD
27 August, 2010 by Merri MackCentral Coast’s Verb deploys the first HP Performance Optimised Datacentre (POD), which reduces power consumption and costs.
Flight Centre takes off with a managed data centre
11 June, 2010Flight Centre is one of Australasia’s best-known travel agency groups. In 2008, in line with the company’s increasing focus on corporate sustainability and with the rising cost pressure of Brisbane’s office space, Flight Centre decided to outsource to an external data centre provider to allow its IT team to focus on supporting the business’s 900-plus stores and eight head offices nationally.
Datapod wins international design award
08 June, 2010Canberra data centre manufacturer Datapod has won an Australian International Design Award for excellence in innovation and design in the Business and Technology category. It is the first time in the event’s history that a data centre design has received this award.
