Equinix opens ME1 data centre in Melbourne
25 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEquinix's ME1 International Business Exchange data centre has gone live with an initial 375 cabinets and around 40 customers.
HP 'brite box' open network switches
19 March, 2015HP has announced a line of 'brite box' open network switches that will provide web-scale organisations and service providers more flexibility and control of their data centre networks.
Tech Insights: Interview with Francois Vazille, Schneider Electric
06 March, 2015In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Francois Vazille, Vice President, IT Business, Schneider Electric.
Data centre delivers solutions on solid ground
11 February, 2015Backup and business continuity services provider Plan B chose Schneider Electric to build its SXDC Tier 2+ Data Centre in Tawa in New Zealand, enabling niche data centre network solutions to safeguard business data.
Equinix signs 30 new customers to ME1 DC
28 January, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMore than 30 new cloud, IT and network service providers have arranged to deploy in ME1, Equinix's first Melbourne data centre.
SAP to spend $150m on Canberra DC, institute
19 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSAP has allocated $150m towards opening a data centre in Canberra to provide cloud services for government agencies, as well as an institute that will develop new digital government capabilities.
Building a strategic data advantage
17 October, 2014 by Matt Miszewski, SVP of Sales and Marketing, Digital RealtyWhat is the purpose of a data centre? Is it simply a place for you to plug in your servers, or can it address a higher business purpose?
Pacnet to offer NAS at NSW Govt data centre
16 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPacnet will offer network and managed services to New South Wales Government departments using the consolidated Silverwater data centre.
Cool data centre in the heart of Melbourne
24 September, 2014When Vocus Communications decided to implement a world-class data centre in Melbourne's CBD, the result was a facility with a power usage effectiveness of 1.3 and target uptime of 100%.
Manage IT resources better by outsourcing
15 September, 2014 by Angus Dorney*By outsourcing at least some sectors of an IT department to a service provider, the department can turn its focus back to its core business.
Defence awards $800m centralised processing deal
12 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLockheed Martin Australia, NEC Australia and other technology partners will help consolidate the Department of Defence's 280 data centres down to just 14.
Data centre decisions: past, present and future
10 September, 2014 by Jonathan NallyThe cloud and virtualisation are changing the data centre playing field, but the technology is not necessarily the most important aspect to consider. Reliability, support, user experience and legal issues remain critical.
Bureau of Meteorology to get new supercomputer
10 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Bureau of Meteorology has launched a request for tenders for a new supercomputer, which will be nearly 20 times faster than its current system, to help more accurately forecast natural disasters.
Vocus buying Perth data centre for $12m
13 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVocus Communications has arranged to buy ASG Group's Bentley Data Centre for $11.9m and become the IT vendor's preferred communications service provider.
Pacnet picked as government data centre supplier
04 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPacnet has been picked to join the Australian Government Data Centre Facilities Supplies Panel, allowing it to provide data centre services to public sector organisations.
