Australian data centre sector to hit $663m in FY16
01 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian data centre sector is on track to grow 9.9% to $663.1 million next financial year, driven by surging cloud adoption and data consumption.
Case study: Centralised DC network optimisation
15 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Extreme NetworksFinancial services SaaS provider NextGen.Net needed a solution that would improve analytical abilities and enhance reporting capabilities for its data centre.
Data centre experts to converge on Sydney
09 June, 2015The DCD Converged Australia conference is returning for its 6th year at the Australian Tech Park on 3-4 August 2015, featuring five industry-focused tracks of cutting-edge content from renowned speakers.
Mimecast to open two Australian data centres
02 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCloud email security and archiving vendor Mimecast will shortly open two data centres in New South Wales to support its Australian operations.
Dell PowerEdge R930 server
29 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Dell TechnologiesThe Dell PowerEdge R930 is intended for demanding enterprise applications such as in-memory databases, customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning.
Building energy efficiency into data centres
25 May, 2015 by Alberto Zucchinali, Data Centre Solutions and Services Manager, EMEA, Siemon | Supplied by: Siemon AustraliaThe founding principles for data centre design are to select the right infrastructure architecture, choose the most thermally efficient layout and equipment, and monitor and dynamically manage the operation.
Dept of Human Services opens new DC
25 May, 2015The federal government has opened a new data centre in Fyshwick in a move that it says will save taxpayers millions in operating costs and provide vital stability for numerous government departments.
Australian DC spend set to hit $2.5bn in 2015
20 May, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian organisations are increasing their spending on data centres, but the absolute number of facilities in use is decreasing.
Equinix to spend $120m on fifth Australian DC
04 May, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEquinix has revealed plans to construct its fourth IBX data centre in Sydney - and fifth in Australia - the 3000-cabinet SY4.
University moves entire DC to the cloud
07 April, 2015 | Supplied by: AtosPerth's Edith Cowan University (ECU) has become the first Australian university to move its entire data centre infrastructure to the cloud, under a five-year contract with Atos.
Case study: Data centre monitoring
04 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric IT AustraliaTatts Group, one of Australia's largest lottery and gaming companies, needed to update the software it used to provide monitoring and control of its data centres.
Equinix opens ME1 data centre in Melbourne
25 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
Equinix's ME1 International Business Exchange data centre has gone live with an initial 375 cabinets and around 40 customers.
Equinix opens ME1 data centre in Melbourne
25 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: EquinixEquinix'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, 2015 | Supplied by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHP 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, 2015 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric IT AustraliaIn 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.
