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.
Big data's need for data centre efficiency
15 October, 2014 by Francois Vazille, Vice President of IT Business, Pacific Zone, Schneider Electric | Supplied by: Schneider Electric IT AustraliaWith big data and services growing six times faster than the overall ICT market, data centre operations must be capable of handling the rapidly increasing costs that come with retention of big data so as to save money and cut down on inefficiencies.
Proximity to new energies the key to DC profitability
14 October, 2014 by Anthony McLachlan, Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, Ciena | Supplied by: Ciena Australia Pty LtdThe real estate mantra is 'location, location, location' - which often means 'inner city'. But for data centres this is no longer necessarily true, especially when easy access to energy and low-cost rent in rural and regional areas is factored in.
Digital Realty gets LEED cert for Aussie DCs
14 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Digital RealtyDigital Realty Trust's Sydney and Melbourne data centres have become the first facilities in Australia to be certified under the LEED green building scheme.
Telstra expands partnerships with Cisco, Equinix
24 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Telstra Strategic Marketing GroupTelstra has arranged to link up with Equinix data centres in Sydney and Melbourne, and to extend its Telstra Cisco Intercloud rollout into Singapore and Hong Kong.
Cool data centre in the heart of Melbourne
24 September, 2014 | Supplied by: APC by Schneider ElectricWhen 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* | Supplied by: Rackspace TechnologyBy 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.
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.
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.
Cutting data centre energy costs
26 August, 2014 by Peter Prowse, General Manager, Data Centre Solutions, Dimension DataDespite increasing demands on data centres and the rapidly increasing cost of energy, it is possible to limit the impact of power costs in data centres.
NSW Government expands Silverwater data centre
19 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe NSW Government has launched the second stage of its purpose-built Silverwater data centre, and agencies from all departments have commenced migration to the new facility.
A 'wait loss' system for data centres
15 August, 2014 by Larry HardestyA new system developed by MIT researchers could reduce data-transmission delays across server farms by 99.6%.
Vocus buying Perth data centre for $12m
13 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: VocusVocus Communications has arranged to buy ASG Group's Bentley Data Centre for $11.9m and become the IT vendor's preferred communications service provider.
Cloud and database services provide the right fit
13 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Rackspace TechnologyTo address seasonal demand, scale strategically and maintain its rapid growth, connected fitness company MapMyFitness uses a variety of Rackspace services.
