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.
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.
Driving the next generation of data centres
28 July, 2014 by David Reoch, Senior Director of Cloud Services, GigamonCIOs need several capabilities to overcome the challenges presented by the surge in virtualisation, cloud computing, mobility and video.
The hard questions to ask your data centre
23 July, 2014 by Kris Kumar*Providing state-of-the-art facilities is one thing, but data centre providers should do more to raise the bar of customer service.
Big data will drive data centre spending increase
09 July, 2014Big data will drive data centre growth in Australia, with more than 75% of Australian organisations expecting to increase spending on data centre facilities within the year.
Internet of Things to transform the data centre
19 March, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe rapid proliferation of 'Internet of Things' devices and the large volumes of data they generate will transform data centres from centralised systems to distributed environments, Gartner predicts.
The data centre as castle: digital communities behind the firewall
12 March, 2014 by Dr Glen Duncan*The existence of and potential for participation in a data centre community will be a potential opportunity for CIOs and IT managers to add competitive value for their organisations.
Digital Realty opens second Melbourne DC
25 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingData centre provider Digital Realty has formally launched Digital Deer Park, its second facility in Victoria and its sixth in Australia.
Mission Australia goes mobile with private cloud
07 November, 2013Not-for-profit organisation Mission Australia has implemented a private cloud on a new data centre platform to support IT initiatives including mobility.
Data centre projects: system planning
08 October, 2013Data centre implementation or upgrade projects can be simplified by viewing the system planning as a standardised process consisting of specific tasks resolved in the right order by the right people. Treating the planning process as a science not an art can ensure requirements are translated into a detailed design.
Data centre projects: advantages of using a reference design
08 October, 2013Adopting a reference design for both new data centres and upgrades to existing data centres can have a positive impact on operations. Reference designs simplify and shorten the planning and implementation process and reduce downtime risks once up and running.
Digital Realty gets Tier III cert for Melbourne DC
04 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDigital Realty's Deer Park data centre - its second in Melbourne - has been awarded full Tier III certification by the Uptime Institute.
The definitive eGuide for Enterprise
24 September, 2013This eGuide comprises four informative white papers to assist in successfully transitioning your data centre.
