Big data's need for data centre efficiency
15 October, 2014 by Francois Vazille, Vice President of IT Business, Pacific Zone, Schneider ElectricWith 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.
Digital Realty gets LEED cert for Aussie DCs
14 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDigital Realty Trust's Sydney and Melbourne data centres have become the first facilities in Australia to be certified under the LEED green building scheme.
Proximity to new energies the key to DC profitability
14 October, 2014 by Anthony McLachlan, Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, CienaThe 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.
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.
Top tips to avoid power quality disturbances
13 February, 2014This paper reviews the most common types of power disturbances, what causes them and how to protect your critical equipment using IEEE standards. Download now to read more.
Data centre redesign provides flexibility for next decade
22 January, 2014Southern Cross Health Society has rejigged its data centre design, boosting the facility's energy efficiency and providing enough flexibility to cover the organisation's racking needs for the next 10 years.
Protecting pubs' power with UPSs
25 November, 2013The ALH Group, which operates more than 320 licensed venues and over 460 retail liquor outlets across Australia, has implemented an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at each of its pubs.
Planning and controlling data centre downtime
03 September, 2013 by Mike Jansma*A data centre can't function without experiencing some downtime. The art lies in controlling this downtime, planning it effectively into the data centre schedule.
Why are we building data centres?
21 February, 2013 by Anthony CaruanaYou’d think that with the consolidation of computing driven by blade servers and virtualisation that the number and size of data centres would be shrinking. But the opposite is true.
Metronode opens direct free air cooling data centre
01 August, 2012Metronode, a subsidiary of Leighton Contractors, today opened what it terms a “large-scale, energy-efficient data centre” in Derrimut, Victoria. The facility uses direct free air cooling and modular plant systems to help increase power utilisation efficiency.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Centre Operation v7.2 Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software
16 July, 2012The StruxureWare Data Centre Operation v7.2 Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software identifies underutilised servers, enabling the optimisation of IT equipment within the data centre.
Fujitsu upgrades Melbourne data centre to the tune of $60 million
11 May, 2012Fujitsu today reopened its Melbourne data centre, which the company recently upgraded in a $60 million program. According to the company, the upgrade has improved the centre’s security, connectivity and availability, to provide its 2000 Australian enterprise and government customers with increased access to secure hosting services.
University data centre revision leads to megawatt UPS
20 October, 2011Swinburne University of Technology has built a new data centre for primary IT activity, converting its old data centre into a disaster recovery centre. To power the new data centre, the university has installed two UPS units, each providing 500 kW of power.
Data centre power planning
07 October, 2011 by Jim SmithDemand for data centres continues unabated, driven by factors like cloud computing and increasing use of multiapplication phones. These data centres must be efficient if they are to be successful. Jim Smith, CTO of Digital Realty Trust, discusses how power-usage planning can help build better data centres.
WTI NPS series network power switched PDUs
31 August, 2011WTI’s NPS series network power switched PDUs are suitable for critical network installations needing remote power control and reboot of 240 VAC equipment.
