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.
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.
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.
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, Gigamon | Supplied by: 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* | Supplied by: Digital RealtyProviding state-of-the-art facilities is one thing, but data centre providers should do more to raise the bar of customer service.
IBM invests $3.2bn to prepare for post-silicon era
16 July, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIBM will spend $3.2bn to research sub-7-nanometre transistors, post-silicon chips, cognitive and quantum computing and other ways to keep Moore's Law going while transforming how computers are designed.
