How to remotely reboot after a system lock-up
07 February, 2012Remotely administering switches, servers, telecoms equipment and the like can be difficult, especially when a device locks up and requires a cold boot. In these circumstances, a ‘remote power reboot switch’ can help get that obstinate piece of kit up and running.
Adlink Technology cPCI-6210 Series compactPCI blade
05 January, 2012Adlink Technology’s cPCI-6210 Series, 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processor-based 6U CompactPCI blade is a PICMG 2.0-compliant performance computing solution with enhanced management features such as PICMG 2.9-compliant IPMI, remote management based on Intel vPro technology and optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for security management.
University data centre revision leads to megawatt UPS
20 October, 2011
Swinburne 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 Smith
Demand 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.
Cloud computing drives data centre expansion
05 September, 2011 by Merri MackEquinix, a carrier-neutral data centre company, has opened its new Sydney data centre. Merri Mack reports on the launch and the continuing demand for local data centres given the growth of cloud computing.
WTI NPS series network power switched PDUs
31 August, 2011
WTI’s NPS series network power switched PDUs are suitable for critical network installations needing remote power control and reboot of 240 VAC equipment.
StruxureWare for Data Centres management software suite
23 August, 2011
StruxureWare for Data Centres is a management software suite designed to address the data centre physical infrastructure needed to maximise availability and efficiency.
Themis CoolShell CS-3U blade server
19 August, 2011
The Themis CoolShell CS-3U is a modularly maintainable, commercial blade server system that combines processing, memory and IO into a 3U, 17.75″ deep rackmountable CoolShell Subrack.
Eaton Ellipse Eco/5PX/3S UPS range
24 May, 2011
The Ellipse Eco UPS, with EcoControl function that automatically disables peripherals when the master device is turned off, is said to deliver energy savings of up to 25% compared to previous models.
IBM Power7 blades and servers
12 May, 2011
Power7 blades and upgraded Power servers can be used to manage demanding applications, including those in healthcare management, financial services and scientific research, that rely on processing an enormous number of concurrent transactions and data while analysing that information in real time. The systems can provide users with very high levels of server virtualisation and consolidation.
QFabric data centre architecture
11 May, 2011
QFabric is claimed to be the first true data centre fabric and is claimed to deliver improvements in data centre performance, operating cost and business agility, from the enterprise to the large-scale cloud provider. It is a simplified, highly scalable data centre network solution for building and securing virtualised data centres.
ANC invests in additional Sydney-based data centre capacity
06 May, 2011
Access Networks and Communications (ANC), a provider of data centre services, has invested in additional capacity at the Global Switch Sydney data centre, which is claimed to be one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Intel to begin mass manufacturing 3D transistors
05 May, 2011
Intel will soon introduce its three-dimensional Tri-Gate transistor design, first announced in 2002, into mass manufacturing.
APC by Schneider Electric InfraStruxure Management Software Portfolio 6.2
12 April, 2011
The InfraStruxure Management Software Portfolio 6.2 includes updates to its Central Monitoring Suite and Operations Suite as well as the introduction of an integration with VMware vSphere 4.1. These features provide a comprehensive view of the physical data centre infrastructure which allows users to manage and monitor an increasingly complex IT environment, including the deployment and management of virtual machines.
Storage maps the future of digital data
07 April, 2011 by Angus MacDonald*
The one consistent theme in the digital world is that growth is a constant. It is estimated that from 2009 to 2020, the size of the digital universe will have increased 44-fold; that is a 41% increase in capacity every year. Storing, locating and extracting value from high volumes of data will become increasingly complex. Oracle’s Angus MacDonald outlines a storage strategy to cope with this avalanche of data.
