Data center management stories

Data center infrastructure management – IT’s resource gamechanger?
Wed, 6th Oct 2021
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it infrastructure
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data center management
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park place technologies
The premise behind DCIM is to allow organizations to use resources as efficiently as possible.

Unlocking sustainability potential for data centres
Tue, 21st Sep 2021
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sustainable it
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
Sustainability is a cause we all must get behind. By supporting and encouraging those in our value chains, we can create a greener future.

Top 6 data center infrastructure management best practices
Mon, 2nd Aug 2021
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data center management
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data center maintenance
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entuity
DCIM isn’t just about keeping documentation up to date all the time; it’s also about monitoring what the documentation represents.

Cloud services: Finding the right fit
Fri, 30th Jul 2021
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saas
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multi-cloud
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hyland
Not every cloud services model works for every organisation, so it pays to be diligent and find the right fit, writes Hyland country manager for ANZ Jamie Atherton.

Equinix commits to achieving 100% renewable energy by 2030
Thu, 17th Jun 2021
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data centre operators
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equinix
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data center management
The digital infrastructure and data centre company aims to make a 50% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from a 2019 base year by 2030.

Red Dot Analytics to commercialise AI tech that dramatically improves data centre sustainability
Thu, 3rd Jun 2021
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ai
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data center management
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red dot
RDA has pioneered an artificial intelligence-driven digital twin solution, also known as a cognitive digital twin, that helps transform data centre operations and management.

STT GDC starts construction on eighth Singapore data center
Fri, 9th Apr 2021
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data center interconnection
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data center management
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data center campus
STT Defu 3, which will span seven levels and more than 14,500 square metres, will be completed by the third quarter of 2022.

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Interactive?
Thu, 4th Mar 2021
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interactive
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data center management
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data center migration
Interactive is Australia’s largest privately owned IT company, providing cloud and managed services for data centre, business continuity and hardware maintenance.

Colt DCS' Inzai 1 data center receives Uptime Institute Stamp of Approval
Thu, 18th Feb 2021
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uptime institute
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renewable energy
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data center management
By ensuring that management and operations measures are in place, data center downtime is minimized.

Following explosion in demand, global data center market to grow 14% in 2021
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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data center management
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cloud data center
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abb
“The impact of COVID-19 fundamentally accelerated the concept of ‘mission critical’. Overnight, businesses became even more reliant on the cloud to enable operations, processes and remote collaboration.”

Wistron & Kalray unveil data centre storage appliance
Mon, 25th Jan 2021
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storage
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data center management
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all-flash storage
The NVMe-oF-based appliance is designed to increase data centre performance.

How memory failure prediction keeps data centers and the digital economy up and running
Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
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intel
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data center management
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it architecture
The data center, now rightly classified by governments worldwide as essential critical infrastructure, has become for business and society what oxygen is for the ultramarathon runner, writes Intel general manager of data center management solutions Jeff Klaus.

How can active front end drives reduce operating and capital costs for data centres?
Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
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sustainable it
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data centre cooling
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data centre maintenance / management
Using variable speed drives for cooling can yield significant improvements in data centre energy consumption. But drives can come with their own hidden costs in terms of a potentially adverse effect on the overall power system.

Digital Realty's Window to Australia event celebrates Sydney's rise as epicentre for data centres
Wed, 11th Nov 2020
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colocation
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digital realty
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apac
As the city accounting for 65% of Australia’s financial services activity, Sydney will inevitably be at the centre of the new data centre wave.

Raritan launches new data center products to market
Wed, 11th Nov 2020
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servers
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lifecycle asset management
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data center management
Offerings include a new smart rack controller that acts as an environmental monitoring tool.

Why Southeast Asia is at the forefront of a new wave of sustainable data centers
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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colocation
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sustainable it
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data centre cooling
The APAC region is set to be the biggest market for data centers by 2021, with a total market size to be around US$28 billion by 2024 for colocation data centres, according to a new joint report from Digital Realty and Eco-Business.

Southeast Asia to be fastest-growing data center region - report
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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sustainable it
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data centre cooling
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data centre maintenance / management
The report reveals the extent to which the region, led by Singapore, has seen exponential growth in data demand in the past few years —mostly a result of rapid expansion of enterprises in the region, driving demand for robust regional IT infrastructure.

Microsoft's underwater data center comes up for air
Tue, 15th Sep 2020
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microsoft
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data centre cooling
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data centre maintenance / management
The data center housed 864 servers and cooling system infrastructure in a watertight steel tube that was approximately the size of a shipping container.

NEXTDC collaborates with Ciena to better support customers
Tue, 18th Aug 2020
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colocation
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data centre operators
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digital
"Ciena’s DCI platform will enable us to provide the agile foundation our customers need to thrive in a competitive marketplace and COVID-19 environment.”

Cohesity named as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Mon, 27th Jul 2020
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dr
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data center management
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gartner
Cohesity believes that it was named as a leader for its approach to modern data management.

Huawei foresees bright outlook for hyperscale & large data centers
Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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hyperscale
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data center management
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huawei
“Hyperscalers will require much higher power, exerting great pressure on systems. This will push for the adoption of a more standardized, prefabricated, and replicable architecture of future data centers.”

Digital Realty scoops Green Lease Leaders award
Mon, 15th Jun 2020
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colocation
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
Green Lease Leaders manage nearly three billion square feet of commercial and government space across North America, representing a huge potential for growth in green leases.

Colt welcomes Keri Gilder as new CEO
Fri, 22nd May 2020
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data center management
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appointments
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colt data centre services
Colt Technology Services CEO Carl Grivner is stepping down from his position after five years with the company, to be replaced by Keri Gilder.

Advanced Energy develops 48v power rack for Open Compute Project
Tue, 19th May 2020
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power / energy
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data centre maintenance / management
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data center management
Traditional data center racks use 12-volt power shelves. However, higher performance compute and storage platforms now demand more power, which results in very high current.