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Improving operational performance by bringing people back into data centres

24 January, 2020 by Matt Gurr*

Over the past decade, industry response to human error has been to reduce the number of humans working in data centres, or even to remove them completely.


Macquarie Data Centres breaks ground on IC3

06 December, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Macquarie Data Centres has broken ground on the first stage of a project to increase the capacity of its Macquarie Park Data Centre Campus to 43 MW.


Schneider Electric appoints new data centre head

28 November, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Schneider Electric Australia has appointed Mark Deguara as General Manager for its Data Centre division.


Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification for NEXTDC's S2 Sydney

28 August, 2019

NEXTDC's S2 Sydney data centre has achieved Uptime Institute's Tier IV Certification for Design Documents.


M2 Melbourne awarded gold certification for operational sustainability

23 August, 2019

NEXTDC's M2 Melbourne data centre has been recognised for its sustainable and operational excellence, achieving Uptime Institute's Tier IV Gold Certification for Operational Sustainability.


Report forecasts tripling of edge sites by 2025

12 July, 2019

Vertiv has released an update of its industry-wide data centre survey, forecasting staggering growth in edge computing.


Schneider Electric Magelis IIoT Edge Box industrial edge device

01 June, 2019

The Schneider Electric Magelis IIoT Edge Box, with Node-RED pre-installed, is an industrial edge device that requires no maintenance.


Schneider Electric RD300 InRow Direct Expansion units

28 May, 2019

Schneider Electric has introduced the RD300 series of InRow Direct Expansion units. This close-coupled cooling solution is suitable for edge and enterprise customers.


R&M EdgeGo Basic micro data centre

23 April, 2019

R&M has launched EdgeGo Basic, a ready-for-connection micro data centre that is used as a platform to provide infrastructure for edge computing.


AFL ASCEND modular high-density platform

01 April, 2019

The AFL ASCEND platform is a high-density AFL global solution aimed at the enterprise/data centre market.


Improving efficiency for fast data centre operations

26 February, 2019 by Rob Matheson, MIT News

A system by MIT researchers better allocates time-sensitive data processing across cores to maintain quick user-response times.


NEXTDC receives NABERS 5-star rating

07 February, 2019

The NEXTDC M1 Melbourne data centre has been awarded a National Australian Built Environment Rating (NABERS) 5-star rating.


Schneider Electric expands data centre infrastructure offerings

12 December, 2018

Schneider Electric has continued to roll out EcoStruxure IT Expert, and introduced its expanded power portfolio and TIER-Ready designs for the data centre industry.


Top 5 data centre trends in 2019

06 December, 2018

Vertiv has released its top five trends for the year, and predicts the edge of the network will be the "epicentre of innovation" in the data centre space.


Digital Realty opens third Sydney data centre

16 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Digital Realty has opened its third data centre in Sydney, and expects to soon commence planning for an extra one.


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