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Aligning the data centre to meet the demands of smart cities and IoT

24 April, 2018 by Robert Linsdell

Smart cities and the Internet of Things are front of mind lately.


$40m data centre opens in Toowoomba

19 April, 2018

Australia's first Tier III regional data centre has officially opened for business in Toowoomba.


Rise of the machines

12 February, 2018 by Gavin Milton-White, Vice President Enterprise, Asia Pacific, CommScope*

Asia Pacific is expected to have more than 8 billion connected devices by 2020. These devices will keep running with the help of billions of machines around the world. These machines will need to run 24/7 to keep up with demand.


FITEL S179 Core Alignment Fusion Splicer and Cleaver

01 November, 2017

The FITEL S179 is a handheld, high-performance core alignment fusion splicer that delivers rapid splicing (6 s) and heating (9 s) with consistent results.


Delta InfraSuite Device Master data centre facility monitoring software

26 October, 2017

The Delta InfraSuite Device Master data centre facility monitoring software enables real-time management and monitoring of critical data centre equipment such as uninterruptible power systems (UPSs), cooling systems and environment control systems.


Schneider Electric brings big data and IoT to data centres

24 October, 2017

Schneider Electric is bringing big data and IoT to data centres with its data centre management as a service architecture EcoStruxure IT.


Pier DC opens new facility in WA

23 October, 2017

Data centre operator Pier DC has opened a new Tier III-certified facility in Canning Vale, Perth.


Managing airflow in a data centre

18 September, 2017 by John Jakovcevic*

With soaring wholesale prices pushing up electricity bills, it's more important than ever for businesses to assess energy usage and operational effectiveness.


Flexibility key to public sector data centre consolidation

12 September, 2017 by Greg Whiffin, ‎Director, Commercial Operations, Enterprise Networks

As astute and demanding buyers, state and local government departments are instrumental in driving improved availability, energy efficiency and security of data centre design and infrastructure.


Data at the edge

11 September, 2017 by Robert Linsdell, Managing Director Australia and New Zealand, Vertiv

Public cloud continues to grow, as do innovations in on-premise data centres, such as hyperconverged infrastructure. But there's a new kid on the block disrupting the lot — the modular or 'edge' data centre.


Schneider Electric Galaxy VX uninterruptible power supply

02 August, 2017

Schneider Electric's Galaxy VX uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is suitable for mid-to-large and hyperscale data centres.


Data centre migration — ask the right questions

21 June, 2017 by Gavin Milton-White*

The Australian data centre services market is growing at an astonishing speed, achieving a 12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR); and it is expected to reach an AU$2.055 billion market value by the year 2021.


CommScope forms new data centre alliance

09 June, 2017

CommScope has formed the Multi-Tenant Data Center (MTDC) Alliance to address a shift in the data centre market.


Virtualisation turns up heat on data centre contractors

23 May, 2017 by Andrew Kirker, General Manager - Datacentres

Squeezing energy efficiencies out of modern data centres can create unintended hot spot issues.


CommScope SYSTIMAX Ultra Density fibre solution

19 April, 2017

The SYSTIMAX Ultra Density fibre solution is built to support ultra high-density data centre applications based on LC and MPO connectivity.


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