CommScope forms new data centre alliance
09 June, 2017CommScope 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 - DatacentresSqueezing energy efficiencies out of modern data centres can create unintended hot spot issues.
CommScope SYSTIMAX Ultra Density fibre solution
19 April, 2017The SYSTIMAX Ultra Density fibre solution is built to support ultra high-density data centre applications based on LC and MPO connectivity.
2017 data centre trends
20 December, 2016Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power) has identified six data centre infrastructure trends to watch in 2017. Following are the infrastructure trends the company says will shape the data centre ecosystem in the upcoming year.
Saving energy in data centres
05 October, 2016RenewIT, a European Commission research project, has launched the final version of its free online tool for the design and placement of energy-efficient and renewable-powered data centres. While it is currently only applicable for Europe, future development of the tool may extend to North America and Asia.
Container convenience
28 September, 2016NZ-based multi-utility contractor Northpower has clocked up first — an engineering and technology collaboration with Schneider Electric to design and construct the first prefabricated portable data centre of its kind in the Asia–Pacific region.
Finger on the pulse
14 September, 2016Schneider Electric is working with the FKG Group to provide expertise for the development of the company's new Tier 3, 10 MW regional data centre, to be built in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Schneider Electric InRow DX data centre cooling solution
27 July, 2016Schneider Electric has introduced the second generation of the InRow DX (direct expansion) 600 mm to meet the evolving cooling needs of an ever-changing data centre environment. Providing high-density cooling for data centre managers, the product features enhanced controls and an updated user interface.
Dirty digital age
12 July, 2016Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, font of all scientific knowledge, recently authored an article that shows the true cost of today's technology. According to a post on the ABC website, Dr Karl says that telecommuting and mobile technology are not contributing to a cleaner and greener environment, despite a common belief that they must be.
Cloud computing moves to the edge
10 June, 2016 by John Schmidt, Data Center Solutions Lead, CommScopeThe face of data centre infrastructure is changing, thanks to the cloud.
Data centre roadshow focuses on hyper-scale technology
08 June, 2016An IT roadshow all about the evolving data centre, hosted by CommScope, may soon be coming to a city near you this June.
Expanding a data centre
17 May, 2016Demand for data centre space continues to defy gravity, rising despite a weak international market and relatively slow economic growth in Australia.
Living on the edge
03 May, 2016 by Mark Roberts, IT Business Unit Manager, RittalOur networks and data centres are coming under pressure as emerging technologies push them to the limit. The demand for data and information has, and is, growing to the point where today's systems are struggling to cope.
Schneider Electric Open Compute portfolio
01 April, 2016Schneider Electric has introduced a portfolio of Open Compute solutions and resources aimed at making Open Compute more attainable for data centre managers.
Taking a modular approach to building a data centre power infrastructure
16 March, 2016 by Gordon Makryllos, Managing Director - Australia/New Zealand, EatonDesigning and building a data centre to meet future needs can often be an expensive and wasteful exercise in over-engineering. Taking a modular approach allows for capacity to be be implemented to meet today's business demands but readily extended in the future as those demands grow.
