Rittal RiMatrix S standardised modular data centre
27 June, 2013Rittal’s RiMatrix S, a standardised, certified modular data centre, is an alternative to individual data centre construction, reducing the planning and implementing costs of traditional data centres.
Pacnet expands Sydney data centre
04 June, 2013Pacnet has completed the expansion of its Sydney data centre, with the second phase of the expansion delivering 1295 square metres of gross tier III data centre space, and adding an additional 350 racks and 3 mW of total power to the facility.
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager software with NetApp Data Ontap
24 April, 2013Eaton has announced the latest version of its Intelligent Power Manager software with NetApp Data Ontap operating system integration.
Eaton 93PM UPS
17 April, 2013The Eaton 93PM UPS is a three-phase double conversion UPS designed to meet the reliability needs of IT managers in demanding environments including virtualised and cloud data centres, co-location facilities and mission-critical applications.
Cutting back power consumption
13 March, 2013 by Dannielle FurnessData centres are power-hungry beasts; here are a few factors that influence overall consumption and show how effective design can help lessen energy usage.
Nutanix OS 3.0 software and NX-3000 series hardware
20 February, 2013Nutanix has announced the latest version of its software, Nutanix OS 3.0, and a hardware line, the NX-3000 series. The products assist enterprises build next-generation, software-defined data centres. In addition to VM-level disaster recovery and adaptive post-process compression, the software also delivers dynamic cluster expansion, rolling software upgrades and support for a second hypervisor, KVM.
Data centre monitoring and management eBook
13 February, 2013Whether it's the server under the stairs or the world's largest, the data centre is the hub of any business. In many cases, it is the business itself. Increasingly, data centre security, power consumption and environmental monitoring are considerations on the radar for administrators. This eBook looks at the remote monitoring and management of data centres.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Centre Operation for Co-location
07 February, 2013Designed specificially to address the needs of data centres with multiple tenants, StruxureWare Data Centre Operation for Co-location from Schneider Electric is a data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) application that falls within the StruxureWare for Data Centres software suite.
Eziblank blanking panels
04 February, 2013Eziblank stops unwanted air recirculation in data centres, keeping hot exhaust air away from cool intake air. This segregation can extend the life of IT equipment and provide energy savings through better use of environmental controls.
Over the Wire acquires Brisbane data centre facility
18 January, 2013Over the Wire has completed the purchase of an additional data centre in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, expanding its data centre capacity by 120 racks.
Macquarie Telecom reduces running costs at flagship Intellicentre 2 data centre with server automation
10 January, 2013Telecoms and managed hosting provider Macquarie Telecom has deployed server and network automation in its new $60 million Intellicentre 2 data centre to manage, and reduce, the costs of rapid ongoing growth.
IT energy consumption “of no importance”
20 December, 2012One in four Australian IT managers considers IT energy consumption of no concern, as they struggle to keep up with constant change and requirements for adequate monitoring and management capabilities.
Data centres will remain the IT powerhouse
23 November, 2012The sustainable data centre market will see accelerated growth in 2013 as it becomes more focused on cost savings and provides more efficient internal IT delivery methods such as virtualisation, software-defined networks (SDNs) and the use of converged infrastructure solutions (so-called cloud-in-a-box), says global analyst firm Ovum.
Hirschmann Spider gigabit ethernet switches
29 October, 2012Hirschmann has added two unmanaged gigabit ethernet switches to the Spider family. The Spider II Giga EEC Pro, available with either five twisted pair ports or two additional SFP slots for fibre-optic transceivers, supports quality of service (QoS) compliant with IEEE 802.1D.
Green data centre solutions
22 October, 2012ATEN International has unveiled its NRGence EC1000 Energy Box and PE1216/PE1324 Energy Power Distribution Unit (PDU). ATEN’s energy solution provides instant real-time power management control and energy-saving efficiency for data centres, allowing organisations to easily upgrade current IT resources quickly and cost-effectively.
