National Instruments WSN-3214 strain node and NI 9232 C Series Module for embedded monitoring
19 October, 2012 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdNational Instruments have released two new products to help engineers monitor machines, heavy equipment and ageing infrastructure. Engineers can integrate the wireless sensor network (WSN) strain node and C Series module with NI CompactRIO for predictive maintenance to predict faults, analyse fatigue, lower operating costs and decrease downtime.
Vicom optical contractor test kits
18 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Vicom Australia Pty LtdVicom’s fibre contractor test kits package all items required to install and maintain fibre networks in a single, easy-to-transport solution.
Cabling the cloud
13 October, 2012 | Supplied by: CommscopeIn its simplest sense, the ‘cloud’ in the context of ‘cloud computing’ can be viewed as a alternative term for the internet. In the perfect vision of a cloud-based world, the size, power and location of network devices is not a concern for the user. Once the user has plugged into the cloud, the transmission, receiving and storing of data takes place without any concern for the mechanics of how this happens. This concept has long been accepted in the consumer world, but now cloud service providers are applying a similar philosophy to the business world.
Warren & Brown mini Cat5E and Cat6 patchcords
27 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Warren & Brown TechnologiesMini patch cable solutions reduce the amount of space required in individual data centre racks. These 3.5 mm diameter patchcords meet technical and performance specification of CAT5E or CAT6 cabling.
PM opens $60m high-security data centre
24 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Macquarie Telecom Pty LtdMacquarie Telecom’s $60 million Intellicentre 2 was opened by Julia Gillard last week. It is reported to be a green solution to rising IT and power costs for Australian businesses.
Spirent Communications VDI testing suite
21 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdSpirent Communications now offers enterprise IT managers and network system developers the ability to validate at scale the performance and security of their advanced network virtualisation and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments.
When 10 GB isn’t actually 10 GB
20 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdOver the years Matrium Technologies has been asked to benchmark many customer networks using its suite of traffic generation tools, capable of producing 1 GB through to 100 GB of network traffic. Every customer’s network is different and therefore results are never the same. One thing is the same though - the infrastructure you’re about to purchase won’t perform as per the data sheet.
Fluke SmartEdge Wi-Fi sensor Series 4
20 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Fluke NetworksThe Fluke SmartEdge Sensor Series 4 eliminates the need for ethernet cabling and reduces installation costs.
VSS Monitoring network packet broker appliances
19 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdVSS Monitoring has introduced a suite of NPB appliances and software capabilities which are claimed to deliver the industry’s only fabric-system approach for enhancing global visibility and operational performance for network monitoring and security systems.
R&M AWG26 data centre cable
06 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Reichle & De-Massari Australia P/LThe preterminated R&M AWG26 data centre cable with double or foil sheath is claimed to provide up to 30% savings in volume and weight, improved airflow circulation, less material cost due to less copper content and support for short links (eliminate extra cable lengths).
Reliability prized over efficiency by data centre managers, Eaton finds
06 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty LtdA survey conducted by Eaton has found that two thirds of data centre managers see infrastructure reliability as their top priority when it comes to planning and managing data centre infrastructure.
Radioline wireless system for wireless signal transmission at large facilities
14 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Rittal Pty LtdThe Radioline wireless system from Phoenix Contact is designed for wireless signal transmission at large facilities.
MFB Infrabox 820 and 840 cabinet access control and monitoring systems
13 August, 2012 | Supplied by: MFB Products Pty LtdInfraSolution is designed to allow cabinet control and monitoring of door handles, including temperature and humidity for up to 200 cabinets over either LAN or WAN environments.
Eaton Corporation Intelligent Power Manager software updated
07 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty LtdEaton Corporation has announced the updated version of its Intelligent Power Manager software designed to enhance disaster data recovery and planned migration within VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
Virtualisation - a critical solution demanding critical testing
01 August, 2012 by Daryl Cornelius, Director Enterprise, Spirent Communications EMEA | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdThe complexity of combined business IT systems has lead to a proliferation of hardware installations. When adding a major new software system, the safest option has often been to install it on its own dedicated server, rather than risk unforeseen problems from resource conflict or software compatibility with other software systems. Thus data centres evolved with ever increasing numbers of servers, many running at as little as 5 to 10% capacity, contributing to the fact that IT power consumption already has a larger carbon footprint than the airline industry.
