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Govt commits to steady short-term IT staffing 
Training & Development
Govt commits to steady short-term IT staffing
By Liz Tay | Apr 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
Coalition promises audit of government expenditure.
 
Govt unveils national data centre energy rating tools 
Networking
Govt unveils national data centre energy rating tools
Feb 8, 2013 | Comment Now 
Self-assessment immediately possible.
 
Rackspace eyes Aussie data centre by 2014 
Hardware
Rackspace eyes Aussie data centre by 2014
By Liam Tung | May 8, 2012 | Comment Now 
Customers push for on-shore hosting.
 
Greenpeace wants to see cloud's dirty laundry 
Networking
Greenpeace wants to see cloud's dirty laundry
By Liam Tung | Apr 19, 2012 | Comment Now 
Accuses data centres of lip service with a breath of coal.
 
Google criticises data centre energy standards 
Networking
Google criticises data centre energy standards
By David Neal | Apr 14, 2010 | Comment Now 
Shouldn't dictate how efficiency is achieved.
 
Supercapacitors to improve mobile battery efficiency 
Hardware
Supercapacitors to improve mobile battery efficiency
Mar 13, 2010 | Comment Now 
Prototypes absorb and reuse wasted energy.
 
Defence budget audit calls for IT efficiency 
Strategy
Defence budget audit calls for IT efficiency
By Ry Crozier | Nov 18, 2009 | Comment Now 
Pappas Review made public.
 
Six steps to greater datacentre efficiency 
Storage
Six steps to greater datacentre efficiency
By Doug Washburn | Nov 11, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Forrester Research offers best practice advice.
 
IBM adds to storage array with DS8700 
Storage
IBM adds to storage array with DS8700
By David Neal | Oct 24, 2009 | Comment Now 
Promises improved performance and less energy consumption.
 
Centrelink goes digital with customer forms 
Storage
Centrelink goes digital with customer forms
Sep 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
Receives more than a million pages everyday.
 
Sun Microsystems issues Solaris 10 5/09 update 
Software
Sun Microsystems issues Solaris 10 5/09 update
By Shaun Nichols | May 4, 2009 | Comment Now 
Sun Microsystems has issued the 10 5/09 update for its Solaris operating system, offering several new components designed to improve the energy efficiency of servers.
 
NetApp storage efficiency guarantee debunked 
Storage
NetApp storage efficiency guarantee debunked
By Brett Winterford | Mar 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
EMC has dismissed competitor NetApp’s ‘Storage Efficiency Guarantee’ as a shallow marketing stunt, governed by conditions that make it pointless for most organisations.
 
Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre  
Hardware
Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre
By Ry Crozier | Dec 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
iTnews takes a look at how the old Baltimore Technologies data centre in northern Sydney is getting a new lease on life.
 
Power reduction could bite you: Gartner 
Networking
Power reduction could bite you: Gartner
By Ry Crozier | Nov 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
Data centre managers should be wary of committing to a long-term total reduction in the centre’s power as part of green initiatives, Gartner has warned.
 
New algorithm boosts network routing efficiency 
Networking
New algorithm boosts network routing efficiency
Aug 28, 2008 | Comment Now 
A newly-developed algorithm for computer network routing could significantly boost the efficiency of networks that share ever-changing Internet resources.
 
Green500 v3 ranks supercomputer energy efficiency 
Hardware
Green500 v3 ranks supercomputer energy efficiency
Jul 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
IBM’s BladeCenter QS22 Cluster and the one-year-old Blue Gene/P have topped the latest edition of the Green500 List of the most energy-efficient supercomputers.
 
P4P model to boost internet efficiency 
Networking
P4P model to boost internet efficiency
By Robert Jaques | May 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
A team of researchers from Yale University is aiming to make the internet work more efficiently by improving cooperation between ISPs and peer-to-peer software providers..
 
Dutch algorithm optimises Wi-Fi efficiency 
Software
Dutch algorithm optimises Wi-Fi efficiency
By Robert Jaques | Apr 28, 2008 | Comment Now 
A Dutch researcher has developed algorithms designed to optimise the efficiency of wireless networks..
 
Data centres failing on energy efficiency 
Networking
Data centres failing on energy efficiency
By Robert Jaques | Apr 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
Nearly two-thirds of IT and facilities staff consider the energy efficiency of their data centre to be 'average' or 'worse than average', new research reveals..
 
Boffins boost solar cell efficiency 
Hardware
Boffins boost solar cell efficiency
By Robert Jaques | Feb 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
A team of US researchers has developed an anode coating strategy which they claim significantly enhances the efficiency of solar energy power conversion..
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NSW Government launches NABERS data centre rating tools
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