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Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

At least two Melbourne data centre operators claim customers affected by the Primus blackout last week are re-evaluating their options as they seek assurances over redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities.
Ry Crozier Feb 13 2009 3:34PM Hardware
Hotkey franchisees await update as email outage rolls on

Hotkey franchisees await update as email outage rolls on

Franchisees of the Primus-owned ISP Hotkey will receive a teleconference update on continuing email outages this afternoon as some customers enter their tenth day without email access.
Ry Crozier Feb 12 2009 2:17PM Telco/ISP
Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites

Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites

Fallout from the Primus data centre blackout is rising, with customers of the Primus-owned ISP Hotkey now without email for a week and other affected ISPs still waiting for an official copy of the post-incident report.
Ry Crozier Feb 6 2009 12:00PM Telco/ISP
Basslink escapes Primus data centre blackout

Basslink escapes Primus data centre blackout

Basslink Telecom is among a growing list of firms awaiting the cause of the Primus data centre blackout in Melbourne but said its own redundancy arrangements would shield it from the effects of future failures at the facility.
Ry Crozier Feb 4 2009 2:41PM Telco/ISP
Special report: Increasing data centre efficiency

Special report: Increasing data centre efficiency

Symantec's global data centre survey finds organisations aren't making the most of their data centres.
Negar Salek Feb 3 2009 10:00AM Security
Superpartners to deploy self-service to funds

Superpartners to deploy self-service to funds

Superannuation administrator Superpartners expects to automate up to 25 percent of support calls by rolling out a self-service portal to its fund clients from March this year.
Staff Writers Feb 2 2009 2:52PM Software
ISPs sweat on Primus data centre power failure report

ISPs sweat on Primus data centre power failure report

ISPs await confirmation of the cause of a blackout at Melbourne’s Primus data centre yesterday amid speculation over the effectiveness of its redundant systems.
Ry Crozier Feb 2 2009 2:46PM Telco/ISP
Sun finishes major data centre consolidation project

Sun finishes major data centre consolidation project

Sun Microsystems has consolidated a nine-building ex-Storagetek data centre campus into a new multi-storey facility, cutting its floor space requirements by more than half.
Staff Writers Jan 27 2009 3:43PM Hardware
Inside the Digital Sense high-density data centre

Inside the Digital Sense high-density data centre

iTnews looks at how the Brisbane-based centre is enabling rack densities up to 15.2kW without sacrificing cooling efficiency and saleable real estate. And of course we have the first photos to prove it.
Ry Crozier Jan 19 2009 6:42AM Networking
Lack of discipline killing BPM projects

Lack of discipline killing BPM projects

Over half of business process management (BPM) programmes will fail over the next two years because they are implemented without the supporting disciplines, according to a new report from Gartner.
Phil Muncaster Jan 14 2009 6:42AM Strategy
IronPort opens Sydney support centre

IronPort opens Sydney support centre

IronPort, the security arm of Cisco, has opened a new support centre in Sydney to deliver a local and more personal level of technical support to customers.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2008 2:45PM Security
Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre

Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre

iTnews takes a look at how the old Baltimore Technologies data centre in northern Sydney is getting a new lease on life.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 12:20AM Hardware
Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has been detailing the latest research from Intel labs into power saving and generation.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Tretecnic wins planning approval for new data centres

Tretecnic wins planning approval for new data centres

Tretecnic will inject up to another 16,000 square metres of data centre space into Melbourne and Canberra after it received planning approval to construct two new centres.
Ry Crozier Dec 4 2008 4:58PM Networking
Dell weighs into Aussie data centre audit space

Dell weighs into Aussie data centre audit space

Dell has taken the wraps off a new data centre audit services offering in Australia in a move that will pit the vendor against the likes of Eaton and APC.
Ry Crozier Dec 3 2008 12:37PM Hardware
Inside the Macquarie Telecom data centre refit

Inside the Macquarie Telecom data centre refit

iTnews gets a first-look at how Macquarie Telecom is refreshing the managed services and ‘colo’ floors of its Sydney data centre – and we have the photos to prove it.
Ry Crozier Nov 28 2008 6:29AM Networking
Brisbane mega data centre shows off its architecture

Brisbane mega data centre shows off its architecture

Digital Sense has lifted the lid on the technologies inside the first stage of its multi-million dollar data centre complex in Brisbane.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:11AM Hardware
New data centres underpin digital policy: Conroy

New data centres underpin digital policy: Conroy

Communications and broadband Minister, Stephen Conroy, has weighed into the data centre space debate claiming the raft of new facilities being built are important ‘foundations’ to the government’s digital economy – but he stopped short of revamping support subsidies to encourage further development.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008 3:03PM Networking
Power reduction could bite you: Gartner

Power reduction could bite you: Gartner

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.
Ry Crozier Nov 12 2008 2:27PM Networking
Sun considers Rent-a-Blackbox

Sun considers Rent-a-Blackbox

Sun Microsystems is evaluating several customer requests to rent out their Blackbox shipping container-based data centres in Australia.
Ry Crozier Nov 10 2008 3:22PM Networking

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