Spotlight on data centres Spotlight on data centres

With an ever-increasing focus on energy use, efficiency and sustainability, the Australian data centre market is thriving and continuing to evolve.

Over the next two weeks iTnews will be looking at key trends such as new advancements in power and cooling technology, server and processor architecture, networks, storage, the co-location industry, cloud, as well as developments in modularisation and containerisation.

Special thanks to the support of Cisco, which has come onboard as a sponsor for our activities this week.

SAP picks CDC for Canberra cloud site

SAP picks CDC for Canberra cloud site

Continues onshore push.
Paris Cowan Apr 19 2016 10:39AM Software
WA Health locked into paying dubious data centre invoices

WA Health locked into paying dubious data centre invoices

Lawyers say no recourse on $44m contract amendments.
Paris Cowan Apr 13 2016 6:47AM Hardware
How Seek and Everydayhero put Docker into production

How Seek and Everydayhero put Docker into production

Australian early adopters' business cases for 'it' technology.
Ry Crozier Apr 7 2016 6:30AM Software
Digital Realty reveals $89m data centre expansion

Digital Realty reveals $89m data centre expansion

Third Deer Park facility on the horizon.
Paris Cowan Mar 17 2016 3:51PM Storage
Universal Music Australia turns to cloud to crunch streaming data

Universal Music Australia turns to cloud to crunch streaming data

Analyses music consumption, trials productivity tools.
Ry Crozier Mar 14 2016 11:41AM Software
Google joins Facebook's Open Compute Project

Google joins Facebook's Open Compute Project

Will donate rack design.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2016 4:02PM Hardware
Metronode turns to cooling in pursuit of six-star data centre

Metronode turns to cooling in pursuit of six-star data centre

Embarks on R&D program.
Ry Crozier Mar 3 2016 3:26PM Networking
Cloud still driving Aussie data centre raw space race

Cloud still driving Aussie data centre raw space race

No signs of slowing.
Ry Crozier Mar 3 2016 10:20AM Networking
Photos: The world's coolest data centres

Photos: The world's coolest data centres

Getting creative with data storage.
Allie Coyne Mar 3 2016 6:44AM Hardware
Barrick Gold consolidates five data centres into Supernap

Barrick Gold consolidates five data centres into Supernap

Transition of workloads 75 percent complete.
Ry Crozier Mar 1 2016 6:21AM Networking
Carsales moves website into AWS

Carsales moves website into AWS

Looks to active-active future.
Allie Coyne Feb 29 2016 6:50AM Software
Data centre builders turn to climate science

Data centre builders turn to climate science

De-risking site selection over 20-50 year timeframe.
Ry Crozier Feb 24 2016 11:00AM Networking
NSW GovDC gets Australia’s first 4.5 star NABERS rating

NSW GovDC gets Australia’s first 4.5 star NABERS rating

Officially the country’s greenest facility.
Paris Cowan Feb 24 2016 6:00AM Hardware
NAB lifts lid on Deer Park data centre design

NAB lifts lid on Deer Park data centre design

How it will run air conditioners for only three months a year.
Ry Crozier Feb 19 2016 6:33AM Strategy
AWS debuts new Sydney availability zone

AWS debuts new Sydney availability zone

Could new data centres be live?
Allie Coyne Feb 12 2016 4:00PM Software
How Google backed an open source winner

How Google backed an open source winner

Kubernetes co-founder Craig McLuckie 'humbled' by tool's rise.
Ry Crozier Jan 28 2016 6:40AM Software
NSW govt updates data centre strategy

NSW govt updates data centre strategy

Clears agencies to use alternative cloud services.
Paris Cowan Jan 18 2016 4:40PM Hardware
SUPERNAP's Mark Thiele tackles data centre's role in IoT

SUPERNAP's Mark Thiele tackles data centre's role in IoT

Can facility operators move closer to the edge?
Ry Crozier Jan 14 2016 12:14PM Networking
Verizon to auction off $3.5bn worth of US data centres

Verizon to auction off $3.5bn worth of US data centres

Up to 48 facilities up for grabs.
Staff Writers Jan 6 2016 12:37PM Storage
EdgeDC to build Pinnacle data centre in Brisbane

EdgeDC to build Pinnacle data centre in Brisbane

New player emerges in crowded space.
Ry Crozier Dec 24 2015 1:30PM Strategy

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