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.

Gartner: IT efficiency a political challenge

Gartner: IT efficiency a political challenge

Staffing demands to drop as fabric, cloud computing takes off.
Liz Tay Mar 15 2011 3:30PM Strategy
Interactive to invest $50m in data centres

Interactive to invest $50m in data centres

New Melbourne facility, $25m Sydney expansion.
Ry Crozier Mar 11 2011 7:08AM Networking
VMware debuts 'cloud' management tool

VMware debuts 'cloud' management tool

To improve visibility for cloud providers and their customers.
Liz Tay Mar 9 2011 9:45AM Security
VMware debuts 'cloud' management tool

VMware debuts 'cloud' management tool

To improve visibility for cloud providers and their customers.
Liz Tay Mar 9 2011 5:21AM Hardware
NextDC warns investors of construction delays

NextDC warns investors of construction delays

Brisbane opening delayed by floods, Melbourne full steam ahead.
Brett Winterford Feb 11 2011 12:03PM Networking
Opinion: Missed channels at HP's new Sydney data centre

Opinion: Missed channels at HP's new Sydney data centre

No room for co-lo partners at Eastern Creek facility.
Brett Winterford Feb 4 2011 6:29AM Networking
HP announces build of $119m Sydney data centre

HP announces build of $119m Sydney data centre

Eastern Creek site the size of 45 tennis courts.
Brett Winterford Feb 3 2011 12:14PM Networking
Photos: Building HP's Eastern Creek data centre

Photos: Building HP's Eastern Creek data centre

iTnews takes a look at work-in-progress at the massive Eastern Creek site selected for building HP's new Sydney data centre.
Feb 3 2011 11:16AM Networking
Interview: Centrelink's IT chief, John Wadeson

Interview: Centrelink's IT chief, John Wadeson

Human Services considers data centre reform, cloud computing and skills shortages.
Brett Winterford Jan 18 2011 12:59PM Strategy
Centrelink to shutter old data centres

Centrelink to shutter old data centres

Consolidation plan to bring agency IT facilities up to date.
Brett Winterford Jan 18 2011 6:01AM Strategy
BP retains HP for data centre services

BP retains HP for data centre services

U.S. and European workloads transferred to India.
Brett Winterford Dec 30 2010 8:22AM Networking
Vocus to open second Sydney data centre floor

Vocus to open second Sydney data centre floor

New space, new photos.
Ry Crozier Dec 16 2010 6:30AM Networking
HarbourMSP switches to NextDC for data centre

HarbourMSP switches to NextDC for data centre

E3 deal scrapped for NextDC's Melbourne build.
Brett Winterford Nov 30 2010 5:56PM Networking
Fujitsu opens Perth data centre

Fujitsu opens Perth data centre

BankWest announced as anchor customer.
Brett Winterford Nov 24 2010 9:07PM Networking
NEC's Health cloud comes of age

NEC's Health cloud comes of age

Three aged care facilities sign up.
Brett Winterford Nov 15 2010 3:31PM Networking
NBN Co chooses Global Switch for data centre

NBN Co chooses Global Switch for data centre

Sydney facility to be network operator's IT hub.
Brett Winterford Nov 12 2010 4:24PM Networking
Video: Why Dell ditched the container data centre

Video: Why Dell ditched the container data centre

Too small a market for containers.
Brett Winterford Nov 11 2010 4:08PM Networking
Inside Dell's third generation modular data centre

Inside Dell's third generation modular data centre

Dell has taken the covers off its latest "lego block" style third generation of modular data centre design at its first global deployment, Tier 5's 4000 square metre facility in Adelaide, South Australia.
Nov 9 2010 10:49PM Networking
Tier 5 launches modular data centre

Tier 5 launches modular data centre

A world-first for Dell's next generation of modular data centres in Adelaide.
Brett Winterford Nov 9 2010 3:28PM Networking
NextDC targets $100m to build data centres

NextDC targets $100m to build data centres

Launches IPO, wants ASX listing.
Ry Crozier Nov 9 2010 3:23PM Networking

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