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.

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
Scroggie jumps on board NextDC

Scroggie jumps on board NextDC

Data centre builder welcomes storage guru.
Brett Winterford Nov 1 2010 6:55AM Storage
NEC Australia shuts professional services division

NEC Australia shuts professional services division

Managers shown the door, staff retained.
Brett Winterford Oct 26 2010 4:38PM Strategy
Macquarie Telecom to build second Sydney data centre

Macquarie Telecom to build second Sydney data centre

Buys land for 20,000 square metre, $60m facility in North Ryde.
Brett Winterford Oct 25 2010 1:37PM Networking
IBM pitches portable data centres at resources sector

IBM pitches portable data centres at resources sector

Brings its modular pod design to Australia.
Angus Kidman Oct 14 2010 10:41AM Storage
Inside IBM's Portable Modular Data Centre

Inside IBM's Portable Modular Data Centre

Angus Kidman takes a tour of IBM's take on the container data centre, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Oct 14 2010 10:20AM Storage
Verizon opens Hong Kong data centre

Verizon opens Hong Kong data centre

Schedules Canberra facility to go live in late 2011.
Brett Winterford Oct 13 2010 1:43PM Storage
AGIMO shifted to Special Minister of State

AGIMO shifted to Special Minister of State

Public cloud computing on the cards in re-shuffle.
Brett Winterford Oct 4 2010 6:23PM Strategy
Sound bytes: Forbes CEOs debate future of IT

Sound bytes: Forbes CEOs debate future of IT

Cloud, iPads and the future of the data centre.
Nate Cochrane Sep 30 2010 6:20AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co reveals IT rollout progress

NBN Co reveals IT rollout progress

Rare look at infrastructure.
Stephen Withers Sep 16 2010 6:44AM Telco/ISP
IBM on $968m data centre defensive

IBM on $968m data centre defensive

Texan game of jeopardy.
Liam Tung Aug 24 2010 6:59AM Financial Services
Inside Verb DC's HP Pod data centre

Inside Verb DC's HP Pod data centre

Today we take a close look at the Verb DC data centre in Wyong, New South Wales, the first to deploy HP's POD infrastructure in the Asia Pacific.
Aug 19 2010 6:49PM Hardware
Inside the Brisbane iSeek data centre

Inside the Brisbane iSeek data centre

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has presided over the opening of a new $44 million, 2500 square metre data centre in Brisbane's airport precinct, which boasts free cooling and up to 20 kW per rack.
Aug 17 2010 2:17PM Networking
Photos: Inside Emerson's demo data centre

Photos: Inside Emerson's demo data centre

Emerson shows off its latest kit in a purpose-built demonstration data centre in Sydney.
Aug 4 2010 3:03PM Networking

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