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.

AGIMO details Federal Government data centre needs

AGIMO details Federal Government data centre needs

Draft statement of requirement released.
Brett Winterford Jun 28 2010 12:24PM Networking
Photos: Inside a Vegas casino data centre

Photos: Inside a Vegas casino data centre

Touring the Venetian Palazzo's data centre.
Angus Kidman Jun 25 2010 7:12AM Networking
Photos: Telstra technology briefing

Photos: Telstra technology briefing

Telstra COO Michael Rocca, CTO Hugh Bradlow, network and technology chief Michael Lawrey and acting CIO Ashley Lazaro provide an in-depth look at Telstra's latest network and computing investments at the carrier's space-age briefing centre in Sydney.
Jun 3 2010 3:19PM Networking
Telstra reveals homegrown content delivery network

Telstra reveals homegrown content delivery network

Telco to cache content closer to subscribers.
Brett Winterford Jun 3 2010 2:42PM Telco/ISP
NextDC hires capital raising experts, mulls IPO

NextDC hires capital raising experts, mulls IPO

Slattery calls in old friends for data centre business
Brett Winterford Jun 2 2010 6:45AM Financial Services
Pipe chief to quit, build new data centres

Pipe chief to quit, build new data centres

Bevan Slattery to build in Melbourne, Brisbane.
Brett Winterford May 24 2010 6:18AM Networking
Harbour MSP and E3 build Melbourne data centre

Harbour MSP and E3 build Melbourne data centre

Frontline Systems' Harbour MSP to open 500-rack facility.
Brett Winterford May 21 2010 2:03PM Storage
Brisbane data centre adds a 32-rack pod

Brisbane data centre adds a 32-rack pod

Another hot aisle containment win.
Brett Winterford Apr 20 2010 4:06PM Networking
Connxion pulls racks out of Global Switch and IBM

Connxion pulls racks out of Global Switch and IBM

Consolidates in ex-Kaz data centre in Singapore.
Brett Winterford Apr 14 2010 3:41PM Networking
Analyst: Feds got data centre policy wrong

Analyst: Feds got data centre policy wrong

No metrics to hold large agencies accountable.
Munir Kotadia Mar 23 2010 3:41PM Strategy
Opinion: How to opt out of the Fed's data centre strategy

Opinion: How to opt out of the Fed's data centre strategy

When is a mandate not a mandate?
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2010 3:40PM Networking
Toyota looks to abandon in-house IT

Toyota looks to abandon in-house IT

Chooses SaaS for all but app development.
Brett Winterford Mar 22 2010 3:23PM Strategy
Auckland data centres pull through grid emergency

Auckland data centres pull through grid emergency

IT operators survive blackout.
Juha Saarinen Jan 27 2010 1:48PM Networking
Six steps to greater datacentre efficiency

Six steps to greater datacentre efficiency

Forrester Research offers best practice advice.
Doug Washburn Nov 11 2009 3:36PM Storage
Perth iX data centre in fire scare

Perth iX data centre in fire scare

Manual shutdown after smoke detected in data hall.
Ben Grubb Nov 3 2009 5:27AM Telco/ISP
Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Digital Sense has chosen Emerson Network Power Australia to provide infrastructure to build two of Australia’s highest-density data centres located in Brisbane.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 18 2008 2:01PM Hardware
SmartyHost admits to migration issues

SmartyHost admits to migration issues

SmartyHost has admitted to teething problems in the migration of its datacentre facilities from Primus to Optus.
Tim Lohman May 15 2006 1:54PM Telco/ISP
Datacom buys GlobalCenter building

Datacom buys GlobalCenter building

Datacom Systems has paid $7.15 million for the building housing its South Melbourne data centre dubbed GlobalCenter.
Staff Writers Jun 16 2005 2:19PM Telco/ISP

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