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.

AirTrunk sinks $1bn into 110 MW Lane Cove West data centre

AirTrunk sinks $1bn into 110 MW Lane Cove West data centre

Fits dedicated substation to help hedge power costs.
Julian Bajkowski Nov 19 2019 11:21AM Cloud
Bureau of Meteorology inks $35m NextDC data centre deal

Bureau of Meteorology inks $35m NextDC data centre deal

Will house new operational HPC environment.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2019 7:10AM Strategy
Inside SY5 IBX: Equinix's 8th DC in Sydney

Inside SY5 IBX: Equinix's 8th DC in Sydney

Data centres used to be nondescript industrial sheds. That's changing as design flair meets cloud.
Julian Bajkowski Nov 13 2019 3:05AM Cloud
Are you getting profitable outcomes from your IT?

Are you getting profitable outcomes from your IT?

Read this report to learn how to choose between an on-premises data centre and co-location in a third party facility.
Oct 18 2019 5:35PM
Oracle to open cloud region in Melbourne

Oracle to open cloud region in Melbourne

Dual regions targeted for each country with cloud ops.
Ry Crozier Sep 17 2019 11:21AM Cloud
France, Germany to propose public investment in data centres for AI

France, Germany to propose public investment in data centres for AI

Public money for data storage to wean Europe off of foreign cloud.
Staff Writer Aug 29 2019 1:19PM Cloud
Does it make sense to keep your data centre?

Does it make sense to keep your data centre?

PODCAST: Racking and stacking skills aren’t a competitive advantage.
Simon Sharwood Aug 14 2019 12:13PM Cloud
Tabcorp bets $38m on data centre consolidation

Tabcorp bets $38m on data centre consolidation

Kits out new space, drops from five centres to three.
Ry Crozier Jul 8 2019 7:00AM Strategy
NT gets second govt data centre

NT gets second govt data centre

For backup, disaster recovery.
Justin Hendry Jun 26 2019 11:21AM Hardware
Equinix establishes 'precautionary exclusion zone' around Sydney DCs

Equinix establishes 'precautionary exclusion zone' around Sydney DCs

SY1 and SY2 are next door to infamous evacuated apartment building.
Simon Sharwood Jun 19 2019 4:19PM Cloud
ATO handed $70m to ready data centre move

ATO handed $70m to ready data centre move

Budget 2019: Funding for migration plan, costing.
Justin Hendry Apr 2 2019 7:33PM Strategy
Westpac's $100m core network rebuild takes shape

Westpac's $100m core network rebuild takes shape

Consolidates spaghetti from 200 apps and systems.
Julian Bajkowski Feb 28 2019 12:14PM Financial Services
Benchmark Awards 2019 Finalist: Mychemist.com.au hybrid cloud

Benchmark Awards 2019 Finalist: Mychemist.com.au hybrid cloud

Making apps portable and robust while maximising DC utilisation.
Staff Writers Feb 6 2019 6:55AM Cloud
Longreach Airport overcomes IT outages caused by literal bugs

Longreach Airport overcomes IT outages caused by literal bugs

Birthplace of Oz aviation says no to flying insects.
Matt Johnston Feb 1 2019 12:25PM Projects
Broken door lock at Vocus NZ data centre goes viral

Broken door lock at Vocus NZ data centre goes viral

Operator opens audit.
Ry Crozier Dec 4 2018 6:47AM Security
Digital Realty to build third Western Sydney data centre

Digital Realty to build third Western Sydney data centre

Snaps up new land parcel.
Ry Crozier Nov 15 2018 12:29PM Networking
Telstra cloud outage hits enterprise users, websites

Telstra cloud outage hits enterprise users, websites

Confirms issue.
Ry Crozier Oct 31 2018 10:23AM Cloud
NextDC to retake its data centre buildings

NextDC to retake its data centre buildings

After months of cat and mouse.
Matt Johnston Oct 8 2018 12:03PM Strategy
Facebook to build first Asian data centre in Singapore

Facebook to build first Asian data centre in Singapore

Invests more than $1 billion.
Staff Writer Sep 6 2018 12:09PM Storage
Equinix to spend $15m on PE2 data centre fitout

Equinix to spend $15m on PE2 data centre fitout

Adds 225 cabinets to second Perth site.
Ry Crozier Aug 23 2018 12:01AM Cloud

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