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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 13

A data centre cannot run effectively without being properly maintained and managed. Poor maintenance can often lead to catastrophic data loss and physical damage. Data centre maintenance and management is undertaken by data center operators as a key responsibility. It involves ongoing inspection, cleaning, analysis, repairs and recovery of all electrical hardware and components.

​​Regular data centre maintenance is a crucial part of a data centre's operations. It's essential for improving data centre design and making sure clients are kept happy and satisfied with their storage and data options.
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Buddy Platform and Telstra cease reseller negotiations

Fri, 20th Apr 2018
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Buddy Platform has halted negotiations with Telstra over a major reseller deal for Buddy Ohm units, shifting focus to distributor Dicker Data.
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Schneider Electric & FKG Group open $40 million Tier III data center

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Australia's first Tier III regional data center opens in Toowoomba, supported by Schneider Electric's Ecostruxure IT platform.
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Apple now powered by 100% renewable energy - will suppliers follow suit?

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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The company also announced that nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with 100% clean energy.
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Telco market: ComCom sums up the biggest moves of 2017

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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The Commerce Commission's report unveils major 2017 telecom trends: fixed wireless surge, new IoT networks, the Tasman fibre optic cable, and more.
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Vertiv releases new uninterruptible power supply for edge applications

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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Vertiv has launched the Liebert ITA2 UPS, a robust and highly-efficient power supply solution for various IT and non-IT applications.
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Power and cooling are critical to edge computing - here's why

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Regardless of what industry you're in, if your business is storing data, it's very likely you've heard of edge computing.
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Lithium-Ion batteries critical to reducing power management costs

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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Reliable and effective power management is essential to managing edge computing environments, but that is at risk from poor maintenance.
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Embracing retail on the edge: Why the retail sector needs to adopt edge computing

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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Retailers that embrace edge computing continue to innovate, create new customer experiences and the ones that do it right will thrive.
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Exclusive interview: SAS, data analytics and the politics of energy

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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Tim Fairchild, SAS's global energy director, discusses data's pivotal role in the evolving energy sector and the unique impact of NZ's Downstream conference.
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EkkoSense launches IoT-enabled temperature sensor for data centers

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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EkkoSense has unveiled the world's first IoT-enabled wireless thermal sensor, promising to revolutionise data centre cooling cost and efficiency.
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Data center giants team up to tackle Australia's steep energy prices

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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Schneider Electric partners with Equinix to battle high energy prices in Australia. New services will help businesses access low-cost renewable energy.
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Vertiv ramps up the energy efficiency of NEXTDC's Melbourne data center

Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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Vertiv's cooling solution also meets International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards for maximum reliability and energy efficiency.
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How to turn water into power with this new turbine

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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Vortical Tech's new turbine converts household tap water flow into 120 watts of electricity, providing sustainable energy with every wash and flush.
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Australia's utilities sector must innovate to tackle energy poverty

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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Energy poverty affects over 42,000 families in Australia, namely indigenous Australians, pensioners and low-income families.
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How would you complete this sentence: What is Edge?

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Consumers are accessing data via wireline and wireless infrastructure at ever increasing rates, with ever higher expectations.
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APC by Schneider Electric looking to fill channel role after new promotions

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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The company is now actively seeking to fill both its strategic marketing and operations role and its channels and alliances role.
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AI for everyone: Exclusive interview with Lenovo's data center CTO

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Lenovo is serious about AI, with plans to open three innovation centers around the world specifically focused on AI.
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How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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It's no secret that there is a big gender gap in tech / engineering fields, and especially in the data center industry.
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Schneider Electric brings on High Technology Control as Aussie cooling partner

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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The partnership allows HTC to market, distribute, and sell Schneider Electric's precision cooling products in Australia.
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Server spotlight: Four key features of Lenovo's ThinkSystem SD650

Sat, 24th Feb 2018
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Lenovo's latest server rocks water cooling tech, promises huge energy savings and silent operation at Stuttgart HQ.