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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 11

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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Huawei's eLTE-DSA solution to help oil & gas industry to embrace energy IoT

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Huawei says the wireless eLTE solution will help the oil and gas industry build an energy-based Internet of Things.
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IBM acquires Oniqua to bolster IoT offering for asset-intensive industries

Mon, 18th Jun 2018
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IBM acquires Oniqua to enhance its IoT capabilities for asset-heavy sectors, integrating MRO inventory optimisation to reduce downtime and boost efficiency.
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Microsoft launches ground-breaking undersea data centre in Scotland

Thu, 7th Jun 2018
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Microsoft has successfully deployed a revolutionary data centre with tech based on a submarine that is now processing workloads on the seafloor.
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12v vs. 48v: Calculating the energy savings of OCP-style PSUs

Fri, 25th May 2018
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12V has been the standard output for power supplies, but recently we're seeing 48V, with claims of much higher overall efficiency.
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7 questions to ask before you sign with colocation provider

Tue, 22nd May 2018
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Choosing colocation? Query their transparency, control measures, and customer support to safeguard operations.
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Why water use is a key consideration when cooling your data center

Tue, 22nd May 2018
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**Data centres have long focused on Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), but Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) is now crucial as economiser cooling rises.**.
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Apple's new carbon-free aluminium set to revolutionise manufacturing

Wed, 16th May 2018
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company's is committed to advancing technologies that are good for the planet and help protect it for generations to come.
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Entries for global green city competition open

Mon, 14th May 2018
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Selva Ganapathy and Joyce Chen from the College of Business and Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch were the APAC winners in 2017.
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The colocation market conditions you need to know about before picking a provider

Thu, 10th May 2018
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As the market expands, so does your ability to find an outstanding collaborative provider who can establish a right-sized approach just for you.
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ComCom seeks to understand how electricity firms plan to harness emerging tech

Thu, 10th May 2018
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The Commerce Commission eyes how NZ's electricity distributors plan and invest in emerging tech like solar and EVs to adapt to changing energy demands.
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Floating data center: Future on the high seas?

Tue, 8th May 2018
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There was a time when data center owners and operators wanted water, or any liquid, as far away from their IT equipment as possible.
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Edge data centers, colocation growth and automation: 3 market observations from Innovation Summit Paris

Mon, 30th Apr 2018
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Statistics from the Cisco Global Cloud Index estimate IoT has the potential to generate 275 times more data than IP traffic by 2020.
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Media & entertainment industry data centres being pushed to the edge

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Schnedier Electric's Russel Senesac says there are a number of factors behind the growing need for the industry to be powered by edge computing.
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Why the GDPR is necessary and key to the tech future

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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GDPR: A necessary first step in protecting personal data and privacy in our increasingly digitized world, says Schneider Electric.
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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.