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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 12

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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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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How NZ is becoming the world's living tech lab

Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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World's first self-driving air taxi in Christchurch showcases New Zealand as a living tech lab, says NZTech CEO.
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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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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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Dicker and APC take resellers on a fiery adventure in Vanuatu

Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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Seven resellers got to witness a volcanic fireworks display on Vanuatu as the winners of a Dicker Data and APC promotion.
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Can a pizza box be used to harness the power of the sun?

Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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Genesis Energy believes that its Energising Young Minds competition will help school students learn to enjoy STEM subjects.
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Optinet rebranded to Origin Security as part of new MSSP venture

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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Optinet has now rebranded as Origin Security – an IT security consultancy and managed security offering for medium and large organisations.
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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.
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Genesis creates a one-stop-shop for home automation

Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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Energyhub, a pilot project by Genesis, offers New Zealanders a diverse range of energy products to connect, manage, and control their energy.
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Schneider Electric announces the winners of the APC Partner Awards

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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The awards are designed to celebrate the individuals and partners who have contributed to the success of APC by Schneider Electric.
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Schneider Electric named a leader in facility optimization software

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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Schneider Electric recognized as a leader in facility optimization software by Verdantix, thanks to its EcoStruxure offerings.
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Panasonic claims stake in smart energy management with Schneider Electric deal

Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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The system also features plug and play technology to reduce installation time, or can be installed as a part of a standalone system.
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Edge, IoT and energy efficiency all feature in Vertiv MD's forecast for AU

Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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The year seems to be flying by with one month down already, but Vertiv ANZ managing director Robert Linsdell says there is still much to come.
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Three ways artificial intelligence is making buildings smarter

Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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In an ideal world, data anomalies would be automatically detected by AI-algorithms, and then immediately triaged and root cause identified.