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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 16

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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78% of UK data centres fail ASHRAE guidelines – is IoT the answer?

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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New research from thermal risk experts has revealed UK data centres are seriously lacking when it comes to temperature management.
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Green Party comes out guns blazing, promising a carbon neutral NZ

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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The Green Party says that New Zealand has been held back from embracing clean economic opportunities, they plan on changing that...
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Schneider Electric NZ elected exclusive distributor of industrial software solution

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Schneider Electric NZ will distribute a software solution used by more than a third of the world's industrial and manufacturing plants.
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Microsoft & Schneider Electric partner on Kiwi IOT project

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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The internet of things has come to rural Canterbury in this collaboration between Microsoft & Schneider Electric.
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Schneider Electric extends Galaxy V-Series UPS offerings

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Today's digital economy is driving unprecedented data center growth as businesses manage an increasing volume of data generated by IoT.
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Cloud ERP: Energy Water Solutions & Intacct collaborate to ramp up business agility

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Energy Water Solutions implements Intacct's Cloud ERP solution to treat Produced Water for energy production and agriculture.
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Eaton strengthens Kiwi play with expanded deal with UPS Power Solutions

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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UPS Power Solutions and Eaton are targeting industries including data centres, healthcare, aviation and telco with an expanded partnership.
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Volvo XC60 becomes the king of SUVs at the auto express awards

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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This SUV is an electric-hybrid filled to the brim with the latest car technology, including some self-driving capabilities...
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NZ energy innovation bill speeds through its third reading in parliament

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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New Zealand introduces new measures to boost electric vehicles and energy efficiency, with changes to legislation and incentives for EV uptake.
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Greenpeace calls for an overhaul of the New Zealand electricity industry

Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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Greenpeace calls for overhaul of electricity industry after Solarcity's complaint against solar tax is dismissed in court.
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New Zealand parliament reviews energy plans for a cleaner NZ

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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Judith Collins releases NZ's energy efficiency strategy, calling for actions to maximize clean, renewable energy.
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Specifying data center pod architectures - Schneider Electric's latest White Paper

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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For centralised data centres, including the latest hyperscale facilities, there is a need to develop larger increments of IT resource, known as Pods.
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LinkedIn's 2017 Global Top Companies list - did you make the cut?

Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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Schneider Electric, a global organisation that specialises in energy management and automation, is one of the companies that made the list.
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Schneider Electric: Challenges and trends in colocation

Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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Telco facilities typically have an ideal location, possess digital technology with connectivity in place and own central offices with available space.
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Takeaways of a data center guy after Cloud Computing wins the Preakness

Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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Cloud Computing's Preakness win prompts a data centre insider's race to draw parallels with tech and risk management in the field.
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Lightning Lab Electric set to innovate energy sector

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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The Lightning Lab Electric accelerator is set to revolutionize New Zealand's energy sector, bringing together top innovators to redefine power usage.
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The connected campus: Meeting students' #1 priority with edge solutions

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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To stay alive, human beings need air, food and water. If you are college student, add to this list of vital resources Internet access.
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How cloud, IoT and digital services have driven the development of DCIM as a service

Wed, 3rd May 2017
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Clearly the big trends which affect IT specifically and many vertical sectors generally, are also having an impact on the data center.
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emhLabs takes out top spot in Lightning Labs Electric Innovation Challenge

Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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The winner from The Lightning Lab's Electric Innovation Challenge has been announced - and emhLabs took out the top spot.
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Schneider Electric wins court case over DPSA's unpaid debts - thanks existing partners

Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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Schneider Electric emerges victorious in court battle with data center infrastructure distributor DPSA over unpaid debts.