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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 14

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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Panellist insights on edge and hyperconverged architectures

Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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Data at the edge is set to surge dramatically, with an anticipated 75% processed there in three years. Experts say hyperconvergence is key.
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5 aspects to understand about UPS battery backup

Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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Schneider Electric's Atin Chhabra discusses the ins and outs of UPS battery backup and what to consider when implementing.
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Aussies bring next-gen zinc bromide batteries to life

Thu, 28th Feb 2019
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Australian company Gelion launches innovative zinc bromide batteries at the University of Sydney, pioneering safer, cost-effective energy storage solutions.
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How lenders and financial institutions fund colocation data center expansion

Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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Schneider Electric's Greg Jones discusses the funding of colocation business and how it isn't a 'one size fits all' approach.
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Iron Mountain extends commitment to greenhouse gas reduction

Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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The company recently announced the formal approval from the Science Based Targets initiative of its 2025 greenhouse gas emissions goals.
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How Renesas aims to simplify building automation

Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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Renesas Electronics integrates KNX protocol into its G3-PLC powerline communication solution, offering cost-effective networking for smart buildings.
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Survey finds DC managers want more efficiency, not horsepower

Tue, 19th Feb 2019
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More servers and more CPU power used to be the answer to boosting data centre performance, but it appears this is no longer the case.
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Telco central offices are being transformed into the edge

Tue, 19th Feb 2019
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Schneider Electric's Steven Carlini discusses how the old central offices are now ideal to enable the telco edge.
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Data centre liquid cooling market set to skyrocket

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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The industry is set to benefit from a number of factors, with a number of vendors leading the way in innovation.
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Interview: Next steps needed in data centre energy efficiency

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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SPIE UK's Peter Westwood shares what needs to be done to make the vision of a data-driven world more sustainable.
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Interview: Emerging trends for a sustainable data centre industry

Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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SPIE UK's Peter Westwood discusses the various technologies emerging both now and in the future to boost energy efficiency among data centres.
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World's longest electric car journey reaches Adelaide

Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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Dutchman Wiebe Wakker arrived in Adelaide after a 1051-day journey from Amsterdam in an electric car, proving the potential of sustainable travel.
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Could 2019 finally be the banner year for DMaaS?

Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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2019 could be the breakthrough year for data center management as a service (DMaaS) as cloud providers turn to analytics to boost efficiency and cut costs.
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Expert shares what the future data centre will look like

Fri, 25th Jan 2019
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Digital Realty's Rod Glover says there will be five main evolutions to the world of data centres, colocation, cloud, and connectivity.
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Schneider Electric edge technology implemented at Tuggeranong Office Park

Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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Schneider Electric and Airmaster collaborate on new Building Services Network in Canberra, combining Edge Computing and Smart Building applications.
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Fujitsu takes conservation prize for immersion cooling system

Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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The prize was awarded for the Fujitsu Server PRIMERGY Immersion Cooling System that can reduce power consumption by up to 40%.
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Liquid cooling key to silencing a noisy data centre

Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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Data centre are famous for being very noisy, but Schneider Electric's Steven Carlini says liquid cooling infrastructure could change that.
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Three ways 5G will impact power management in 2019

Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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Power failures or any network interruptions are not an option. Rolling out 5G is complex and presents a unique challenge for telco providers.
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Data centre cybersecurity actions that most people overlook

Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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Schneider's Steven Carlini discusses ways to improve data centre cybersecurity that most people don't think of until it's too late.
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The new world of edge data centre management

Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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Schneider Electric's Kim Povlsen debates whether the data centre as we know it today will soon cease to exist.