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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 19

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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Schneider Electric launches Masterpact MTZ

Tue, 29th May 2018
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Masterpact MTZ is designed to protect electrical systems from damage caused by overloads, short circuits and equipment ground faults.
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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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Study finds effective cooling improves data centre energy efficiency by 64%

Mon, 21st May 2018
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A study from Schneider Electric gathered data from two data centres in very different climates (Frankfurt & Germany) with some interesting results.
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Interoute shares measures taken to win energy efficiency award

Fri, 18th May 2018
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After winning the SIG GIGA Trophy, Interoute has laid bare some of its innovations in energy efficiency at its Geneva data centre.
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Schneider Electric behind Papua New Guinea's new data center

Wed, 16th May 2018
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Schneider Electric partners with the Bank of Papua New Guinea to build a state-of-the-art data centre in Lae, supporting local and international clients.
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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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Angel Trains spreads bare its data centre infrastructure

Tue, 15th May 2018
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Angel Trains, a British-based train leasing company, has revealed what's under the hood in its complex IT operation.
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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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GDPR may help colocation companies sort through data sovereignty regulations

Mon, 14th May 2018
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Data sovereignty is becoming increasingly important to colocation providers and so Schneider Electric's Mark Bidinger discusses GDPR's implications.
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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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Facebook to almost double the size of its Sweden data centre

Wed, 9th May 2018
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Facebook celebrated the 5th birthday of its Luleå data centre by announcing a huge investment to make it one of the world's largest campuses.
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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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Data center operations optimized like a race car team

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Running an effective data center operations team involves many of the same elements that go into running a successful performance race car team.
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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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New Swiss data centre gets shortlisted for DCS awards

Wed, 25th Apr 2018
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The awards celebrate the designers, manufacturers and suppliers in the data centre arena, and Schneider Electric believes DataHub Biel has a chance.
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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.