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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 20

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 & 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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A local edge lifecycle to create competitive differentiation

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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Organizations that upgrade and evolve to local edge will create new differentiators and get ahead of the competition.
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Dispelling the myths about outsourcing data center operations and maintenance

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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When attempting to decide whether outsourcing may be right for your organization, you're likely to encounter myths and misperceptions.
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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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Swedish data centre uses waste heat to warm thousands of homes

Sat, 7th Apr 2018
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Digiplex has signed an agreement with a heating and cooling supplier to use the waste heat from its Stockholm data centre to heat thousands of homes.
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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.
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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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Schneider Electric opens new East Asia headquarters in Singapore

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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Schneider Electric unveils its new East Asia and Japan HQ in Singapore, featuring a state-of-the-art Innovation Hub, enhancing its R&D and IoT capabilities.
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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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New entrant to UK colocation market declares data centre open

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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UK startup IP House has officially opened its doors for business with a high-spec data centre located on the fringes of London's financial district.
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Schneider Electric: A working definition for edge computing

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Edge Computing, a rapidly growing concept, was a major topic at DCD Zettastructure. However, there is still no consensus on the definition of Edge.
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French firm invests S$80 million in Singapore's energy initiatives, creates 170 new jobs

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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French energy firm Engie will invest S$80 million over the next five years in establishing a Centre of Expertise for District Cooling in Singapore.
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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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Data center giants team up to tackle Australia's steep energy prices

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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Schneider Electric partners with Equinix to battle high energy prices in Australia. New services will help businesses access low-cost renewable energy.
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Three key features of Stulz's new micro data centers

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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Stulz's micro data center features an Integrated Cooling System (ICS) for low to medium density applications which can be mounted internally or on the.
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StorMagic launches “branch in a box” solution to simplify edge computing

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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StorMagic unveils the Branch in a Box solution, offering a pre-integrated, energy-efficient micro data centre for streamlined edge computing deployment.
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$240m Singapore data center sets the bar high for energy efficiency & security

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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OCBC Bank has opened a custom-built regional data centre in Singapore that it plans to use for at least the next 30 years.