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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 22

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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Focus on employee training to keep data center operations costs in check

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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Brain drain in the IT and data centre industry could be reduced by investing in employee training, according to Schneider Electric.
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VisIC Technologies partners with TSMC to offer power device solutions

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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VisIC is sampling the industry's first 1200V GaN modules and is announcing a major manufacturing partnership with TSMC.
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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.
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5 big ideas that data center professionals would have never imagined 50 years ago

Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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Data centres have transformed dramatically in 50 years, with innovations like modular power systems, eco-mode cooling, and predictive maintenance techniques.
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CASE STUDY: Major Dutch data centre company upgrades UPS systems

Mon, 29th Jan 2018
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After 18 years TCN Data Hotels decided it was time to replace their UPS system with an intensive vetting process of the major suppliers.
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Schneider Electric launches a partnership with Sustainable Energy for All

Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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Schneider Electric partners with Sustainable Energy for All to fast-track UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, aiming for universal access to clean energy.
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New entrant Kao Data celebrates opening of first of four London data centres

Thu, 25th Jan 2018
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It's not every day that a new entity enters the wholesale data centre market and so consequently Kao Data has received its fair share of attention.
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Scale Computing and Schneider Electric form an alliance

Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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Scale Computing has been chosen as an Alliance Partner by APC by Schneider Electric to support its Micro Data Center Xpress solution.
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Schneider Electric research reveals big data centre savings to be made

Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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A new whitepaper from the data centre specialist reveals the benefits of deploying Pod Frames instead of using existing practices.
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Schneider Electric forms green partnership with logistics company

Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert will be implemented to improve energy efficiency and sustainability.
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Lessons learned from running the world's largest data centers

Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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In terms of competency, the main issue is that most companies have expertise that lies in areas other than managing data centers.
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5 ways to reduce data center operations costs

Fri, 12th Jan 2018
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Slashing data center operating costs is within reach. Discover five best practices that can drive significant savings while enhancing efficiency.
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7 tips for successful DCIM deployments: A user's perspective from Peak 10 + ViaWest data centers

Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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Dan Harman from Peak 10 + ViaWest shares 7 essential tips for successful DCIM deployments, emphasising vendor agnosticism and the importance of human buy-in.
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Best data center company to work for in Asia named

Tue, 9th Jan 2018
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HR Asia survey reveals best and worst companies to work for in Singapore, with Equinix taking home an award. #HRAsia #SingaporeCompanies.
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How to justify data center modernization to an executive

Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Improved data center operational efficiency and connectivity have to translate into cost reduction, faster turnover, and higher return on investment.
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Hydro66 takes home world's most eco-sustainable data centre award

Wed, 13th Dec 2017
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The company's data centre based in Sweden took out the Data Centre Eco-Sustainability Award for its extraordinary efforts in this space.
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How IoT technology can help optimize data center operations

Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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IoT advances like Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure can drastically optimise data centre operations, as showcased at their Innovation Summit in Hong Kong.
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New data center cooling unit from Stulz hits the market

Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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All three systems can be standardly equipped with ON/OFF compressors or with new energy-saving EC compressors.