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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 23

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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Vertiv discusses how to optimise UPS performance in modern data centres

Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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Hundreds of questions surround the power supply of data centres - Vertiv attempts to answer them in an upcoming webinar.
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Should you convert your 3 Phase UPS to Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries?

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Li-ion batteries for UPS systems come standard with an integrated BMS that provides a clear picture of battery runtime and health.
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Australia's clean technology sector gets a $4.8m boost

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Australia's National Energy Resources Australia will provide $4.8m in funding for eight clean technology projects in the energy sector.
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Facing a hidden truth: Running data centers is not your core competency

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Many firms, even large ones, lack the core competency of running data centers efficiently, reveals Schneider Electric. Key services are often better outsourced.
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Exclusive interview: Serverfarm on getting the most out of your DCIM

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Asia Pacific data center market grows rapidly as businesses become interconnected enterprises, says Serverfarm's Dave Eastman.
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Schneider Electric takes out micro data centre honours at SVC Awards

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Schneider Electric has announced the company took out the 'Hyperconverged Innovation of the Year' category which is decided by popular vote.
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$20b by 2024: 8 factors shaping the data center cooling market

Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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Driven by energy efficiency and green solutions, the data center cooling market is set to exceed USD $20 billion by 2024, reports Global Market Insights.
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Plugging the digital drain on the campus data center

Mon, 27th Nov 2017
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Plugging the drain and creating a digital-ready higher education data center can start with simplifying all this complexity with a lifecycle approach.
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A new data center IoT architecture with useful analytics linked to digital services & automation

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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These incidences demonstrate how the lines between IT and the IT-supported businesses are becoming blurred. All industries are being affected.
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Increasing data center numbers to grow airflow management market to $803m

Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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The report profiles a number of key players in the ecosystem of the global airflow management market, including India's Unitile.
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New report suggests efficiency tech & programs impact selection of colocation providers

Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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It only makes sense, then, for colo's to try to keep their own costs down, in part by using various data center efficiency technologies.
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Schneider Electric survey provides insights on the future of hybrid IT

Mon, 20th Nov 2017
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Schneider Electric survey reveals challenges of managing hybrid IT environments at large enterprises worldwide.
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Queensland: Schneider Electric & Optus help build cyclone resilient data center

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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The collaboration will build a new, energy-efficient Tier 3 managed data center in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.
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Edge computing isn't new and it's not what you think

Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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At the DCD>Edge Summit, experts argued that edge computing isn't a novel concept, but its evolving applications and importance are reshaping how we define it.
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Research uncovers top reasons customers leave colo's for the cloud – and vice versa

Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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More than 4 of 10 respondents in a recent survey said they moved applications from public cloud to colocation providers within the last 2 years.
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Hurricanes offer hard lessons but also prove value of disaster preparedness

Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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With their homes uninhabitable, the employees brought their families to one of the few buildings that withstood the storm: the data center.
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Schneider Electric announces new 'HyperPod' at DCD Zettastructure​

Thu, 9th Nov 2017
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Schneider Electric has announced HyperPod, a rack-ready system for deploying IT in increments of 8 to 12 racks, at the DCD Zettastructure event in London.
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Schneider Electric's new EcoStruxure for data centers

Wed, 8th Nov 2017
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With HyperPod, Schneider Electric aims at addressing the demand for greater compute capacity and flexible data center architectures...
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Microsoft, Vapor & former IBM CTO share insights at DCD Zettastructure

Wed, 8th Nov 2017
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​DCD Zettastructure 2017 has started with a bang with many heavyweights involved in the opening stages focusing on AI, IoT and edge computing.
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Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure for data centers explained

Wed, 1st Nov 2017
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It takes great advantage of IoT, cloud, and Big Data analytics technologies to bring unprecedented insight into data center operations.