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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories - Page 25

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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Uptime Institutes launches TIER-Ready program for modular data centers

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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The Uptime Institute has launched a new design review program for manufacturers that want to validate specific designs of their pre-built solutions.
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Hot forecast for the data centre cooling market with 14.95% CAGR

Tue, 19th Sep 2017
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OBRC asserts the rise of the data centre cooling market is being driven by cloud adoption in particular, growing at 6x the rate of IT spending.
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Schneider Electric: Why DCIM has succeeded and struggled?

Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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By the time you read this post, I'll be taking a seat at an Uptime Institute panel session to discuss the success of the technology and its travails.
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The EV revolution is coming faster than Kiwis think

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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New Zealand is on the verge of an exciting period for electric vehicles, according to experts at the evworld NZ showcase.
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Energy efficiency & what it means for the future of data centers

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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As the data center industry continues to explode with the ever-increasing demand for more data, high-power density data centers will gain popularity.
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Why don't we know how much airflow IT equipment requires?

Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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What this industry needs are for IT equipment vendors to provide the typical and worst-case airflow or deltaT requirements on their spec sheets.
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The AU$100 million program to encourage Australians to take up EVs

Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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The Turnbull Government is supporting a $100m asset finance program to encourage Australians to switch to electric vehicles.
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Schneider Electric: Whatcha got under the (data center cooling) hood?

Thu, 7th Sep 2017
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Not a typical question you ask in a data center but maybe you should ask it the next time you're in the market for a chiller.
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New data centre to re-use waste heat to warm 10,000 homes

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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​A new high-density data centre in Stockholm is set to boost Sweden's 'clean green' image even further by reusing waste heat to warm homes.
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Why prefabricated, modular solutions are a perfect fit for edge data centers

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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The use of prefabricated, modular data center components is becoming increasingly popular for building edge data centers.
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DigiPlex axes 25% from data centre customers' power bills

Thu, 31st Aug 2017
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​When it comes to data centres, electricity makes up one of the major costs for businesses – after all, we always want access to our data right?.
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Ford will deliver on sustainability goals with clean energy and waste reduction

Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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Ford Motor Company Releases 18th Annual Sustainability Report: Detailing environmental progress and future commitments.
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Kiwi company PowerShield leads UPS battery monitoring into a new era

Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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Auckland's own PowerShield revolutionises UPS battery monitoring with the innovative PowerShield 8, reimaging data centre management.
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It's time to consider other cooling options for Open Compute Project data centers

Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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Indirect air economizer cooling, for example, greatly extends the geographies in which air economizer modes of cooling can be used.
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Schneider Electric make two new IT division appointments

Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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The energy management and automation company says the appointments will be important for building stronger channel relationships.
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Exclusive interview: Digital Realty on being the world's largest digital landlord

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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Digital Realty, the global colossus of data centres, reveals the future of digital infrastructure and their unyielding commitment to sustainability.
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Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.
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Schneider Electric: Good decision making is crucial in data center planning

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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In data center planning, meticulous decisions are pivotal—Schneider Electric's tools help forecast the impact of key choices.
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Schneider Electric: Becoming a modern financial services data center

Sun, 13th Aug 2017
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Schneider Electric leads the charge in transforming outdated financial services data centres to dynamic, automated powerhouses.
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Animal Logic builds an Oscar-worthy prefabricated data center

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Behind the glitz of blockbusters, Animal Logic's new speedy, prefab data center powers its Oscar-calibre visual feats.