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Where to from here? Women in cybersecurity speak up

Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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Women in cybersecurity discuss challenges from gender pay gaps to toxic workplaces on International Women's Day, urging for a more gender-balanced industry.
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Microsoft bolsters green portfolio with 74MW solar investment

Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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Microsoft partners with Invenergy for a 74MW solar project in North Carolina, boosting its renewable energy portfolio to over 1.3 GW and creating 500 jobs.
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Aussies bring next-gen zinc bromide batteries to life

Thu, 28th Feb 2019
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Australian company Gelion launches innovative zinc bromide batteries at the University of Sydney, pioneering safer, cost-effective energy storage solutions.
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Gallery: Seagate's Singapore R&D facility pioneering storage innovations

Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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The Shugart was completed in June 2015, spanning 440,000 square feet and capable of housing approximately 850 employees.
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A look at some of the big data centre openings in 2019 so far

Sat, 23rd Feb 2019
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Alibaba Cloud, Facebook, and Oracle - among others - have already opened major facilities this year, so here's a round-up.
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Q&A: Aruba manager on imminent data centre challenges

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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Aruba's infrastructure manager Alessandro Bruschini weighs in on the imminent challenges data centres face amidst rising demand and new regulations.
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NEXTDC's M1 data centre gains Australia-first certification

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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NEXTDC's M1 data centre in Melbourne has made history as the first in Australia to achieve a NABERS 5-star rating, setting a new energy efficiency benchmark.
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Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated data centre

Wed, 6th Feb 2019
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NEXTDC announced that its M1 Melbourne data centre has been officially certified as Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated DC.
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World's longest electric car journey reaches Adelaide

Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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Dutchman Wiebe Wakker arrived in Adelaide after a 1051-day journey from Amsterdam in an electric car, proving the potential of sustainable travel.
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Google makes its first ever renewable energy investment in Asia

Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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This week Google announced that it is making a huge investment in renewable energy in Asia with a huge solar farm in Taiwan.
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Hands-on Review: The Ekster Wallet protects your cards against RFID attacks

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Farewell tinfoil hats—Ekster's wallet promises chic protection against RFID skimming with a stylish, secure solution.
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Digital Realty wins U.S. efficiency rating and commits to solar

Fri, 21st Dec 2018
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In a time where the environmental impact of data centres is under the spotlight, Digital Realty has just announced a new sustainability achievement.
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Why there will be a battle for the cloud in 2019

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google will likely find themselves in a mad scramble to gain additional enterprise customers.
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Google says 'circular economy' needed for data centres

Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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Google's Sustainability Officer believes major changes are critical in data centres to emulate the cyclical life of nature.
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SolarWinds adds SDN monitoring support to network management portfolio

Mon, 10th Dec 2018
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SolarWinds announced a broad refresh to its network management portfolio, as well as key enhancements to the Orion Platform.
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Google's new €600m Denmark data centre: The facts

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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The relentless march of the hyperscalers continues with today's announcement that Google is committing a whopping €600 million to a new data centre in Denmark.
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DDN part of data mining mission on Mars

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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DataDirect Networks (DDN) today announced that it will be playing a role in one of NASA's most critical missions.
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Don't let your network outgrow your IT team

Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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Growing complexity in business networks can overwhelm IT teams. Pruning back complexity and increasing visibility can help IT teams stay in control.
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Top 5 myths about cloud adoption in Asia

Tue, 6th Nov 2018
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Dell Boomi's Asia MD says there are a number of myths holding back cloud adoption, despite it being the obvious future.
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These were the voyages of the Kepler space telescope

Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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After nine years exploring deep space, NASA's spacecraft and telescope will now be another piece of historical space junk.