Microsoft envisions ultra-modular data centers
In the years to come, Microsoft's data centers may not be huge buildings tightly packed with server racks, but rather rows of small, stand-alone IT units spread across acres and acres of cool, cheap land.
View ArticleWestpac promises review into outage
Westpac has restored its online banking service following a prolonged outage, caused by an air-conditioning fault at a data centre. The bank’s group executive for retail and business banking, Rob...
View Article6 steps to boost data center power and cooling efficiency
A study released by Stanford University professor Jonathan Koomey pegs growth in energy use among US data centers at 36 per cent from 2005 to 2010 - which is slower than some had predicted but...
View ArticleSome Aussie data centre operators not measuring power usage: survey
Thirty-nine per cent out of 100 Australian data centre employees surveyed by Campos Research & Analysis indicated that they were not measuring power usage in their facility.
View ArticleCustomers unhappy with third-party data centre services: report
Some Australian and New Zealand end users of data centre services are looking to switch providers after experiencing scale, power and downtime issues, according to an IDC study.
View ArticlePower and Cooling in the Age of the 'Hypescale' Data Center
With Intelligent Foundation, Emerson Power claims it delivers a more efficient, reliable, scalable and secure data center.
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