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  • Australian Energy Market Operator appoints new CIO

    Former Sydney Water CIO, Chris Ford, has joined the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) as its new chief information officer.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 24 Jan. 12 10:43

  • Japan's Mitsui to invest in U.S. Tres Amigas smart power grid project

    Mitsui, a massive Japanese conglomerate, will invest US$12 million in an ambitious smart grid project that is being constructed in New Mexico.

    Written by Jay Alabaster • 28 Dec. 11 18:19

  • OBT establishes Melbourne point of presence

    Australian private Cloud services company, OBT, has increased its disaster recovery offering customers in Melbourne a second point of presence (PoP).

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 13 Dec. 11 11:47

  • Australian data centre market requires $8 billion construction boost: IDC

    Some $8 billion worth of additional data centre facilities will be needed if Australia is going to have a sustainable IT economy in the future, according to analyst firm IDC Australia

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 22 Nov. 11 14:42

  • NextDC gets green light for Sydney data centre

    Data centre operator NextDC (ASX: NXT) has been given the go-ahead to kick off construction on its latest data centre in Sydney, S1, which was initially announced back in March.

    Written by Chloe Herrick • 14 Nov. 11 15:27

  • In pictures: Western Suburbs State Special School and Kroll Ontrack's tech recycling program

    Brisbane's Western Suburbs State Special School has partnered with technology security firm Kroll Ontrack to reduce the volume of materials produced by IT products.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 09 Nov. 11 13:25

  • Gen-i to provide Westpac NZ data centre services

    Telecom New Zealand (ASX: TEL) subsidiary, Gen-i, has extended its existing IT contract with Westpac NZ to include data centre services.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 28 Oct. 11 09:11

  • Facebook will cool its first European data center for free in Sweden

    Facebook has begun building a data center in Lulea, Sweden, where it will benefit from cheap electricity and year-round free air cooling, the company announced Thursday.

    Written by Peter Sayer • 27 Oct. 11 21:31

  • How CIOs can help curb e-waste

    Many have seen it: that picture of a small child playing in a heap of discarded metal scraps and wires in a Third World country. Images such as these have raised awareness about a fact of life in the computer era that's tainting corporate brands and creating a huge environmental problem: electronic waste.

    Written by Candace Labelle • 25 Oct. 11 03:33

  • NBC Universal: Retired or recycled 47 tons of hardware

    NBC Universal had no room to expand its West Coast data center, located on the Universal City lot in Los Angeles. So Dan Johnson, senior vice president of platform technology, and his team recycled it. The data center refurbishing project, which CIO Christopher Furst refers to as "converting a brownfield," virtualized 60% of the physical servers and shut down 2,000 physical machines.

    Written by Robert L. Mitchell • 25 Oct. 11 03:16

  • Uptime Institute kicks off server roundup contest

    The Uptime Institute has launched its first Server Roundup Contest to encourage data center operators to retire obsolete servers and reduce their energy consumption.

    Written by James Niccolai • 22 Oct. 11 06:42

  • CIO Summit: South East Water embarks on green IT initiative

    Under constant pressure driven by both the global financial crisis and climate change, Australian water utility, South East Water (SEW) identified a need to clean up its carbon footprint.

    Written by Chloe Herrick • 12 Oct. 11 16:50

  • 6 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 nonetheless significant.

    Written by Megan Santosus • 08 Oct. 11 09:26

  • SPEC tool to improve server-efficiency ratings

    SPEC, the standards body for performance benchmarks, has developed a tool-kit to help more accurately measure the energy efficiency of servers.

    Written by James Niccolai • 29 Sept. 11 06:26

  • Australia lagging on Green IT: Report

    A new report has found that sustainable ICT initiatives are stagnant and on the decline worldwide, with Australian organisations underperforming in Green practices.

    Written by Diana Nguyen • 20 Sept. 11 11:03

  • How to save energy with Cloud computing

    In business discussions around technology, it can be easy to get lost in the weeds. As IT departments and media try to forecast the next new wave of applications, the viability of one platform over another gets put into question, as does the hype cycle around emerging technologies. Society's tendency to focus on the micro trends puts the industry at risk of ignoring larger, more urgent technology issues. And at present, there is no technology discussion bigger than cloud computing.

    Written by Don Newell • 16 Sept. 11 00:59

  • Sustainability a priority for government IT leaders

    Three-quarters of Asia-Pacific government CIO and IT managers recognise the need for a dedicated office to plan and execute an overall ICT sustainability strategy.

    Written by Mark Phillips • 31 Aug. 11 14:45

  • Harbour IT to offer Brisbane data centre services

    Brisbane customers of Melbourne-based IT services provider, Harbour IT, will have their own dedicated rack space by the end of 2011 following talks by the company with data centre providers.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 30 Aug. 11 12:07

  • Perth's Fiona Stanley Hospital signs on with BT for communications and IT services

    The new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, Western Australia, will put communications and sustainability at the forefront of its IT agenda, thanks to an agreement with international services firm, Serco, for facilities management and support services. Serco will partner with BT for the project. Under the contract, BT will install and manage the hospital’s communications infrastructure and run a range of IT services.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 16 Aug. 11 12:22

  • Using renewable energy in the data center

    Earlier this year, social networking giant Facebook finished construction of its newest data center in Pineville, Oregon. In a press release, Facebook officials touted the new facility as "setting new standards for environmental responsibility in data center design and operations." Those standards incorporate renewable energy tactics such as rainwater reclamation, solar energy, and heat recycling.

    Written by John Soat • 10 Aug. 11 06:38
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