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• Vocus acquires NZ data centre operator Maxnet

  By Hamish Barwick | 22 May, 2012 12:16

  Vocus Communications (ASX: VOC) has entered a binding agreement to acquire New Zealand-based data centre and Cloud provider, Maxnet, for a sum of $A7.3 million (NZ$9.5 million)

• In pictures: Fujitsu celebrates data centre re-opening with sake

  By Hamish Barwick | 11 May, 2012 16:23

  The Victorian Minister for Technology, Gordon Rich-Phillips, and Fujitsu executives took the Japanese approach and broke open a barrel of sake to toast the $60 million upgrade of Fujitsu’s Tier III data centre in Noble Park, Melbourne.

• Fujitsu invests $60m in Melbourne data centre upgrade

  By Hamish Barwick | 11 May, 2012 15:36

  Data centre provider, Fujitsu, has spent $60 million adding a fourth data hall to its 6,700 metre Tier III facility in Noble Park, Melbourne, with the option of adding a further two data halls in the future if customer demand warrants it.

• Pacnet embarks on SYCS1 expansion

  By Hamish Barwick | 10 May, 2012 16:29

  Data centre and telecommunications provider, Pacnet, has started the second phase of expansion at its Sydney CloudSpace1 (SYCS1) data centre as part of its long-term strategy to be the third largest data centre operator in Asia Pacific by 2019.

• Toyota Australia ramps up IT transformation projects

  By Hamish Barwick | 17 April, 2012 16:14

  Auto maker, Toyota Australia, is in the closing stages of a major IT modernisation initiative which will see the company replace data centre hardware, migrate to Windows 7 and iPad/iPhone trials.

• OpenMarket co-locates Sydney data centre to meet customer demand

  By Hamish Barwick | 16 April, 2012 15:01

  Mobile transaction provider, OpenMarket, has opened a Sydney co-location data centre in response to customer requirements for data to be hosted within Australia.

• Red Hat: Beware of cloud 'open-washing'

  By Sophie Curtis | 31 March, 2012 06:08

  Open source software company Red Hat believes that companies like VMware and Microsoft are skewing the definition of open cloud by claiming that their virtualisation products are open when in fact they are closed.

• NextDC launches iPhone app for data centre monitoring

  By Stephanie McDonald | 16 March, 2012 09:10

  Data centre provider NextDC has launched an iPhone app that allows its customers to use their smartphone to remotely monitor and manage their racks in the company's facilities.

• How ARTC reduced data centre cooling costs

  By Hamish Barwick | 06 March, 2012 15:49

  Adelaide based government agency, Australian Rail Transport Corporation (ARTC), has saved over $100,000 per year in cooling costs following the implementation of a new data centre.

• Gartner shares nine IT infrastructure cost saving tips

  By Hamish Barwick | 05 March, 2012 14:30

  Trying to make savings in a lean data centre environment might seem like a hard task but there are a number of steps IT managers can take to reduce spend further, says analyst firm Gartner.

• Australian data centre numbers to peak in 2012 then decline: Report

  By Hamish Barwick | 28 February, 2012 14:28

  The total number of data centres in Australia is expected to peak at 49,577 this year, but will be followed by a slow decline to 45,545 by 2015 because of virtualization, according to analyst firm Gartner.

• Greening your data centre from the grassroots

  By Mahesh Sharma | 27 February, 2012 14:26

  As data usage and electricity costs spiral out of control IT managers are leaving no stone unturned, even changing individual components to lower power usage and increase effectiveness.

• Mobility putting pressure on data centre managers: Analyst

  By Hamish Barwick | 20 February, 2012 12:22

  Mobility and the unstructured data it creates is putting pressure on data centre managers to grow systems, according to the latest predictions from analyst firm Gartner.

• Vocus reports $21.9 million revenue, plans data centre expansion

  By Hamish Barwick | 16 February, 2012 16:08

  Vocus Communications (ASX: VOC) has reported half year revenues for FY2012 of $21.9 million, up 57 per cent from the same period last year.

• Sydney Water tender for data centre upgrade

  By Hamish Barwick | 10 February, 2012 10:08

  New South Wales state water authority, Sydney Water, is looking for contractors to carry out a refurbishment of its data centre in Homebush, Sydney.