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A survey conducted for Hitachi Vantara has found that 76% of large Australian companies are overwhelmed by the amount of data they manage and 78% are concerned their current infrastructure will be unable to scale to meet upcoming demands.

GUEST OPINION Data centres play a critical role in keeping the global economy productive. Demand for data storage and processing has become insatiable worldwide, which makes it more challenging than ever to operate and scale these facilities efficiently. Managers also face mounting pressure to make their operations more energy efficient. Data centres consume about three per cent of the world’s electricity – more than most countries – and produce two per cent of global carbon emissions – about the same as the entire airline industry.

WHITEPAPER Hybrid cloud promises to bring together the best of both worlds enabling businesses to combine the scalability and cost-effectiveness of the cloud with the performance and control that you can get from your on-premise infrastructure.

WHITEPAPER Hybrid cloud promises to bring together the best of both worlds enabling businesses to combine the scalability and cost-effectiveness of the cloud with the performance and control that you can get from your on-premise infrastructure.

Purpose-built and performance-optimised data centre solutions provider SoftIron has completed the installation of a resilient, S3-compatible and highly scalable hybrid cloud infrastructure with one of Australia’s largest private hosting providers, Servers Australia.

Australian mainframe users face a lengthy journey to the cloud, according to Accenture, but it seems that just dipping a toe into the water can be counterproductive.

Data centre provider Digital Realty has announced the official opening of its third data centre in Singapore. 

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT:  Buying network infrastructure from a carrier may be convenient, but often comes at a considerable cost, as it is many times accompanied by higher fees, complex to scale, and reliance on a third party for resolving technical issues.

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT:  Buying network infrastructure from a carrier may be convenient, but often comes at a considerable cost, as it is many times accompanied by higher fees, complex to scale, and reliance on a third party for resolving technical issues.

We discuss security in a co-location cloud environment.

Data centre operator NextDC’s M2 Melbourne data centre has achieved Uptime Institute’s Tier IV Gold Certification for Operational Sustainability.

ASX-listed telecommunications, cloud and IT solutions provider Over the Wire has lifted total revenue by 49% to $79.6 million for the 2019 full year.

Australian telecommunications carrier Vertel is partnering with fellow telecoms carrier Virtutel to resell NBN enterprise Ethernet throughout regional Australia.

Modular data centre colocation services operator Data Exchange Network has shipped its global cross-connection modules to its colocation data centre in Sydney.

Managed cloud provider Rackspace has added colocation services to its portfolio.

Oper8 has selected NEXTDC’s national data centre network for colocation services to provide its customers with complete, end-to-end IT solutions and access to secure, high speed networking across Australia and New Zealand through the virtual connectivity services on AXONVX.

Geospatial imagery specialist firm Spookfish has signed a data centre co-location deal with NEXTDC to optimise its data processing costs and rapidly scale up to meet data the processing requirements of its aerial imaging technology.

Data centre operator NEXTDC has added PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong-based HKT, to its list of carriers and service providers in its colocation services ecosystem.

Data centre operator Equinix has sealed a collaboration agreement with Telstra which allows the telco’s customers to collocate within its Australian data centres.

Telstra business customers will be able to access services at colocation services provider Metronode’s data centres across Australia under a new agreement signed between the two companies.