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Data Centre Maintenance / Management stories

A data centre cannot run effectively without being properly maintained and managed. Poor maintenance can often lead to catastrophic data loss and physical damage. Data centre maintenance and management is undertaken by data center operators as a key responsibility. It involves ongoing inspection, cleaning, analysis, repairs and recovery of all electrical hardware and components.

​​Regular data centre maintenance is a crucial part of a data centre's operations. It's essential for improving data centre design and making sure clients are kept happy and satisfied with their storage and data options.
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Four tips to optimise your data centre

Thu, 9th Nov 2023
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From the finance department to human resources, optimised workflows are the number one way to stand out to their customers and meet business goals.
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DC Byte reveals insights into the Iberian data centre market

Tue, 31st Oct 2023
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Iberian Peninsula set to transform data centre landscape with rapid growth and greener practices, says DC Byte report.
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atNorth announces 30MW data centre in Copenhagen, Denmark

Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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The new site will be equipped with innovative heat reuse technology that will help heat homes in the local community.
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Equinix and NUS study hydrogen fuel's viability for data centres

Thu, 5th Oct 2023
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The study reveals insights into various fuel systems utilising green hydrogen for data centre backup power to support Singapore's hydrogen strategy.
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Aligned Data Centers announces hyperscale campus in Ohio

Fri, 29th Sep 2023
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Aligned acquired the 129-acre land parcel in Ohio, where it will become the site of a planned new, four-building hyperscale data centre campus.
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Exploring liquid cooling for next-gen business applications

Wed, 27th Sep 2023
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While air cooling has been the dominant approach, companies are exploring liquid cooling thanks to its ability to transfer heat more efficiently than air.
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GreenSquareDC and Schneider Electric to build green data centres

Fri, 22nd Sep 2023
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Schneider Electric's technology will be utilised to deliver highly sustainable data centre solutions across GreenSquareDC's regional data centre pipeline.
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AI drives North American data centre construction sector: CBRE

Fri, 8th Sep 2023
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According to CBRE, North American data centre construction rose 25% to a record high in the first half of 2023, driven by the growth of AI.
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Varonis opens UK data centre to support SaaS customers

Tue, 5th Sep 2023
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The expansion allows Varonis customers to achieve automated data security outcomes while following data privacy principles.
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CapitaLand completes acquisition of 5th data centre in UK

Tue, 22nd Aug 2023
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With the acquisition of its fifth data centre in the UK, the company has uplifted its investments in Europe's largest colocation data centre market by 54%.
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Raritan continues to drive innovation with its PX4 PDUs

Wed, 2nd Aug 2023
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Raritan's PX4 PDUs offer advanced power management capabilities for data centres, optimizing efficiency and enhancing reliability. Find out more here.
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Digital Realty attains climate-neutral conformity certificate

Fri, 21st Jul 2023
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The audit certified that Digital Realty is on track to meet the specific SRI goals for 2030, underpinning the overarching goal of the Climate Neutral Pact.
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Scottish Government agency leverages Nutanix cloud clusters

Fri, 14th Jul 2023
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Nutanix cloud clusters (NC2) on Microsoft Azure enable Forestry and Land Scotland to accelerate the delivery of long-term cloud-first policy.
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What has AI technology got to do with carbon footprint?

Mon, 10th Jul 2023
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Businesses have an almost impossible task to balance the need to stay competitive, remain solvent - if not profitable - and meet carbon reduction targets too.
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Huawei launches its latest data centre facility solutions

Fri, 7th Jul 2023
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More than 600 data centre industry leaders attended the Global Smart Green Data Centre Summit 2023, recently held in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia.
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HPE extends private cloud portfolio at Equinix data centres

Fri, 23rd Jun 2023
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HP GreenLake private cloud at Equinix IBX data centres gives customers more choice, flexibility, and balance in building their hybrid cloud strategy.
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Secure I.T. installs a micro data centre at Barnet Hospital's ICU

Fri, 16th Jun 2023
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The new edge microdata centre provides critical network services and communications for the operational side of the ICU.
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Evolution Data Centres announces JV with Central Pattana

Fri, 16th Jun 2023
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The joint venture agreement will design, build and operate a state-of-the-art carrier-neutral data centre in central Bangkok.
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Data centre construction oversight could be costly

Tue, 13th Jun 2023
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Data centre operators are being warned about a costly oversight that could lead to downtime and costly remedial construction work.
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Hetzner celebrates five years of Helsinki's data centre park

Mon, 1st May 2023
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The first Finnish Hetzner data centre went online in 2018, and since then, thousands of customers have been using Hetzner's servers for their IT infrastructure.