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Strategic Path - The Australian Standard for Computer Accommodation
A Revision, to Be or Not to Be? Author: Alan McCubbin October 2008 INTRODUCTION The subject of data centres is as wide as it is broad and for the standard to be revised requires the voluntary participation of highly experienced and skilled peop...
AFCOM - The Data Centre Comes of Age
…and gets the spending it deserves By Jill Eckhaus, CEO, AFCOM The data centre has a history of not being recognised for the role it actually plays in the success of the overall business. When AFCOM, the leading association for data centre m...
AFCOM - Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt
What is happening in the data centre industry today and where to from here? David Cowell, President of AFCOM Melbourne As 2008 draws to a close, we data centre professionals are looking towards 2009 and beyond with a sense of trepidation regarding ...
Pacific R&A - The State of Data Centres in Australia
Latest survey results By Clive Longbottom, Head of Research, Pacific R&A At the recent Data Center Dynamics event held in Sydney, Pacific R&A carried out some interesting research, looking at attendees’ approach to and perceptions of ...
Strategic Path - Making the Right Move: Data Centre Consolidation Best Practices
By IPP Consulting Data centre consolidation is one of the most fundamental ways for organisations to lower the cost of IT operations. Larger data centres are almost always more cost-effective on a per-unit basis. Typically 70% of the IT budget is ti...
Strategic Path - A Revision: To be or not to be?
The Australian Standard for Computer Accommodation By Alan McCubbin, Chairman of the AS 2834 Revision Group The subject of data centres is as wide as it is broad and for the standard to be revised requires the voluntary participation of highly expe...
AFCOM - Finding Space in the Data Center
Many organizations are running out of space in their data centers. Not only are data centers mission critical, but they are at or near capacity, and they run very hot and are getting hotter every day. Data center managers need to optimize their existin...