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Environment stories

Australia's first data centre with carbon neutral corporate operations

NEXTDC achieves a milestone, becoming Australia's first carbon neutral data centre operator by partnering with Qantas Future Planet for carbon offset credits.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019

Unified Communications

IBM wins multi-million dollar cloud deal

IBM will use its cloud infrastructure to support Smart Energy Water in a multi-year, multi-million USD deal aimed at transforming global utilities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019

Hyperscale

Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated data centre

NEXTDC announced that its M1 Melbourne data centre has been officially certified as Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated DC.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Feb 2019

Malware

UK security startup Barac sets sights on America

British cybersecurity start-up Barac has opened its first office in Boston and appointed Peter Christou as its first EVP global sales.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Jan 2019

Network Infrastructure

Fujitsu's WA data centre undergoing efficiency upgrade

Fujitsu's Malaga data centre in Perth has hit a four-star rating from National Australia Built Environment Rating System (NABERS).

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Dec 2018

Unified Communications

Golden opportunities for enterprise e-waste reduction

As e-waste volumes surge past 50 million tonnes globally, businesses face pressure to improve technology asset management and embrace recycling efforts.

By Evan Kenty • 6 min read • Mon, 10th Dec 2018

Hyperscale

University of Birmingham deploys UK's largest IBM POWER9 AI cluster

After originally deploying just two servers, the University realised it needed more horsepower and added another nine.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Nov 2018

Malware

WatchGuard's eight (terrifying) 2019 security predictions

The next evolution of ransomware, escalating nation-state attacks, biometric hacking, Wi-Fi protocol security, and Die Hard fiction becomes reality.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Data centre management can learn from the Navy

While a nuclear submarine may seem like a completely different beast from a data centre, the similarities in how they should be managed are striking and many.

By Domenic Alcaro • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Nov 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Environment stories

Hyperscale

NEXTDC's M1 data centre gains Australia-first certification

NEXTDC's M1 data centre in Melbourne has made history as the first in Australia to achieve a NABERS 5-star rating, setting a new energy efficiency benchmark.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019

Sustainability

The three biggest threats to humanity

The Lancet says obesity, undernutrition and climate change are linked costs weighing about USD $2 trillion a year on global health and productivity.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 3rd Feb 2019

Agricultural Technology

Pipeline innovations combat drought losses

Severe drought is accelerating demand for leak detection and pipe refurbishment as Australia tries to protect water supplies across vital networks.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019

Sustainability

Students worldwide join forces to tackle Waikato’s waste problems

A global design-thinking relay has helped turn Raglan waste concerns into reusable-box ideas aimed at curbing single-use packaging in Waikato.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019

Regus

Slashing commute time could save NZ from 900,000 tonnes of C02

Flexible working could save NZ 900,000 tonnes of CO2 annually and add up to NZD $18.1 billion to its economy by 2030, says a Regus study.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019

Sustainability

Water review needs coherent leadership

Contractors say New Zealand’s ageing water networks need faster decisions, after ministers deferred reforms and left regulation unresolved until late 2019.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018