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DataCentre infrastructure

Why water use is a key consideration when cooling your data center

An expert from Schneider Electric discusses the process data centers should take when considering cooling options.

By Maurizio Frizziero • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Jul 2018

Smart Cities

IDC names Aussie and NZ initiatives as top APeJ smart city projects

Ipswich, Queensland and Auckland, New Zealand have taken two of the 19 spots among the very best smart city initiatives in APeJ.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

The hard question from Lenovo: Is your data centre sustainable?

Lenovo Data Centre Group's Rob Makin shares how organisations that embrace a green data centre strategy will be the winners long term.

By Rob Makin • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Jun 2018

Cybersecurity

Day 2 of InfoSec EU 18 wraps up – here's some of the main highlights

Some of the features included a keynote from Baroness Martha Lane Fox, the first ever InfoSec Europe Symposium, and various awards.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Jun 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Why water use is a key consideration when cooling your data center

**Data centres have long focused on Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), but Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) is now crucial as economiser cooling rises.**.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd May 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Study finds effective cooling improves data centre energy efficiency by 64%

A study from Schneider Electric gathered data from two data centres in very different climates (Frankfurt & Germany) with some interesting results.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 21st May 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Entries for global green city competition open

Selva Ganapathy and Joyce Chen from the College of Business and Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch were the APAC winners in 2017.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Floating data center: Future on the high seas?

There was a time when data center owners and operators wanted water, or any liquid, as far away from their IT equipment as possible.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 8th May 2018

Malware

'MuddyWater' threat campaign targeting Central Asia & Middle East

A resurgence of last year's 'MuddyWater' threat campaign may be targeting organizations in Pakistan, Turkey and Tajikistan.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2018

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Tile Sport GPS tracker

Tile Sport: Pocket-sized tracker at $3/mo ensures valuables are never lost, with robust community find feature.

By James Fraser • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Water stories

Wearables

The power of mobile apps to drive bottom-up innovation

Households and utilities are using phone-linked apps to spot leaks, cut waste and keep water systems working in minutes, not weeks.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018

Smart Cities

Demystifying blockchain

Water utilities could cut costs, improve transparency and secure data as blockchain promises a decentralised way to share records.

By Staff Writer • 11 min read • Wed, 25th Jul 2018

Risk & Compliance

Water, water everywhere – but not always fit to drink

Nearly one in five New Zealanders are exposed to drinking water that fails safety standards, raising infection risks for some communities.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Jul 2018

Smart Cities

Innovative wastewater treatment changing city infrastructure

Drought-hit cities are turning sewage into a valuable supply, cutting demand on drinking water and easing pressure on rivers and seas.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Sustainability

Water quality framework needs improvement says LGNZ

Councils may struggle to meet tougher freshwater and drinking-water standards without clearer funding, LGNZ warns in a new review.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Jun 2018

Smart Cities

Three Kiwi smart city projects shortlisted in IDC APAC Awards

Auckland City Council and Datacom have three projects between them that have been shortlisted as finalists in three of the 12 award categories.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd May 2018

Supply Chain

Cast-in-place pipe epoxy cuts cost of pipeline leaks

Urban water and sewer repairs can now be done with less digging and lower disruption as Australian-made epoxy relining gains ground across Asia-Pacific.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 4th May 2018