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Why fibre connectivity must be a front-end consideration in data centre site selection

3 days ago
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Fibre must be assessed at the start of data centre site selection, warns expert, as poor connectivity can add months and millions to projects.
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Secure I.T. Environments unveils data centre accelerators

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Secure I.T. Environments has launched Vertical Design Accelerators to speed data centre design, cut project risk and tailor sector needs.
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DCI Data Centers to build 40MW facility in Auckland

Tue, 25th Jan 2022
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DCI Data Centers is set to construct a second data center in Auckland, with the $600m facility expected to be operational in mid-2022.
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Submarine cable investments to reach $8bn, TeleGeography map shows

Tue, 15th Jun 2021
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TeleGeography launches its 2021 Submarine Cable Map, revealing $8bn in cable investments over the next three years.
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DCI Data Centers one step closer to building NZ facility in Auckland

Tue, 8th Jun 2021
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DCI Data Centers receives consent to build its first New Zealand data center in Auckland, with plans for more facilities to meet growing demand.
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Mines, underwater, outer space - the weirdest data centers on Earth and beyond

Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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From Norwegian fjords to converted World War II shelters, data centres are finding homes in unique locations to keep up with skyrocketing global data demands.
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Huawei's solution for streamlining data centre construction

Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
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The company's new offering provides services to support the design, build and operation of Tier-4 data centres.
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Edge computing - set to significantly impact data center planning, report says

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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The significance of edge to an organization depends on how much they outsource data hosting/processing needs. Understanding this is critical for data.
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Data centre cures

Thu, 1st Jul 2010
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Data centre managers often struggle to get a clear picture of their facility's capacity, energy usage or availability.
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Data centres – Part three: power and protection

Sat, 1st Nov 2008
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As natural disasters loom, 40% of businesses hit could collapse within 5 years, spotlighting the critical need for robust data centre disaster recovery plans.