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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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The importance of redundant cooling and dual power supply

Thu, 11th Apr 2024
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Among the critical components ensuring this resilience, redundant water-cooling systems and dual power supplies stand out as indispensable elements.
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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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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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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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Data centres across APAC growing in scale: Cushman and Wakefield

Thu, 24th Aug 2023
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There is headroom for data centre growth in Asia, but suitable land parcels are becoming more challenging to find in mature markets.
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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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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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Vertiv unveils its newest data centre solution in Asia

Wed, 21st Jun 2023
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Vertiv unveils thermal management optimisation service, the Vertiv EnerSav, to help data centre operators achieve energy savings in Asia.
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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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Vantage Data Centers opens APAC headquarter in Singapore

Thu, 1st Jun 2023
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The new local HQ will propel Vantage's growth and aligns with its commitment to invest and bolster its presence in Asia Pacific.
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Varonis announces the opening of a data centre in Australia

Wed, 12th Apr 2023
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The expansion allows local Varonis customers to achieve automated data security outcomes while following national standards for data privacy.
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CyrusOne, Aruba Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact compliant

Fri, 24th Mar 2023
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Independent certification demonstrates measurable progress towards becoming the first European climate-neutral sector by 2030.
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Lacework commits to ANZ with Sydney's cloud data centre

Wed, 1st Mar 2023
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The data centre will support ANZ organisations with better customer experience and low latency while maintaining data sovereignty and privacy requirements.
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Cadence launches Release 17 of its CFD software 6SigmaDCX

Wed, 22nd Feb 2023
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Updates include improved sustainability and modelling objects library, extended power and network connectivity, and better simulation and reporting functions.
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Data centre's fuel cell market to be US$573 million by 2032

Fri, 3rd Feb 2023
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The fuel cell market for data centres is estimated to occupy a significant CAGR of 15.5% during the forecast period.
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Singapore, Hong Kong rank 3rd, 4th in data centre market

Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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Singapore and Hong Kong were the only markets outside the United States to make the top ten; emerging markets are expected to make gains in the coming years.
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ABB reveals top data centre trends to watch for in 2023

Thu, 19th Jan 2023
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Sustainability and climate change will dominate the data centre industry in 2023, according to ABB, with trends including modular builds and renewable power.