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• IDC Trendwatch: Data Centres

  With the data centre increasingly cementing its place as the heart of all things ICT, organisations must carefully decide who will become their partner - especially considering it will be a relationship that is maintained over several years, if not a couple of decades. To help you along your way Computerworld has launched the Australia Data Centre Directory.

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  The Australian data centre landscape

  Data centre infrastructure has changed dramatically over the past few years. While there are still many firms that use large-scale servers, the movement has been toward a scale-out deployment of servers using hundreds, if not thousands, of blades and racks. Additional equipment such as storage systems, network devices, and power and cooling equipment add to the complexity and cost of the growing size of data centre infrastructure. Data centre managers and chief financial officers are facing highly increased complex IT environments. Issues of power and cooling and how costs can be reduced are the ‘hot’ topics of the day. Coupled with this is the increased importance of sporting a ‘green” corporate image. Aging data centres are structurally outdated and inefficient, costing thousands — if not millions — of dollars extra to maintain each year.

• Computerworld Data Centre Directory

  Finding the right data centre service provider or equipment to go into your chosen facility is no easy task, and not a process to be taken lightly. With the data centre increasingly cementing its place as the heart of all things ICT, organisations must carefully decide who will become their partner - especially considering it will be a relationship that is maintained over several years, if not a couple of decades.