data centres

data centres in pictures

The world's coolest data centers

Data centers gobble up energy and generate heat, but here are some data centers that try to do it with their own flair

See Slideshow

News about data centres

Article | 22/12/2010 Samsung releases MLC-based SSDs for data centers
Samsung on Tuesday released its first solid state drive (SSD) built with consumer-class NAND flash but targeted for use in enterprise-class storage sy...
Article | 7/12/2010 SGI offers air-cooled modular data center
SGI has launched a modular data center that uses outside air instead of chilled water to cool the IT gear inside, making it highly energy efficient, t...
Article | 20/10/2010 The world's coolest data centers
Data centers gobble up energy and generate heat, but here are some data centers that try to do it with their own flair
Article | 17/08/2010 Chip startup seeks to lower electric bills in data centers
A new startup funded by major chip makers and investment firms is taking aim at electricity bills, the biggest cost in data centers.
Article | 19/07/2010 Firm promises new take on containerized data centers
I/o Data Centers hopes to leapfrog the competition by developing what it claims will be a new, more integrated type of containerized data center, the ...

Features about data centres

Article | 29/07/2009 Data centers go underground
As Hurricane Ike bore down on Houston one Friday last September, the Continental Airlines' flight operations center, located on the 14th floor of a gl...
Article | 11/06/2009 Researchers speed up the chase for cooler data centers
With energy costs rising and data centers at the core of IT strategy for many companies, cooling the growing number of computers jammed into data cent...
Article | 3/06/2009 HP uses outside air, big fans, 12-foot raised floor to cool servers
Just off the North Sea coast in the United Kingdom, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleB...
Article | 28/11/2008 Moving a Data Center Into the Cloud
A year in which the economics of the travel and hotel industries are so bad that business analysts keep making comparisons to the months immediately f...
Article | 13/03/2009 Cisco quietly downsizing through outsourcing
When Cisco celebrated the fifth anniversary of its New England Development Center last year - a ceremony attended by Massachusetts Congresswoman Niki ...

Eliminating Tape

When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.
OVUM Report: Governance Risk and Compliance-- GRC usage and buying trends in the ANZ markets
Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure
Seven Steps to Effective Data Governance

Compare Mobile Phones & Broadband
Mobile phones plans & deals
Mobile phone models
Mobile phone carriers
Broadband plans & deals
Broadband providers

Guides and Articles
National Broadband Network NBN 25Mbps Plans
New Mobiles in March
iPhone 4 & 4S Deals - Compare Prices
iPad Plans - Compare Apple iPad 3G Broadband Plans
Optus Business HTC Rhyme + Bonus Dell Tablet