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ZeroPoint Ventures helps startups make a 0.Sprint to business progress
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ZeroPoint Ventures helps startups make a 0.Sprint to business progress

​ZeroPoint Ventures has officially wrapped up its 0.Sprint mini-accelerator programme, which is designed to boost business progress in a single week.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018

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Facebook seals 20 year deal to supply Singapore data centre with solar power
Hyperscale

Facebook seals 20 year deal to supply Singapore data centre with solar power

After recently announcing its plans for the largest data centre Singapore has ever seen, Facebook has revealed its first renewable energy partner in Asia.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Sep 2018
Google continues renewable rampage with new wind farm investment
Hyperscale

Google continues renewable rampage with new wind farm investment

Google's goal with this Finland investment is to buy enough renewable energy to match the power consumed across its global operations.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Sep 2018
Predictive analytics: Not as hard as you'd think
Data Analytics

Predictive analytics: Not as hard as you'd think

Predictive analytics may sound futuristic, but its benefits can be within reach for all businesses, not just the big players.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
Google: Measuring our impact in data center communities
Hyperscale

Google: Measuring our impact in data center communities

As of 2016, Google data centers generated $1.3 billion in economic activity across the US, and have generated over 11,000 jobs.

By Gary Demasi • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2018
DC Two set to build Australia's first solar-powered data center
Solar power

DC Two set to build Australia's first solar-powered data center

The data center is currently being built in Collie, which is 200 kilometres south of Perth, in Western Australia.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Aug 2018
HPE and TACC build the world's first solar-powered supercomputer
DataCentre infrastructure

HPE and TACC build the world's first solar-powered supercomputer

HPE and TACC unveil Hikari, the world's first solar-powered supercomputer, aimed at revolutionising energy usage in high-performance computing.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Aug 2018
Starting with its data centers, Fujitsu plans to be 100% renewable by 2050
Hyperscale

Starting with its data centers, Fujitsu plans to be 100% renewable by 2050

The company has made the bold announcement to be powered by 100 percent renewable sources at all of its operations around the world.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 21st Jul 2018
Facebook commits to 100% solar power for data center campus
Hyperscale

Facebook commits to 100% solar power for data center campus

Facebook's Prineville data center campus will be powered 100% by renewable energy, thanks to a partnership with Pacific Power.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
New $300m fund launched by Apple for a cleaner China
Hyperscale

New $300m fund launched by Apple for a cleaner China

Apple has launched a jointly funded initiative to promote renewable energy in China in an attempt to reduce the effects of electronics manufacturing.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018
Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators
Hyperscale

Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators

Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018
SolarWinds acquires Trusted Metrics, adds threat monitoring offering for MSSPs
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

SolarWinds acquires Trusted Metrics, adds threat monitoring offering for MSSPs

The acquisition will allow SolarWinds to offer a new security software product, dubbed SolarWinds Threat Monitor.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018
Exclusive: Vertiv CEO reveals company's bets for the future
Hyperscale

Exclusive: Vertiv CEO reveals company's bets for the future

​At this year's Datacloud Europe event in Monaco, we were able to sit down with Vertiv CEO Rob Johnson to discuss some of what is to come.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018
Tenable launches solution to secure infrastructure across converged IT/OT environments
Interactive

Tenable launches solution to secure infrastructure across converged IT/OT environments

Converged environments contain a mix of IT and OT devices and systems that demand a holistic approach to cybersecurity.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018
Microsoft launches ground-breaking undersea data centre in Scotland
DataCentre infrastructure

Microsoft launches ground-breaking undersea data centre in Scotland

Microsoft has successfully deployed a revolutionary data centre with tech based on a submarine that is now processing workloads on the seafloor.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Jun 2018
Data center sustainability: The hunt for renewables is on at an enterprise level
DevOps

Data center sustainability: The hunt for renewables is on at an enterprise level

Ten years ago, you wouldn't be able to source a utility-scale solar project that was cost-neutral to the price of utility power. Today it's possible.

By Rod Glover • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Jun 2018
NZ based Connexionz is on the lookout for a new CEO
Fleet Management

NZ based Connexionz is on the lookout for a new CEO

Connexionz CEO, Rhod Pickavance, steps down after 8 years with the company, while Richard Riley takes on interim role.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 31st May 2018

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