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VIDEO Interview: Equinix Australia MD Jeremy Deutsch talks data centres, late...
Near the end of second decade in the 21st century, data centres are the globally interconnected data repositories of everything we do online today, with Equinix one of the best in the business. With...
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Megaport continues to pursue global growth strategy
Listed Australian network interconnection company and data centre operator Megaport has increased revenues to $4.15 million for the first quarter of FY 2018, a lift of 19.6% from the last quarter. The...
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Hirst takes lead role at Macquarie Telecom
The Macquarie Telecom Group has promoted David Hirst to the position of group executive and charged him with a leading role in developing the company’s data centre expansion plan. Macquarie says demand...
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iSeek, Schneider Electric, Optus partner on new data centre
Data centre and cloud services provider, iseek Communications, is partnering with Schneider Electric and Optus to build a new energy-efficient Tier 3 managed data centre in Townsville. The contract...
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Metronode secures Perth data centre as cable landing station
Data centre operator Metronode’s Shenton Park facility in Perth has been selected as the landing station for the Australia Singapore subsea cable linking Singapore to Perth via Indonesia. Vocus...
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Equinix looks for Australian, APAC growth with Metronode acquisition
US-based data centre interconnection company Equinix has entered into an agreement to acquire the Australian data centre business of Metronode for A$1.035 billion (US$792 million}. Under the all-cash...
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TELEHOUSE deploys Juniper for data centres
Data centre services provider TELEHOUSE America has deployed Juniper Networks to build a multi-tenant infrastructure that bridges its data centres across multiple US locations, while providing...
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Megaport launches virtual router service
Interconnection services provider and data centre operator Megaport has launched its Cloud Router, a virtual router service that enables customers to rapidly and privately connect at Layer 3 without...
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Frequency, complexity of DDoS attacks rising: report
The exploitation of IoT devices and innovation from DDoS attack services are leading to more frequent and complex attacks, according to a newly published infrastructure security report from application...
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Oracle announces plan to build 12 new data centres
Oracle is stepping up its efforts to prevent the three big cloud providers — Amazon, Microsoft and Google — poaching its customers, by building more data centres over the next two years. The company...
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Megaport continues on strong growth path
Inter-connected services and data centre operator Megaport has reported increased revenue of $8.8 million for the six months to the end of December 2017, an increase of 98% from the same period in...
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NextDC reports 32% rise in revenue for 1H2018
Data centre operator NextDC has announced a rise of 32% in its revenue for the first half of 2018, with revenue up to $77.5 million, compared to $58.7 million in the first half of the previous...
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GovDC attracts new business for data centre services
The NSW government's GovDC marketplace for ICT procurement is now the primary data centre provider for three leading education institutions, with more tertiary education facilities assessing the market...
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Vertiv solution used by NEXTDC for new Melbourne data centre
Data centre provider NEXTDC has selected a cooling solution from Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, for its new facility in Melbourne. Vertiv says that by installing the Liebert EFC evaporative...
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Megaport looks for $60m in funds to accelerate expansion
Interconnection services provider Megaport is to raise up $60 million to expand its capability to deliver connectivity to a broader customer base. The ASX-listed company (ASXA:MP1), founded by major...
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Seagate unveils 14TB helium-based Exos X14 enterprise 3.5-inch HDD
Demonstrating its advanced technologies at the OCP Summit 2018 to support "accelerated hyperscale demand and data growth", Seagate's 14TB drive is its biggest yet. Unveiling its 14TB helium-based Exos...
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Empired partners Microsoft to launch Azure central regions
Perth-based national IT services provider Empired has been selected by Microsoft as the launch partner for its cloud computing platform, Azure, for its Central Regions data centres in Canberra. Empired...
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Telstra selects vArmour for data centre, cloud security
Telstra has selected US-based data centre and cloud security company vArmour to help secure the privacy of its secure applications and data. Under the deal Telstra will offer vArmour to its enterprise...
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Australia follows global growth trend, with tech spend forecast to hit $84.5b
Technology spending in Australia is forecast to grow 2.3% to reach A$84.5 billion in 2018, as the latest forecasts for global technology spending have been revised upwards by 1.8% to 6.2% – or US$3.7...
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NEXTDC $281 million share raising to fund data centre expansion
Data centre operator NEXTDC is planning to acquire three new commercial property sites for future data centre developments in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth which it will fund through a $281 million new...
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