Data centers consume an estimated 200 terawatt hours (TWh) of energy each year–more than the energy consumption of some countries. They also produce an estimated 2% of all global CO2 emissions. These figures are both staggering…
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Discover the Local Edge Configurator (LEC) tool which is simplifying infrastructure planning
As an Intern who recently joined the Edge team in the Schneider Electric Pacific Secure Power business, I wanted to dive deeper into understanding exactly how our partners configure bespoke Local Edge solutions for their customers. Being…
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Mining — in the Edge of Change
Mining has long been a significant economic contributor to the Australian economy. In fact, it is estimated that there will be a 37% increase in mining revenue by 2030, generating $74 billion and around 80,000…
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Hyper-converged IT Infrastructure: A Sound Solution for Keeping up with Data Growth in the IoT Era
Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI) isn’t new. It’s existed for some time. It saw early popularity in virtual desktop applications. But it’s now being used by many companies to support data centre consolidation efforts. The quest for…
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Let’s Energise and Re-Focus Through Digital Transformation in 2021
Working smarter (not harder) will be key to building on the solid foundations laid in 2020 Many of us breathed a sigh of relief when the year rolled over to 1st January 2021. Last year…
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The Future of Retail Infrastructure – Resilient Network and Edge Data Centre
The events that transpired in 2020 have changed the way the retail industry interacts with its consumers. With the restrictions that have been placed everywhere, even up until now, it has become clear that retailers…
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Healthcare at the Edge: Reduce your spending and improve patient satisfaction with digital health
In the midst of a global pandemic, government spending on healthcare has skyrocketed; the Australian Government budget recently set aside a record $115.5 billion for essential health services. But, even before COVID-19 materialised, healthcare spending…
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Building Resilient and Sustainable Data Centres
I previously shared my thoughts on the growing need for the data centre industry to address the impending edge energy challenge in an earlier blog focused on building sustainable edge data centres. As our new normal…
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A Major Step to Predictive Capability: UPS Management with Battery Status Monitoring
One aspect IT solution providers understand all too well it is that it’s hard to manage what you can’t see. If you lack visibility into customers environments, the chances of achieving high performance are seriously diminished. Poor visibility…
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How to Reduce Physical and Cybersecurity Risks at Edge Computing Sites
Monitoring distributed, edge computing environments has always been something of a challenge given these installations often have no IT personnel on-site. But in the current climate, with so many of us working from home and access to…
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