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Kiwi Stories

Solar power stories

Govt funds research into solar tsunamis, decolonising algorithms and more

With $187 million in grants going to research across Aotearoa New Zealand, we look at a few of the tech-related projects that have been given funding.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2020

Clean technologies

Clean energy the cornerstone of next-gen housing

Householders could cut power bills sharply as lenders and developers back solar, batteries and greener builds to meet demand for lower-emission homes.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 13th Sep 2020

Power / Energy

How Tiwai Point’s closure will transform New Zealand’s power grid

New transmission upgrades and extra storage will be needed as the smelter’s exit frees up 12% of New Zealand’s electricity, experts say.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2020

Hyperscale

Vodafone sells Auckland customer data centre to Plan B

Plan B will take over both operations and management of the facility, while customers will see no difference in operations.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2020

Smart Cities

Infrastructure Futures scenario three: Green Planet

Global cooperation and heavy state intervention would favour low-carbon infrastructure, while fossil-fuel projects and greenfield builds are marginalised.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2020

Global Stories

Solar power stories

Virtualisation

The case for converged application and infrastructure monitoring

IT monitoring tools have become increasingly fragmented and unsustainable. Converged application and infrastructure monitoring is the solution.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

Why Southeast Asia is at the forefront of a new wave of sustainable data centers

Southeast Asia, led by Singapore, is spearheading a move towards sustainable data centres amid rising digital transformation and energy consumption concerns.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Nov 2020

Microsoft

SolarWinds to acquire SentryOne

The addition of the SentryOne products will amplify the support SolarWinds can offer for Microsoft and Microsoft Azure environments.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2020

Multi-cloud

Analysts note SolarWinds' share of IT ops management market

Ranked 1st by IDC for network management software market share – 2nd, 3rd and 4th by Gartner across ITOM performance analysis categories by revenue.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Oct 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

HPE to build Pawsey's newest supercomputer

The new HPE Cray EX supercomputer will deliver 30x more compute power, enabling high-impact research projects on a previously unavailable scale.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Oct 2020

Unified Communications

Spark turns on 5G in Auckland

Spark partners with Auckland Transport to showcase IoT technology in downtown Auckland, demonstrating the potential of 5G for the city's CBD.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Oct 2020

Unified Communications

Security and operations collaboration key to success post COVID-19

Multiclouds and non-collaborative teams are impacting the interactions between security and operations teams, according to a new report by IDC.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Oct 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

Google commits to 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pinchai says the world must act now if it has any hope avoiding the worst climate change effects.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Sep 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

Microsoft's underwater data center comes up for air

The data center housed 864 servers and cooling system infrastructure in a watertight steel tube that was approximately the size of a shipping container.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Sep 2020

CompTIA

CompTIA's new threat intelligence resource officially launches

CompTIA launches ISAO to help tech solution providers and MSPs access critical cybersecurity threat intelligence.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2020

Gaming

PlayStation 5 hardware and exclusive games revealed

Sony unveils sleek PlayStation 5 hardware alongside an array of exclusive games including 'Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales' and 'Horizon Forbidden West'.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2020