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Top Google researcher to speak at Auckland digital summit
Google

Top Google researcher to speak at Auckland digital summit

Tomas Izo leads a Google team of engineers and scientists researching digital issues which contribute to a wide range of products.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2018
Tesla helps Kiwi company with mission of energy freedom
DataCentre infrastructure

Tesla helps Kiwi company with mission of energy freedom

Tesla collaborates with Mercury on a USD $2 million grid-connected battery trial in New Zealand, aimed at enhancing energy storage and grid stability.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2018
New tech platform for solar photovoltaic
Power / Energy

New tech platform for solar photovoltaic

Solar sites could deliver up to 50 percent more power and smooth out cloud-driven swings under Fluence's new storage platform.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Jan 2018
Nelson not-for-profit electricity provider accepting payment in Bitcoin
DataCentre infrastructure

Nelson not-for-profit electricity provider accepting payment in Bitcoin

Nelson's NextGen Energy now accepts Bitcoin for bill payments, pioneering tech adoption and supporting local schools and charities with net profits.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jan 2018
New tech powers up across NZ
DataCentre infrastructure

New tech powers up across NZ

More than 15,000 homes in New Zealand are now generating their own electricity, driven by solar power and advancements in residential energy technologies.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017

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Keppel Urban Solutions signs MOU with Envision
Internet of Things

Keppel Urban Solutions signs MOU with Envision

Keppel Urban Solutions and Envision sign MOU, leveraging each other's expertise in clean energy and smart cities for global development and integration.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018
Google ups EU investment to EUR 1b with new Belgium data centre and solar plant
Hyperscale

Google ups EU investment to EUR 1b with new Belgium data centre and solar plant

​Google has announced plans to continue its large investment in Europe with new data centre infrastructure planned for Belgium.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2018
Three ways artificial intelligence is making buildings smarter
DataCentre infrastructure

Three ways artificial intelligence is making buildings smarter

In an ideal world, data anomalies would be automatically detected by AI-algorithms, and then immediately triaged and root cause identified.

By Steve Nguyen • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018
CIM group acquires new data center
Data Analytics

CIM group acquires new data center

CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty acquire a 42,000-square-foot data centre in Markham, expanding their international portfolio.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2018
Apple to pump up data center spending by $10 billion
Manufacturing

Apple to pump up data center spending by $10 billion

Apple expects to invest over $30 billion in capital expenditures in the US over the next five years and create over 20,000 new jobs.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018
3 key power quality predictions set to kick off in 2018
Disaster Recovery

3 key power quality predictions set to kick off in 2018

Australia's power grid faces instability in 2018 as coal is phased out; three key trends in renewables, IoT, and data centres anticipated to stabilise it.

By John Atherton • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2018
AI takes control of Auckland's power grid, that's not scary at all
DataCentre infrastructure

AI takes control of Auckland's power grid, that's not scary at all

The mDERMS programme uses the latest technology to better monitor, analyse, and control Auckland's energy network...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Dec 2017
Riding the data wave: How to choose the right technology for the right workload
DevOps

Riding the data wave: How to choose the right technology for the right workload

We're seeing data streams generated by smartphones, autonomous vehicles, and every other area of life pour into data centers.

By Rob Makin • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2017
Canalys outline their big channel predictions for 2018
DataCentre infrastructure

Canalys outline their big channel predictions for 2018

Steve Brazier made a total of 6 predictions, ranging from the more modest to some that are quite a bit more controversial.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives
Power / Energy

Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives

Digital Realty to source 324,000 MWh of renewable energy annually for US data centres via new solar and wind deals. Asia expansion details remain unclear.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Australia's clean technology sector gets a $4.8m boost
DataCentre infrastructure

Australia's clean technology sector gets a $4.8m boost

Australia's National Energy Resources Australia will provide $4.8m in funding for eight clean technology projects in the energy sector.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Fujitsu rolls out world's smallest, battery-free IoT sensor
Internet of Things

Fujitsu rolls out world's smallest, battery-free IoT sensor

Another notable feature of the sensor is that it eliminates the need to replace batteries as it uses solar cells instead.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017

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