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• Samsung releases MLC-based SSDs for data centers

  Samsung on Tuesday released its first solid state drive (SSD) built with consumer-class NAND flash but targeted for use in enterprise-class storage systems.

• Reserve Bank seeks new high-speed DR network

  The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will refresh its existing network services over the next 12 months to keep pace with growing disaster recovery requirements at its $38 million data centre.
  

• SGI offers air-cooled modular data center

  SGI has launched a modular data center that uses outside air instead of chilled water to cool the IT gear inside, making it highly energy efficient, the company said Monday.

• Seven innovative data center designs

  From reflective roofs to pods, innovative features have popped up in data centers worldwide this year. Check out these seven unusual designs.

• APC opens Perth data centre training centre

  American Power Conversion (APC) has opened a new data centre demonstration training facility in Perth to help educate Australian IT professionals about going green.

• In brief: AGIMO to update industry on data centre strategy

  The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) will brief the industry on the progress of its Data Centre Strategy implementation in a bid to improve awareness and provide an update on the plan.

• Bankwest moves into Fujitsu data centre in Perth

  Commonwealth Bank subsidiary, Bankwest, has signed on as the first official customer of Fujitsu’s newly-opened data centre in Perth.
  

• NSW data centre reform project gets underway

  Following the release of its short list of preferred suppliers back in July, the NSW government procurement office has now called for submissions from the candidates for its data centre reform project.

• Vocus acquisition nets E3 Networks data centres

  Telecommunications wholesaler, Vocus Communications (ASX:VOC) has entered an agreement with E3 Networks to buy the company’s data centre business in Sydney and Melbourne.
  

• Macquarie Telecom to invest $60 million in new Sydney data centre

  Macquarie Telecom (ASX:MAQ) has announced plans to invest $60 million in building a new data centre following its recent purchase of an existing building and a block of land in North Ryde, Sydney.

• Big Iron 'not dead': BMC

  Despite growth in alternatives to mainframes, big iron will not vanish from data centres any time soon, BMC has claimed.

• IBM touts Portable Modular Data Centre to government, banks, CBD businesses

  Despite the ongoing boom in the Australian resources and mining sectors, IBM is tipping that finance, government and manufacturing organisations will be the primary customers of its now officially launched data-centre-in-a-box, the Portable Modular Data Centre (PMDC).
  

• TAFE Box Hill Institute takes the power back

  Faced with an aging server room and a directive to cut power costs, Melbourne’s TAFE Box Hill Institute IT manager, Chris Tayler, decided to look for a new solution.

• Oracle plans Aussie CRM on-demand hosting

  Technology behemoth Oracle has become one of the first multinational software giants to buck the trend and start offering software as a service from an Australian data centre.

• Australian data centre managers set to increase investment: Survey

  Australian data centre managers are predicted to continue their investment in infrastructure over the coming year with 60 per cent planning to do so, and a further 27 per cent indicating they will channel funds towards projects aimed at driving down the cost of running data centre operations.