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Seven Aussie projects shortlisted in IDC's Smart Cities Awards

The nominated projects include three from Newcastle alone and span smart water metering, solar farms, virtualization and transport.

By Ben Moore • 7 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Agricultural Technology

Farmers looking for data to help change bad habits

It is no secret that agriculture is a massive cause of environmental issues in NZ. Farmers say they are willing to change, if they get the right data.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Apr 2019

Virtualisation

VMware announces new features in VMware Cloud, Dell EMC integrations

VMware announced VMware Cloud Foundation 3.7 is expected to be available on Dell EMC VxRail in VMware's Q1FY20.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Mar 2019

Storage

Rackspace and Pure Storage partner on block storage solution

Enables high performance for mission-critical workloads such as databases, disaster recovery, artificial intelligence, IoT and machine learning.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Feb 2019

Hyperscale

NEXTDC's corporate operations go 100% carbon neutral

Much has been said of the environmental impact of data centres, and now NEXTDC is looking to do its part in curbing its own contribution.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019

Hyperscale

Australia's first data centre with carbon neutral corporate operations

NEXTDC achieves a milestone, becoming Australia's first carbon neutral data centre operator by partnering with Qantas Future Planet for carbon offset credits.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019

Unified Communications

IBM wins multi-million dollar cloud deal

IBM will use its cloud infrastructure to support Smart Energy Water in a multi-year, multi-million USD deal aimed at transforming global utilities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019

Hyperscale

Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated data centre

NEXTDC announced that its M1 Melbourne data centre has been officially certified as Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated DC.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Feb 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Environment stories

Sustainability

The grim truth about recycling

Household waste is often dumped or shipped overseas, fuelling a worsening plastic-recycling crisis and illegal trade in Asia.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Sun, 12th May 2019

Clean technologies

Roads made of toner waste and motor oil? The reality of a sustainable future

Fuji Xerox leads the print industry in sustainability, using waste toner and motor oil to pave roads, exemplifying a commitment to a circular economy.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Apr 2019

Artificial Intelligence

Kiwi environmental entrepreneurs win global grant

Sustainable Coastlines, a non-profit in New Zealand, has been awarded an AI for Earth grant by Microsoft to help clean up beaches.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Mar 2019

Disaster Recovery

New Zealand the world’s ‘innovation lab’ for climate change

Rising climate risks are pushing planners to urge stronger resilience in communities, buildings and disaster recovery across New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2019

Accenture

Equality a powerful multiplier of workplace innovation - Accenture

Accenture research found that employees' willingness and ability to innovate is nearly five times higher in companies with a robust culture of equality.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Global Switch and partners launch new Singapore data centre

A trio of companies has come together in a strategic partnership to launch a large-scale new data centre in Singapore.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2019

Smart Cities

How the Australian water industry is transforming the world from down-under

With population growth and climate change mounting, utilities are rolling out new operations, reuse and safety measures to secure future supply.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 3rd Mar 2019

Drones

DJI launches new geofencing solution to protect planes from drones

Recently there has been a spate of 'drone attacks' on airports around the world, which DJI is looking to tackle with its latest solution.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2019

Hyperscale

NEXTDC's M1 data centre gains Australia-first certification

NEXTDC's M1 data centre in Melbourne has made history as the first in Australia to achieve a NABERS 5-star rating, setting a new energy efficiency benchmark.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019