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There are just under 50,000[1] data centres in Australia, of which more than 100 are classed as large or enterprise sized.[2] The projected growth is more than 12% per year, with a projected [...]

The only thing that is certain in today’s world is constant change. Future proofing is an overused term but it does correctly describe how internal IT operations need to think about their [...]

This in-depth Advisory Report from Current Analysis is based on research with Australian CIOs. It explains how emerging technology platforms and increased focus on security are changing the way [...]

Metronode has had a great start to 2017 with the announcement of two major Government deals – one for additional capacity for the NSW Government in our Silverwater and Unanderra facilities and a [...]

As more and more companies make the shift from costly on-premise data storage to off-site data centres, the demands for flexibility, scalability, security and energy-efficient technologies will [...]

Metronode was the first company in Australia to achieve Uptime Institute Constructed Facility in Australia and, currently, is the only Uptime Institute Operational Sustainability provider in [...]

Glenn Aspland, Senior Facility Manager for Metronode explains the Uptime Institute’s least-known (and least-achieved) certification category – and argues that it is, in the end, the most [...]

While it was the case for just about every home, business, traffic light and shop in South Australia yesterday, for those businesses fortunate enough to have their data located at Metronode’s [...]

The increased demand for data centre services in Australia, driven by trends such as uptake of cloud solutions and on-demand network services, has drawn a number of newcomers into the market.

Every CIO wants to optimise their organisation’s IT function; it’s embedded in their KPIs. ‘Keeping the lights on’ is another critical KPI – but in the race to digital transformation, it’s [...]