Hirschmann Spider gigabit ethernet switches
29 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Daanet Pty LtdHirschmann has added two unmanaged gigabit ethernet switches to the Spider family. The Spider II Giga EEC Pro, available with either five twisted pair ports or two additional SFP slots for fibre-optic transceivers, supports quality of service (QoS) compliant with IEEE 802.1D.
Olex performance cable handbook app
25 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Nexans Olex Australia Pty LtdThe Olex Handbook just got handier, with the release of the Handbook App, suitable for smartphones and tablets.
Access and visibility in virtual environments
23 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdVSS Monitoring’s family of network packet brokers (NPB) provides 100% network visibility - with link-layer visibility of network traffic across LAN, WAN and internet boundaries - while reducing capex and opex as network size and speeds grow.
Green data centre solutions
22 October, 2012 | Supplied by: ATEN InternationalATEN International has unveiled its NRGence EC1000 Energy Box and PE1216/PE1324 Energy Power Distribution Unit (PDU). ATEN’s energy solution provides instant real-time power management control and energy-saving efficiency for data centres, allowing organisations to easily upgrade current IT resources quickly and cost-effectively.
National Instruments WSN-3214 strain node and NI 9232 C Series Module for embedded monitoring
19 October, 2012 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdNational Instruments have released two new products to help engineers monitor machines, heavy equipment and ageing infrastructure. Engineers can integrate the wireless sensor network (WSN) strain node and C Series module with NI CompactRIO for predictive maintenance to predict faults, analyse fatigue, lower operating costs and decrease downtime.
Vicom optical contractor test kits
18 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Vicom Australia Pty LtdVicom’s fibre contractor test kits package all items required to install and maintain fibre networks in a single, easy-to-transport solution.
Cabling the cloud
13 October, 2012 | Supplied by: CommscopeIn its simplest sense, the ‘cloud’ in the context of ‘cloud computing’ can be viewed as a alternative term for the internet. In the perfect vision of a cloud-based world, the size, power and location of network devices is not a concern for the user. Once the user has plugged into the cloud, the transmission, receiving and storing of data takes place without any concern for the mechanics of how this happens. This concept has long been accepted in the consumer world, but now cloud service providers are applying a similar philosophy to the business world.
Warren & Brown mini Cat5E and Cat6 patchcords
27 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Warren & Brown TechnologiesMini patch cable solutions reduce the amount of space required in individual data centre racks. These 3.5 mm diameter patchcords meet technical and performance specification of CAT5E or CAT6 cabling.
PM opens $60m high-security data centre
24 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Macquarie Telecom Pty LtdMacquarie Telecom’s $60 million Intellicentre 2 was opened by Julia Gillard last week. It is reported to be a green solution to rising IT and power costs for Australian businesses.
Spirent Communications VDI testing suite
21 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdSpirent Communications now offers enterprise IT managers and network system developers the ability to validate at scale the performance and security of their advanced network virtualisation and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments.
When 10 GB isn’t actually 10 GB
20 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdOver the years Matrium Technologies has been asked to benchmark many customer networks using its suite of traffic generation tools, capable of producing 1 GB through to 100 GB of network traffic. Every customer’s network is different and therefore results are never the same. One thing is the same though - the infrastructure you’re about to purchase won’t perform as per the data sheet.
Fluke SmartEdge Wi-Fi sensor Series 4
20 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Fluke NetworksThe Fluke SmartEdge Sensor Series 4 eliminates the need for ethernet cabling and reduces installation costs.
VSS Monitoring network packet broker appliances
19 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdVSS Monitoring has introduced a suite of NPB appliances and software capabilities which are claimed to deliver the industry’s only fabric-system approach for enhancing global visibility and operational performance for network monitoring and security systems.
R&M AWG26 data centre cable
06 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Reichle & De-Massari Australia P/LThe preterminated R&M AWG26 data centre cable with double or foil sheath is claimed to provide up to 30% savings in volume and weight, improved airflow circulation, less material cost due to less copper content and support for short links (eliminate extra cable lengths).
Reliability prized over efficiency by data centre managers, Eaton finds
06 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty LtdA survey conducted by Eaton has found that two thirds of data centre managers see infrastructure reliability as their top priority when it comes to planning and managing data centre infrastructure.
