1. Top 10 Influential: Australian data centres, Cloud expansion

    The Voice of IT Management Carbon Tax , Cloud Computing
    While data centres and Cloud computing are not new kinds of technology, they did generate plenty of stories during 2011 as operators began to turn fresh ground for new data centre sites while been faced with the Gillard Government’s incoming carbon tax. Cloud has made the headlines as more Australian companies decide to outsource data and cut costs by putting services such as email into the Cloud. Out of all the local data centre operators, Melbourne-based NextDC (ASX: NXT) seemed to be constantly in the headlines as they announced plans for sites in Sydney (S1), Brisbane (B1), Canberra and Perth.
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