Downtime is the big bad nemesis of every business. Outages can cost over $100 million and jeopardise security, revenue loss and harm to reputation. With outage costs on the rise, a greater demand for data centres and the ever-increasing value of the data they house – downtime can be disastrous. Within data centres, failure causes look like this: 27% service issues, 26% installation issues, 22%
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There are four segments under the umbrella of educational facilities: primary, secondary, TAFE and tertiary, and each segment is unique. In terms of operational technologies, the built environment is definitely changing, particularly when it comes to universities in capital cities. According to Grosvenor Engineering Group (GEG)’s national business development manager, Nick Hagen, there are sev
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You probably have a lot more building data available to you than you realise. Here’s Iain Robinson on how to identify it, use it and keep it tidy. Before you even start having conversations about pouring data into a BMS (building management system) to automate and streamline your operations, take stock of the data you’ve probably already been tracking and recording. At Grosvenor we tend to di
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THERE'S A NEW AS/NZS 61439 STANDARD IN TOWN We all know change is inevitable – tech continues to make headway, and so do our safety expectations. Given that the current AS/NZS 3439 standard first came into play in 1998, there have been many advancements in electrical switchgear, design, manufacture, and safety processes. The updated standard also stands to refine financial an
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