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    1. VMware Launches Online Cloud Solutions Marketplace for Partners, Developers, Clients

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jan 25 2012)

      VMware Launches Online Cloud Solutions Marketplace for Partners, Developers, Clients Virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider VMware announced on Wednesday that it has launched its VMware Solution Exchange, an online virtualization and cloud solutions marketplace. Customers, partners and developers can use the marketplace to help simplify the process of evaluating and selecting solutions through its self-service portal. VMware also announced the general availability of the VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite. The exchange offers partners and developers who integrate, interoperate or complement VMware’s product portfolio a one-stop location to market and sell their solutions. It allows customers to use search tools, explore multimedia content and engage with partners and developers. VMware has a community of more than 2,000 technology partners who have built more than 3,500 applications and 6,000 infrastructure products compatible with VMware’s products. (Read Full Article)

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    2. Data Center Firm QTS Transitions from SAS 70 to SSAE 16

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jan 25 2012)

      Data Center Firm QTS Transitions from SAS 70 to SSAE 16 Data center operator and hosting firm Quality Technology Services announced on Wednesday that all of the company’s data center facilities have made the transition from auditing their processes and procedures via the SAS 70 auditing standard to the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16, or SSAE 16. The SSAE 16 audit is broadly considered a replacement for the SAS 70 report, which many consider to be a flawed reporting system, since data centers are audited against standards and procedures laid out by the company being audited. SSAE 16 measures a facility’s processes against a set of standardized best practices. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Quality Technology Services

    3. Smart lights, bright data center

      Explore ITworld (Jan 25 2012)

      Smart lights, bright data center So the law firm is Fenwick and West LLP, a national law firm with offices in California, Washington and Idaho that specializes in technology and life sciences. When the firm updated its 2,000-square-foot data center, it focused on energy efficiencies across the board, such as cold aisle containment and controlled airflow management. Its efforts helped the data center attain its U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold certification, according to the article. Included in the renovation was the selection of LED fixtures and Redwood Systems’ lighting technology. The lighting system centralizes control of the data center’s lighting, with web-based access, improved lighting quality, and increased visibility into the facility’s energy usage, the article states. The system lets the firm use light in its data center only when and to the degree needed, and analyze data gathered on each individual light fixture to enhance configuration and space utilization. There are sensors attached ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Intel   Google   Oracle

    4. NTT Communications Acquires India’s NetMagic

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 25 2012)

      NTT Communications Acquires India’s NetMagic In a move to expand into the growing data center market in India, NTT Communications will acquire a controlling stake in Netmagic Solutions, a leading managed hosting provider in India. The acquisition, in which NTT is buying 74 percent of NetMagic’s shares, is subject to the approval of authorities in India. The addition of Netmagic Solutions’ datacenter services and sites will expand NTT Com’s capability to provide IT solutions in the fast-growing Indian market, the company said as well as accelerate its offering of globally seamless cloud services through expanded ICT infrastructure across Asia. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   NTT

    5. 12 Data Center Energy Management Trends for 2012 and Beyond

      Explore GreenBiz.com (Jan 25 2012)

      12 Data Center Energy Management Trends for 2012 and Beyond The days of IT managers being able to take power for granted in the data center are rapidly coming to an end. Beginning in 2012, the way organizations -- enterprises, government agencies and service providers alike -- all analyze and utilize energy in their data centers will witness some major changes. Already, a growing number of organizations are starting to grapple with increased power demands in the face of constrained capacity. The reason underlying the need to make these changes is rather simple: Most data centers were designed for high performance and high availability, with little or no attention paid to power. (Read Full Article)

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    6. Telehouse, KDDI Launch TeleCloud Solutions

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 25 2012)

      Telehouse, KDDI Launch TeleCloud Solutions Colocation provider Telehouse has teamed with its parent company, KDDI, to launch a portfolio of enterprise cloud solutions, the company said this week. The Telecloud portfolio of services include cloud infrastructure, managed private cloud environments, a public virtual data centre (Telecloud Shared VDC), storage and disaster recovery solutions. “Telecloud is a joint venture between two industry leaders,” said Tokuji Mitsui, Managing Director of KDDI and Telehouse Europe. “It marks the next stage in the evolution of Europe’s first purpose-built data centre provider and a step forward for the cloud industry. The data centre is at the heart of a cloud solution making the physical infrastructure the integral role in maintaining the reliability and accessibility of a company’s application. That is why the partnership of Telehouse and KDDI brings a new unique perspective to the cloud market.” (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe

    7. Infinity to Build 4 Megawatt Data Center for C&W

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 25 2012)

      Infinity to Build 4 Megawatt Data Center for C&W Infinity has concluded an agreement with Cable & Wireless Worldwide (C&W) to provide a new 4.3 megawatt data centre facility at a secure site in the southeast of England. The new Tier III certified facility will ensure that C&W can support the increasing demands from clients for secure, robust and reliable hosting and shared services solutions. The data center will provide a 25 percent expansion in C&W’s data hosting capacity. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Infinity   Martin Lynch

    8. How Cloud Redefines Our Most Important Business Technology Relationships

      Explore Forbes.com (Jan 25 2012)

      How Cloud Redefines Our Most Important Business Technology Relationships In a previous post, David Nichols, principal and CIO services leader for Ernst & Young IT Advisory Services, outlined some compelling business cases for the cloud, and described the threshold many enterprises have yet to cross before they become cloud-intensive enterprises. But what’s it doing to our important relationships — between companies, IT managers, business managers, and even outsourcers? (Read Full Article)

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    9. GoGrid Extends Cloud to Amsterdam

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 25 2012)

      GoGrid Extends Cloud to Amsterdam Cloud infrastructure company GoGrid has expanded its operations into Europe, opening a new data center and EMEA Headquarters in Amsterdam, the company said today. The new infrastructure will help GoGrid provide on-demand cloud infrastructure services around the globe. GoGrid is deploying its cloud infrastructure in Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Amsterdam. Using “Platform Equinix,” GoGrid can directly connect to customers and partners and access high-performance connectivity through Equinix’s ecosystem of more than 680 network suppliers. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Netherlands

    10. Growth In Private Cloud Adoption Continues To Rise

      Explore da.feedsportal.com (Jan 24 2012)

      Growth In Private Cloud Adoption Continues To Rise The adoption of private cloud technology keeps going and going. In December, Cloud hosting company Softlayer reported that it had record-setting growth for its private cloud deployments, almost doubling revenue in the process. Another example is DynamicOps, a cloud services provider that has seen some 300 percent growth in the private cloud market through 2011. Record growth While Softlayer and DynamicOps are the latest example of rapidly-growing cloud services companies, they are by no means the only one. Many other services vendors are claiming that 2011 has been a banner year for growth. INetU, a managed hosting provider, reported that it added a sixth data centre last summer to support demand for cloud services and expanding its property holdings by 144 percent in 2011 in anticipation of additional growth. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Gartner   Oracle   IBM

    11. A CTO’s take on cloud

      Explore GigaOM (Jan 24 2012)

      A CTO’s take on cloud As Capgemini’s CTO for North America, Joe Coyle hears an awful lot about cloud computing. He hears it from customers that want to evaluate cloud solutions and from vendors that want to win that business. Capgemini, a $12 billion global systems integrator, has relationships with all the major vendors and many enterprise customers, so it’s interesting to hear what Coyle has to say about the current state of the market. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Cisco   IBM

    12. Executive Hirings: Dca, Id Group, CoreLink, 8 Solutions

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 24 2012)

      Executive Hirings: Dca, Id Group, CoreLink, 8 Solutions Here’s a look at some of this week’s executive changes in the data center industry: Willner to Chair Data Center Alliance: Guy Willner, Founder & CEO of the International Data Centre Group (IDC-G), has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of governors of the Data Centre Alliance (DCA), an industry association comprising of leaders from across the industry. Integrated Design Group, an architectural, engineering and planning firm focused on data center design, announced today that Bradley Gray, LEED AP, has been named a company principal. Data center hosting provider CoreLink Data Centers has announced the hiring of John Duggan as Vice President of Sales. 8 Solutions, the UK’s leading data centre healthcare company specialising in the deep cleaning and decontamination of critical environments has announced the appointment of Alan Howarth to the position of Chairman. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Interactive Data Corporation   LEED

    13. Developing a Rapport Between Facilities and IT

      Explore Relocate (Jan 24 2012)

      Developing a Rapport Between Facilities and IT Facilities and IT have largely acted as separate entities in the data center, each with its own goals, priorities, concerns and procedures. A number of factors that have gained emphasis over recent years, however, make this separation problematic for companies. Since facilities and IT are ultimately working toward the same goal, establishing and nurturing a rapport between them can be a profitable venture. Here are some ways to do so. Ongoing disagreements and resentment between facilities and IT personnel can spell trouble for a company. Both are equally important to delivering the needed data center resources to both the company and customers, and working to foster understanding and mutual respect can increase uptime, increase energy efficiency and decrease costs. (Read Full Article)

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    14. Infinity Signs Deal to Provide UK Data Center for Web Host Cable&Wireless

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jan 24 2012)

      Infinity Signs Deal to Provide UK Data Center for Web Host Cable&Wireless UK data center operator Infinity announced on Tuesday that it has signed a 15 year deal with cloud computing and hosting firm Cable&Wireless to provide a new data center to expand CWW’s data hosting capacity. This announcement comes a couple weeks after Infinity named Ashley Davis its non-executive director. According to the press release, CWW has made a multi-million investment as part of this agreement to support increasing client demand and will expand its capacity by 25 percent. The 4.3MW data center will be based in the southeast of England and will be Tier III certified facility. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Infinity   Martin Lynch

    15. 7 Things Your CEO Should Know About the Cloud

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 24 2012)

      7 Things Your CEO Should Know About the Cloud The IT community has identified, discussed and brooded over the challenges of reaching the cloud. We’ve examined and addressed the causes of virtual sprawl and stall, we’ve figured out the importance of automation in private cloud deployment, and we’ve come to an understanding about the value of bringing cloud computing into the enterprise, where end users can gain some autonomy for provisioning and self-service management. The biggest hurdle left to clear will become the most pressing in 2012. IT is still struggling to communicate cloud realities to business leaders. Until the CIO and the CEO see eye to eye on the path to the private cloud, too many companies will fail to reach that goal. (Read Full Article)

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