Articles from Colleen Miller

1. Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of Feb. 4 Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 4 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers Facebook’s $1 Billion Data Center Network – Facebook has invested more than $1 billion in the infrastructure that powers its social network, which now serves more than 845 million users a month around the globe. SeaMicro Servers Get Brawny With Xeon Chips – SeaMicro has adapted its many-core server design to work with Intel Xeon processors, significantly expanding the type of workloads that can run on the company’s low-energy servers. Amazon: 762 Billion Objects Stored on S3 Cloud – How fast is Amazon Web Services growing? The number of objects stored on the company’s S3 cloud storage service tripled in the 12-month period between the final quarters of 2010 and 2011. S3 now stores an amazing 762 billion objects. By any measure, that’s extraordinary growth. SuperNAP Featured on CBS Evening News – The massive SuperNAP data center was in the spotlight last Thursday evening when it was featured in a ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Data Center Knowledge   Facebook

2. Top 10 Data Center Stories: January 2012 Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 1 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing While much data center news broke in January, one story on a unique data center design – camouflaging a data center as a residence – clearly led the pack of the best-read items on Data Center Knowledge. There was also interest in stories on the federal government’s plans to close data centers, Facebook’s spending on its facility in Oregon, and a guest column on audit standards confusion in the industry. Here’s a look at the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Knowledge during January 2012, ranked by total page views: A Data Center That Mimics A Mansion – January 20 Feds Now Plan to Close 1,200 Data Centers – January 4 Facebook Has Spent $210 Million on Oregon Data Center – January 30 AICPA Fumbles Audit Standards at the 5-Yard Line – January 19 Google Spent $951 Million on Data Centers in Q4 – January 23 The Coming Colo Crunch – January 18 ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Data Center Knowledge   Facebook

3. Top 5 Data Center Stories: Week of Jan. 28 Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 28 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling For your weekend reading, here’s a recap of five noteworthy stories that appeared on Data Center Knowledge this past week. Enjoy! Google Spent $951 Million on Data Centers in 4Q – Google invested nearly a billion dollars in its Internet infrastructure in the last quarter of 2011, recording capital expenditures (CapEx) of $951 million. Google’s CapEx spending was about $271 million more than in the third quarter of 2011, when it invested $680 million in its infrastructure. Upgrading a Landmark Data Center Hub – How do you expand the power and cooling capacity for an 80-year-old building with historic landmark status and limited roof space, located in the middle of a noise-sensitive neighborhood in the middle of New York City? All those challenges come together at one of the most familiar addresses in the telecom industry – 60 Hudson Street. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Intel   Google   Data Center Knowledge

4. DataDirect Networks Builds Niche in Big Data Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 26 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Storage If your company’s entire services are built on cloud storage, how do you accommodate growth in your business and the need to move and store massive volumes of data? That was the challenge facing YouSendIt, Inc., a fast-growing company that offers cloud-based services where users can send files, share folders and sign documents. The company recently investigated storage offerings that chose DataDirect Networks (DDN), which has built a niche handling large volumes of data. DataDirect Networks is the world’s largest privately-held data storage infrastructure provider. Its focus is on the requirements of today’s massive unstructured data generators, such as high performance computing; life science research; Web and cloud content; professional media; homeland security; and intelligence communities. (Read Full Article)

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5. Joyent Secures $85M in Venture Funding Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 23 2012) Cloud Computing Joyent, a global provider of cloud computing software and services, announced it completion of an $85 million funding deal to support its expansion of global cloud services for enterprises and service providers. European group Weather Investment II provided the majority of the round. Telefónica Digital, the growth arm of global telecom leader Telefónica, is also participating as a strategic investor. Cloud-based services are a key focus area for Telefónica’s new Digital unit, and Joyent’s technology expertise in this area will help Telefónica enhance its product offering. Existing Joyent investors include El Dorado Ventures, Epic Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Intel Capital, and Liberty Global. (Read Full Article)

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6. Mozilla to Keynote Technology Convergence Conference Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 23 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing TELADATA will host its 2012 Technology Convergence Conference next week, featuring end-user presentations to foster peer collaboration on data-center trends and strategies. This year’s sessions include 29 expert presentations on data center, IT, facilities and operations topics. The one-day event will offer four tracks highlighting converging IT and facilities technologies, energy-efficiency improvement methodologies, data center infrastructure management tools, and large-scale project planning. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Intel   Cisco   Lockheed Martin

7. Hosting Firms Add Voices to SOPA Protest Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 18 2012) Today is Blackout Day for Internet companies protesting the Stop Internet Piracy Act or SOPA (H.R. 3261), and its relative, the PROTECT IP Act or PIPA (Senate Bill 968). The bills would have a significant impact on the way hosting providers deal with complaints about content pirating and copyright infringement. A number of hosting companies, domain sellers have voiced their opposition to the bills, citing problems with these changes. Here’s a roundup of some of the industry’s response to the pending legislation (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Lanham Napier

8. Industry Perspectives: Savvis, Intel Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 9 2012) Cloud Computing The Industry Perspectives channel at Data Center Knowledge highlights thought leadership in the data center arena, providing industry professionals with the opportunity to share their insight and expertise. Here’s a recap of last week’s columns: Bandwidth Management, Cloud & the 405 Freeway – Bob Duestche of Intel continues his discussion of cloud computing principals with consideration of networks and bandwidth, asserting bandwidth and data transmission may not always be as inexpensive and unencumbered as they are today. CIO Roles Shifting in Emerging Cloud Landscape – Bryan Doerr, of Savvis/CenturyLink, writes that the current swirl of activity in IT means for the role of the CIO as orchestrator of the overall corporate application portfolio is changing. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Intel   Data Center Knowledge

9. Thought Leaders Examine Cloud Computing, Part 2 Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 6 2012) Cloud Computing The thought leaders in the data center industry discussed many dimensions of cloud computing through their submissions to our Industry Perspectives section this year. Below, we’ve rounded up the best articles for your reference. There have been so many that we’re publishing this roundup in two parts. The Data Center Knowledge team extends our sincere and deep gratitude to all who have taken their time to submit columns that offered their thoughts, opinions and observations for the Industry Perspectives section in 2011. And in 2012, we are open to hearing from you on the thought-provoking issues that the industry faces. See our guidelines and submission process for information on participating. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Data Center Knowledge

10. Thought Leaders Examine Cloud Computing, Part I Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 5 2012) Cloud Computing The thought leaders in the data center industry discussed many dimensions of cloud computing through their submissions to our Industry Perspectives section in 2011. Below, we’ve rounded up the best articles for your reference. There have been so many that we’ll publish this roundup in two parts! As the new year starts, the Data Center Knowledge team extends our sincere and deep gratitude to all who have taken their time to submit columns that offered their thoughts, opinions and observations for the Industry Perspectives section in 2011. And in 2012, we are open to hearing from you on the thought-provoking issues that the industry faces. See our guidelines and submission process for information on participating. For reference on topics and tone that have been published, review previously published Industry Perspectives in our Knowledge Library. (Read Full Article)

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11. CIO Roles Shifting in Emerging Cloud Landscape Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 4 2012) I’ve been thinking a bit about what the current swirl of activity in IT means for the role of the CIO as orchestrator of the overall corporate application portfolio. Because of the existing forces impacting IT, I believe the CIO role will undergo significant changes in the emerging IT landscape, which is increasingly centered around ubiquitous computing – underpinned namely by cloud. The good news is that, in a sense, change is nothing new for CIOs. The role has been in continual formation since it evolved from “information systems manager” in the late 1970s. Each era of computing – Mainframe, Distributed Computing, Web and now Post-PC – encouraged the CIO to assume new roles in the business because of a combination of technology, vendor and strategy shifts. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Data Center Knowledge

12. Best of Data Center Knowledge: December 2011 Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 3 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing As 2011 wrapped up, the year’s steady stream of data center news continued, with highlights including Facebook and Greenpeace reaching an “cease-fire” over coal-fired power plants, Norway’s fjord-cooled data center, and Emerson’s projection of the total number of data centers worldwide. Also popular were our year-end coverage of the best stories of the year, trends of the year, and predictions for 2011. Here’s a look at the 10 most popular stories of December 2011, ranked by total page views: (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Norway   Data Center Knowledge

13. Will Big Data Clog Networks With Big Traffic? Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 13 2011) Cloud Computing , Storage Big Data, housed in new and disruptive technologies, is expected to account for more than 50 percent of the world’s data in the next five years, according to a a new study. While it offers huge and untapped value, the inevitable result is stress and strain on the world’s Interent infrastructure as companies seek to manage this explosion of information. The new study, released jointly by Internet Research Group and Infineta Systems, a provider of WAN optimization systems, examines how big data is affecting enterprise WAN (Wide Area Network) throughout the country. Big Data – which is defined as datasets whose size is beyond the ability of typical database software tools to capture, store, manage and analyze – is most often found in petabyte to exabyte size, and is unstructured, distributed and in flat schemas. (Read Full Article)

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14. Best of Industry Perspectives: Cloud Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 25 2011) Cloud Computing 2011 could be called the Year of the Cloud, as the industry has matured and drawn much attention. We present for your reading over the long holiday weekend, some highlights of our Industry Perspectives columns which have focused on cloud – from policies to planning – which we have published this year. Enjoy! How Enterprises Can Maximize the Cloud – As enterprises use cloud technologies and services, what are some of key components to watch for? Michael Jackson, of Adaptive Computing, examines the issues. Cloud Accelerates Need for Workload Automation – The automation of manual processes is becoming a larger focus of IT organizations as they look to provide users with more capabilities, Ben Rosenberg of Advanced System Concepts writes. (Read Full Article)

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15. Video: Peer 1 Hosting in the UK Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 24 2011) Peer 1 Hosting, a global hosting company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, is building a new £45 million data centre in Portsmouth, Hampshire. (Read Full Article)

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16. Video: IBM Research Triangle Park DC Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 23 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing This video provides an overview of the IBM Research Triangle Park Leadership Data Center in North Carolina. The LEED Gold facility is built to address both rising service demands and energy costs. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IBM   LEED

17. Jonathan Heiliger Joins Board at DuPont Fabros Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 10 2011) Jonathan Heiliger, who recently left his post as Vice President, Technical Operations of Facebook, has joined DuPont Fabros’ (DFT) Board of Directors. From 2007 to 2011, Heiliger oversaw global infrastructure, site architecture and internal systems for Facebook, as the number of Facebook users grew from 35 million to over 800 million and its staff expanded from 300 to 2,500 people. “We have known Jonathan for quite some time through DFT’s long relationship with Facebook,” said Lammot du Pont, Chairman of DFT’s Board of Directors. “We believe that Jonathan’s expertise in architecting and operating cutting edge datacenters will be invaluable as we continue to design, develop and operate first-class data center facilities that meet the needs of our customers.” “I’ve been involved with building and scaling advanced infrastructure systems for some time and I have a deep appreciation for the value that DFT provides to its ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   DuPont Fabros   Facebook

18. Green Grid and New Measures of Sustainability Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 21 2011) Servers This video gives an overview of new sustainability metrics in addition to Power Usage Effectiveness or PUE. The new sustainability measures for datacenters include Energy Reuse Effectiveness (ERE), Water Usage Efficiency (WUE), and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE). (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid

19. Data-Driven Government: Open Data in NYC Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 13 2011) Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York Rachel Sterne presents to the gathering at O’Reilly’s Strata Conference in September in New York City. She is a data scientist for the city and leading the city’s progress on its “digital road map” recently released. In this video, Sterne says the city is focusing on: access to technology, open government, and engagement with citizens and industry. For example, the city has more than 1 million web pages on numerous domains and 200+ social media channels. In addition to this “digital switchboard” to get resources to citizens, the city is working to encourage developers to build apps that draw from open government data. The video runs about 18 minutes. (Read Full Article)

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20. Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of Oct. 8 Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 8 2011) Cloud Computing Here’s our top stories on Data Center Knowledge for October 7th: Switch Building Bigger With Huge SuperNAP Expansion – Barely two years after completing its massive SuperNAP, Las Vegas data center specialist Switch is building again. The company has begun construction on two new facilities on its Las Vegas campus that will add 600,000 square feet of data center space in 2012. Datapipe Goes Modular With Verne in Iceland – Managed hosting provider Datapipe will be the first tenant in Verne Global’s new data center in Iceland, deploying customer servers in a factory-built modular design housed within a former NATO command center. Remembering Steve Jobs – The technology world is remembering Apple founder Steve Jobs, who passed away this week at 56. His genius and passion can be seen all around us in products and entertainment we enjoy and he pointed the way toward the future with the iCloud in ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Apple   Iceland   Verne Global

21. RightScale: Cloud Bursting Tames Traffic Spikes Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 7 2011) Cloud Computing Downtime. No one likes it, neither consumers or IT managers, much less retailers and online businesses whose revenue streams depend solely on their customers reaching their websites. Enter the age of the cloud, where life is more stable and reliable. Perhaps not quite yet. Outages at Amazon Web Services’ cloud this spring and summer caused outages at social media sites like HootSuite and Reddit (see DCK coverage in April 2011 and August 2011). Such cloud outages lead the layman to ask, “How trustworthy is this cloud technology?” Then last month, retailer Target saw its self-hosted online store knocked offline by a surge in visitors for a widely-advertised sale of limited edition products from the Italian designer Missoni. The downtime occurred three weeks after Target moved off the Amazon cloud, demonstrating that internal infrastructure doesn’t always meet heavy demand, either. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Harvard University

22. Open Source Leader Red Hat to Acquire Gluster Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 4 2011) Cloud Computing , Storage Red Hat (RHT), provider of enterprise open source solutions, announced it will pay $136 million in cash to acquire Gluster, Inc., a privately-held provider of scale-out, open source storage solutions for standardizing the management of unstructured data. Founded six years ago, Gluster simplified storage using open source software and commodity hardware. Clients such as Pandora, Box.net and Samsung use Gluster to manage large volumes of data in storage. Gluster’s main product is GlusterFS, a software-only, scale-out storage system. It allows enterprises to combine large numbers of commodity storage and compute resources into a high-performance, centrally-managed and globally-accessible storage pool without compromising on cost, performance and manageability. (Read Full Article)

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23. Cloud Meeting in Latin America Gears Up Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 12 2011) Cloud Computing The Cloud Computing World Forum Latin America, scheduled for September 28 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has already registered more than 300 participants. The event, to be held at the Braston Hotel in Sao Paulo, features insights into the cloud computing and software as a service markets (SaaS) as well as a vision of the ICT industry’s future in the LatAm region. The registration numbers point to a rising interest in cloud computing in Latin America as well as across the globe. The event is expected to bring together many of the region’s top cloud vendors, industry experts and end-users, as well as featuring a keynote theatre with leading speakers, including: (Read Full Article)

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24. Irene Approaches; Weather Sites Are Ready Explore Data Center Knowledge (Aug 24 2011) As Hurricane Irene grows and strengthens over the warm waters of the Carribean, forecasters are predicting a northward storm path that could entail hurricane force winds and rain over much of the coastal area of the Eastern United States. With Irene’s projected hit on major population centers in the metropolitan areas of the East Coast, huge numbers of people are turning to websites for information and predictions of the storm track. This storm is expected to be one of 7 to 10 hurricanes (top winds of 39 mph or higher) this season, according to NOAA information released in early August when it raised the number of named storms and hurricanes expected this year. Last year, Data Center Knowledge spoke to major weather websites about how they keep serving up content during peak loads – Weather Sites Gird for Hurricanes - such as Hurricane Irene. The Weather Channel, Storm Pulse and the ... (Read Full Article)

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25. TelecityGroup Buys Ireland’s Data Electronics Explore Data Center Knowledge (Aug 8 2011) European provider of carrier-neutral data centres TelecityGroup announced it has acquired Data Electronics Group Limited, Ireland’s leading provider of highly connected carrier-neutral data centres, for £87.6 million ($143.5 million) in cash. Data Electronics operates two carrier-neutral data centres in Dublin, with a combined capacity of 4,600 square metres and 4MW of customer available power. The facilities offer access to over 40 carrier networks and access to INEX, the Dublin internet exchange. Data Electronics also has 1.5MW of secured incremental customer power with potential for further significant expansion within its existing sites. (Read Full Article)

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