1. Articles from By James Niccolai Of Idg News Service\San Francisco Bureau, Idg

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    1. Facebook and eBay Share Energy Tips for Data Centers

      Explore The New York Times (Oct 15 2010) Emissions , Servers

      Facebook and eBay Share Energy Tips for Data Centers Facebook and eBay shared some tips this week for improving efficiency and cutting energy bills in data centers. More News From IDG IT Career Site Dice Launches Network for Tech Recruiters, Job Hunters Green Grid Plans 'Data Center 2.0' Design Guide CA Buys Cloud Consulting Company 4Base EBay Requires Developers to Change Their Account Passwords Some of their tricks will be applicable only for very large data centers -- Facebook persuaded a server vendor to provide it with custom firmware to control fan speeds, for example -- but others are relevant for mere mortals who don't buy servers by the ton. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   The Green Grid   Brocade   Silicon Valley Power

    2. Dell Looks for a Bigger Role in the Virtual Data Center

      Explore The New York Times (Sep 29 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Dell Looks for a Bigger Role in the Virtual Data Center Dell hopes to expand its role in data centers beyond that of a low-cost hardware provider by offering a set of products for managing a virtual infrastructure. Through acquisitions, partnerships and some of its own development work, Dell has been assembling a set of software products called the Virtual Integrated System, which it says will make it easier for companies to provision and manage both physical and virtual servers, networks and storage. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Dell

    3. Dell Hawks Its New Modular Data Center

      Explore The New York Times (Aug 31 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Dell Hawks Its New Modular Data Center Dell has been relatively quiet about its modular data-center products, but on Tuesday it showed off a new design it has started selling to large "hyperscale" customers, which include big Internet firms like Microsoft and Facebook. The first modular data centers, including one shown by Dell two years ago, used standard shipping containers to house servers and other IT gear. The containers are sturdy, relatively cheap and highly portable, but some vendors have found them a little inflexible. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   InfoWorld

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