May 3, 2013 -- Cloud storage services provider StorageCraft Technology announced on Friday it is now offering StorageCraft Cloud Services through its value added resellers, via Lifeboat and SYNNEX distribution.Keep on reading: StorageCraft Technology Launches Cloud Services in US, Canada
As data centers have become larger and more centralized, data center energy use has been on the rise. Research company IDC recently determined that businesses spend almost as much on power and cooling as they do to keep servers running. In response, businesses have developed metrics to examine energy efficiency; the tools provide broad measurements that are helpful for enterprises, but often are more appropriate for huge data centers.
Guest author Ryan Murphey is VP of Facilities and DC Operations for PEER 1 Hosting. Data center computing demand grew 63% in 2012, requiring enterprises and data center operators to build new facilities to accommodate the market. Although some data centers may seem to be placed at random, selecting a data center location is a little more strategic than throwing darts at a map. In fact, there are ...
Data center developer 365 Main is expanding its New York data center, doubling the size of the facility to address increasing demand.
David Shaw of IO has been named the Data Center Manager of the Year Award by AFCOM, the leading association for data center managers. Shaw, the Senior Vice President of IO, was honored Wednesday night in an awards ceremony at Data Center World in Las Vegas.
May 2, 2013 -- Rackspace has launched new tools this week to help Microsoft.NET community members streamline web and mobile app development and use Rackspace cloud features.Keep on reading: New Tools Help Microsoft.NET Community Develop in Rackspace Cloud
May 2, 2013 -- Most companies allocate 25 percent of their IT budget to data storage, according to a survey released on Wednesday by web hosting provider NaviSite.Keep on reading: Enterprises Spend 25 Percent of IT Budgets on Data Storage: NaviSite Study
May 2, 2013 -- Data center operator 365 Main announced on Thursday it will double the size of its New York City data center to address increasing customer demand. Keep on reading: 365 Main Doubles Capacity of New York Data Center
By: Rebecca Harrington The University of Minnesota’s data centers manage and store everything from grades and financial data to the websites’ servers. Data centers use more than 2 percent of the electricity in the U.S., according to a 2011 study from Stanford University. In 2010, the Office of Information Technology had plans to purchase portable data centers to increase energy efficiency, which ...
The recent announcement by Microsoft Azure to compete on price with Amazon Web Services is a shot across the bow of AWS will most definitely bother AWS, but it should scare the stuffing out of the rest of the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market, writes Ted Chamberlin of Coresite.
On May 1, 2013 by Jeffrey Burt eWEEK USA 2013. Ziff Davis Enterprise Inc. All Rights Reserved. 0 Hewlett-Packard has expanded its product offerings that will make up its new data centre network fabric and bolster the company’s software-defined networking (SDN) efforts. The products announced 30 April include new data centre switches that offer greater automation and scalability, enhanced virtualisation performance and a less complex networking architecture, technologies that more tightly integrate virtualised networking with physical infrastructures, and software that automates application and service delivery in SDNs and traditional network devices and configures and the applications.
May 1, 2013 -- Modular data center developer Compass Datacenters announced on Wednesday it has completed construction and commissioning of its first data center facility in Durham, North Carolina, located within Research Triangle Park. Keep on reading: Compass Datacenters Completes First Data Center in North Carolina
May 1, 2013 -- Cloud software provider Citrix announced on Wednesday it has launched two growth-oriented programs, an enhanced Citrix Solution Advisor program and a new Citrix SaaS Advisor program, to make it easier for partners to do business with Citrix. Keep on reading: Citrix Launches Two Global Channel Partner Programs to Leverage Cloud
Imagine being able to access information from a remote source with almost the same speed as a storage device within a computer. While the speed of light will always provide limits to the speed and apparent latency of data access from a distance it will be possible to build computer architectures that can use resources, including digital storage, that are located far away from the user and that ...
Verizon is getting fuel cells for the project from Hillsboro, Oregon-based ClearEdge Power, which will install its PureCell Model 400 fuel-cell systems at the network and data center services company's California, New Jersey and New York sites.
Dean Nelson, senior director of global data strategy, architecture & operations, eBay, was recorded on video as he presents a review of eBay's Digital Service Efficiency measurement system.
The modern IT landscape has shifted towards the data center infrastructure. At the heart of the cloud, and – in reality – any organization, is the data center environment. More businesses are reliant on the functions of the core data center platform to help them function on a day-to-day basis. With...
After doing something similar in Belgium, Google is using its seawater-cooled data center in Hamina, south-eastern Finland, as a way to solidify its presence among local startups.
April 30, 2013 -- Cloud storage provider Datacore Software announced on Tuesday it has released the results of its third annual State of Virtualization Survey Storage survey, which saw that storage-related costs and I/O performance issues remain significant obstacles for organizations in virtualizing their applications.Keep on reading: Datacore Software Study: Virtualization Hindered by High Storage Costs, Performance
April 30, 2013 -- Cloud hosting provider The Host Group announced on Friday it has launched a completely revamped virtual data center which will provide higher performance, greater scalability and increased manageability.Keep on reading: The Host Group Launches Revamped Virtual Data Center
April 30, 2013 -- Phoenix NAP announced on Tuesday that its Secured Servers offering with both firewall and storage capabilities is available out of its data center in Ashburn, Virginia, as well as its hardware-as-a-service offering.Keep on reading: Phoenix NAP Offers Updated Secured Servers, HaaS in Ashburn Data Center
Amazon Web Services is in the middle of a worldwide tour, selling itself to customers and partners and gearing up for competition from a variety of new competitors.
This article series examines some of the classic design adaptations and new data center design trends being adopted as businesses strive to meet the challenges driven by evolving IT architecture.
