EMC World: EMC Bashes Facebook’s Open Compute Mission Critical Worth

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (May 21 2012) Storage

EMC has hinted it won’t be putting its name to the Facebook Open Compute Project in an official capacity anytime soon, as the storage giant told TechWeekEurope......low data mobility between in-house and external arrays either from EMC or third parties like rivals IBM and Hitachi Data Systems. EMC is still not viewed as the most open player in the storage market, bu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Facebook   IBM   Dell

In praise (yes praise) of the data center big boys by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (May 16 2012)

...decades before we understand all the consequences, but hardware manufacturers such as AMD, Dell and IBM are paying attention and building hardware to Facebook/Open Compute specs.  You may one day find the "standard" rack next to the Apple ][ as an IT antique... (Read Full Article)

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Open Compute Shakes Up Server Supply Chain

Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 8 2012) Cloud Computing , Servers

...rs and other alternatives to working with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like Dell, HP and IBM that have dominated server sales in the U.S. ODMs have historically kept a low profile while custom......storically kept a low profile while customizing designs for bulk sales to companies like Google and Facebook. Last week two large server customizers,Quanta Computer and ZT Systems, announced product offerings... (Read Full Article)

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Open Compute - Yes it really is radical! by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (May 6 2012)

...cloud data centre, you want bare-bones equipment with no frills, and for some time now, people like Facebook, Google and Zynga have been going direct to the people that make equipment for the likes of IBM, HP and Dell. . What Open Compute does, according to GigaOM, is to bring those back-room deals into... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Forrester Research   Google   The Green Grid

Open Compute builds a business model for the next era of the web

Explore GigaOM (May 4 2012) Servers

...nue and 6.1 percent of all server shipments. While plenty of companies spend money buying gear from IBM, HP and Dell, others are going direct to the companies that build servers for those giants. For com......h time a user loads the page. Cutting costs in IT has huge effects on the bottom line. For example, Facebook spent 16 percent and Google both spent about 9 percent of its ... (Read Full Article)

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Facebook-Driven Open Compute Project Grows Membership, Technologies

Explore eweek.com (May 2 2012) Construction

The Open Compute Project, started by Facebook a year ago to create open-source standards for highly energy-efficient data centers and IT hardware...... Salesforce.com and Canonical—Frankovsky told Bloomberg that there also have been discussions with IBM—and an expanding number of projects underway. At the show, the Open Compute Project unveiled its Op... (Read Full Article)

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Open Compute one year later. Bigger, badder and less disruptive than we thought.

Explore GigaOM (May 2 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

...n power is what led me to wonder if Open Compute might mean the end of decent margins for HP, Dell, IBM and other vendors when Facebook launched the project. But it looks like the ecosystem is adapting. HP and Dell are showing off new ... (Read Full Article)

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Letter to Ballmer, Bezos, Cook: Go to Iceland

Explore SmartPlanet (Apr 20 2012)

...rs that drive your cloud computing operations. It says that compared to other big IT companies like Facebook, Google and Yahoo, you use too much coal and nuclear, and not enough “renewable” power. “Three of t...... citing, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas mitigation and renewable advocacy. It actually grades IBM, Oracle and Salesforce as worse than the three of you on its list of 14 IT giants. But it singles ... (Read Full Article)

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Cloud's dirty laundry to be aired by Greenpeace

Explore crn.com.au (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell

...ned in the report. How service providers fare The report looks at Amazon Web Services, Apple, Dell, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Rackspace, Salesforce, Akamai, Twitter and Yahoo. Google ranked high in Greenpe... (Read Full Article)

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Amazon Receives Failing Grade in Greenpeace “How Green is Your Cloud” Report

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...nter receiving an F and its use of clean energy standing at 15.3 percent. Greenpeace praised Yahoo, Facebook and Google for constructing highly efficient data centers, as well as their use of renewable source...... engage their communities. Other companies assessed in the report were Rackspace, Akamai, Dell, HP, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, Twitter and Yahoo. Talk Back: Are you currently using a data center powered by... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace slams Amazon over green datacentre efforts

Explore ZDNet UK (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

...res not being green enough, though the advocacy group has praised sustainability efforts by Google, Facebook and Yahoo. In the How green is your cloud report, published on Tuesday, Greenpeace slammed Apple, A......n management associated with data consumption." The other companies assessed were Akamai, Dell, HP, IBM, Oracle, Rackspace, Salesforce, Twitter and Yahoo. A thought. Many years ago, after decades of dedi... (Read Full Article)

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Amazon, Microsoft low on Greenpeace clean-energy 'cloud' index

Explore The Seattle Times (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Wind , Cloud Computing

...y sources: solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal. Based on those criteria, Yahoo, Dell, Google and Facebook rank highest in Greenpeace's "clean energy index." Companies ranking the lowest: Salesforce.com, Or......hest in Greenpeace's "clean energy index." Companies ranking the lowest: Salesforce.com, Oracle and IBM. Amazon, Microsoft and Apple are in the next-lowest group, according to Greenpeace's clean-energy i... (Read Full Article)

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Top secret Visa data center banks on security, even has moat

Explore usatoday.com (Mar 26 2012)

... for digital data explodes with the popularity of cloud computing, tablets and smartphones. Google, Facebook and Apple are among the large tech companies that built their data centers in rural areas to save o......n afford it, build a data center. The big guys build their own." At the same time, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and others have plunged into the business of managing data centers for corporate clients, says Phil... (Read Full Article)

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Low power is the new black for data centers

Explore GigaOM (Mar 6 2012) Construction , Servers

...te with our customers,” meaning AMD won’t use SeaMicro servers to go up against the likes of HP and IBM. In reality, however, it’s not that simple. What AMD gets from buying SeaMicro is the technology to......Micro deal is one more step toward transferring the value, which an end customer like a Google or a Facebook needs, to a company like AMD and away from the OEMs ... (Read Full Article)

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How the data center market is changing

Explore Smart Business (Mar 1 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint

...to the colocation market. How is the enterprise market driving the colocation market? For instance, Facebook has proven that you can use most servers at higher inlet temperatures. Once you start to get people......, the supply price is high. If you can increase demand to where there is a viable market, Dell, HP, IBM — the big computer manufacturers — are starting to see a market in these different voltages ... (Read Full Article)

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eBay Containers Push Frontiers of Efficiency

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 27 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

...chieving maximum energy efficiency and low environmental impact in data centers,” said Brad Brech, IBM representative and Green Grid board member. “The Green Grid is at the heart of this mission and the......igning ourselves with The Green Grid’s DCMM from the beginning.” Large users such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Microsoft have reported industry-leading ratings in the 1.07 to 1.2 range. These numbers demo... (Read Full Article)

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Putting power-hungry data centers on a diet

Explore Seattle DJC Newspaper (Feb 23 2012) Construction , Servers

...ams. These vital spaces are also energy hogs that can significantly affect a company’s bottom line. IBM recently discovered that the energy consumed by its data centers companywide accounted for 45 perce......in each. This system-level reevaluation is being led by global technology titans such as Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Google. On the server power side, “virtualization” is a technique for reducing energy c... (Read Full Article)

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Large Data Center Coming to India, as Regional Demand Booms

Explore pcworld.com (Feb 7 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

... by IT systems and networking racks is already available, and top multinational companies including IBM and Hewlett-Packard have signed up as customers, said H.S. Bedi, chairman and managing director of ......on Twitter at @Johnribeiro. John's e-mail address is john_ribeiro@idg.com Prepare Your Business for Facebook Mobile Ads Facebook Mobile ads are rumored to arrive in March. Here are five things I expect Facebook do with them, and ... (Read Full Article)

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when the sun comes back, how much will it do for us - by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jan 8 2012)

... needed. But solar farms could have a role in providing some of the power needed by data centers. Facebook,  Apple and IBM have all made moves here, and they are not just a token gesture. However, solar may be more usefu... (Read Full Article)

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2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green

Explore Wired News (Dec 30 2011)

...ficiency — and no two data centers are alike. Out of necessity, the huge Internet players — Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Yahoo, and Apple — are finding ways to use greener energy and get more out of the......d from the servers. PUE: 1.15 Clear plastic walls help this HP data center keep its cool. Photo: HP IBM: Auckland, New Zealand IBM’s new down under data center uses environmental monitoring and ... (Read Full Article)

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Facebook and Greenpeace Make Peace on Renewable Energy

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Dec 15 2011) Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

December 15, 2011 -- Non-profit environmental organization Greenpeace and social network Facebook announced on Thursday that they will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, and develop ......itment to renewable energy raises the bar for other IT and cloud computing companies such as Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and Twitter," Casey Harrell, senior IT analyst for Greenpeace International said in a s... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace, Facebook Announce Truce

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 15 2011) Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...ces and encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation. As part of the agreement, Facebook said it will seek to power its new data centers using clean and renewable energy. The company has a......nt to renewable energy raises the bar for other IT and cloud computing (8) companies such as Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and Twitter,” said Casey Harrell, Senior IT Analyst for Greenpeace International. ”... (Read Full Article)

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HPC News, SGI, Blue Waters, Dell

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 9 2011) Supercomputer

...t for the NCSA Blue Waters system. A photo gallery of the installation day can be found on the NCSA Facebook album, where in the comments it is confirmed that the cabinets will be water-cooled. The National S......The National Science Foundation’s Blue Waters project was awarded to Cray last month after NCSA and IBM terminated the original contract last summer. Dell’s HPC Strategy. The Register reports on ... (Read Full Article)

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Bits Blog: Consultants in the Cloud

Explore Technology (Nov 25 2011) Cloud Computing

...ike him used to charge hundreds of thousands of dollars for a job like installing Lotus Notes in an IBM mainframe for a company. Now he sells Google Apps for business for the standard $50 per person per ......for Web surfers and Phil Simon discusses his new book, “The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Have Redefined Business.” (Read Full Article)

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