• Steadfast Expands in Chicago Internet Hub

    Updated: 2011-01-31 20:34:09
    Home Chicago Digital Realty Trust Steadfast Expands in Chicago Internet Hub Steadfast Expands in Chicago Internet Hub January 31st , 2011 Rich Miller IT infrastructure provider Steadfast Networks has expanded its presence at 350 East Cermak , Chicago’s most prominent data center hub . Steadfast has leased a new Turn-Key Datacenter pod from Digital Realty Trust which owns and operates the huge carrier hotel property . Steadfast Networks now has more than 1.3 megawatts of power and 17,000 square feet of data center space in 350 East Cermak , as well as office space for its corporate . operations This data center expansion enables Steadfast to provide our customers with a complete suite of services , 8221 said Karl Zimmerman , Founder and CEO of Steadfast Networks . We offer companies in the

  • The Cloud Arms Race: Is it Better to Build or Buy?

    Updated: 2011-01-31 18:49:25
    : Home Cloud Computing The Cloud Arms Race : Is it Better to Build or Buy The Cloud Computing Channel is brought to you by ZT Systems The Cloud Arms Race : Is it Better to Build or Buy January 31st , 2011 Rich Miller The network map of data centers operated by . Terremark Is it better to build or buy It’s a question confronted by virtually every company with major data center requirements . As cloud computing emerges as a key business battleground , a sophisticated platform and global data center network have become the table stakes . Some companies ready to make big bets on the cloud are finding they’ll need to buy their way . in That was the case for Verizon which said Thursday that it will pay 1.4 billion to acquire Terremark the Miami provider whose Enterprise Cloud platform and

  • Fiber Testing Best Practices Guide

    Updated: 2011-01-31 18:07:24
    Home White Papers Fiber Testing Best Practices Guide Fiber Testing Best Practices Guide January 31st , 2011 Kevin Normandeau As savvy data center operators upgrade their data center network to 10 Gigabit Ethernet , many are looking below the surface and considering the cabling that supports the 10 Gigabit network . 10 GigE technologies have tight tolerances for transport , especially over fiber . This handy best practices guide from Fluke Networks offer important tips from handling , testing and troubleshooting your fiber network . The emergence of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adds another topic to the worry list of data center operators . Many data centers use fiber for backbone cabling due to its bandwidth and capability to transport data over long distances . As data rates increase , however ,

  • Data Center Jobs: Jones Lang LaSalle & Parsons

    Updated: 2011-01-31 16:26:47
    : Home Data Center Jobs Data Center Jobs : Jones Lang LaSalle Parsons Data Center Jobs : Jones Lang LaSalle Parsons January 31st , 2011 Colleen Miller At the Data Center Jobs Board we have new job listings from Jones Lang LaSalle and Parsons for a Operating Engineer and a Senior Fire Protection . Engineer Jones Lang LaSalle is seeking a Operating Engineer in Georgetown , TX . The position includes being responsible for performing the installation , maintenance , repair and operation of mechanical and electrical equipment and systems performing general facility-related maintenance work including : plumbing repairs , replacement of lamps ballasts , door hardware and other maintenance tasks and operating building systems in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with government regulatory

  • More Construction Ahead in Northern Virginia

    Updated: 2011-01-31 15:29:41
    Home Featured More Construction Ahead in Northern Virginia More Construction Ahead in Northern Virginia January 31st , 2011 Rich Miller An aerial view of construction at a DuPont Fabros data center in northern Virginia . Data center construction is likely to remain busy in the . area The data center building boom in northern Virginia appears likely to continue , as Grubb Ellis reports that several new construction projects may be in the . works Virginia has seen increasing design-build interest from the user community , with a number of operators rumored to be shopping for land to accommodate future data center campuses , 8221 writes Bill Moser of Grubb Ellis on the company’s Data Center Practice blog . Both DLR Digital Realty Trust and DBT Development are rumored to be moving forward with

  • Roundup: Hardcore, Internap, Platform, Telecity

    Updated: 2011-01-31 13:55:59
    : , , , Home Cloud Computing Green Data Centers Internap Roundup : Hardcore , Internap , Platform , Telecity The Cloud Computing Channel is brought to you by ZT Systems Roundup : Hardcore , Internap , Platform , Telecity January 31st , 2011 John Rath The Liquid Blade from Hardcore Computer , which immerses blade servers in dielectric fluid coolant . Sun co-founder Scott McNealy is now an advisor to . Hardcore Here’s a roundup of some of this week’s headlines from the data center and hosting : industry Hardcore Computer adds Scott McNealy as advisor . Hardcore Computer announced that Scott McNealy co-founder of Sun Microsystems , is serving as an advisor to the company’s executives . Harcore designs and manufactures liquid submersion cooled blade servers . Last spring the company’s

  • Microsoft Eliminates Server Fans, Despite PUE Hit

    Updated: 2011-01-31 00:45:38
    Home Data Center Design Microsoft Microsoft Eliminates Server Fans , Despite PUE Hit The Data Center Design Channel is sponsored by Wright Line Microsoft Eliminates Server Fans , Despite PUE Hit January 31st , 2011 Rich Miller Not all steps that improve the energy efficiency of your data center will boost performance in key metrics for measuring green” data centers . An example : removing fans from servers , which actually has an adverse effect on Power Usage Effectiveness PUE the leading metric for data center . efficiency This dilemma was discussed in a new video from Microsoft featuring Dr . Dileep Bhandarkar , Chief Architect for Microsoft Global Foundation Services , which designs and builds Microsoft’s data centers . Bharkander discusses how Microsoft realized it was duplicating

  • Amazon S3 Cloud Stores 262 Billion Objects

    Updated: 2011-01-30 14:45:22
    Home Amazon Cloud Computing Amazon S3 Cloud Stores 262 Billion Objects The Cloud Computing Channel is brought to you by ZT Systems Amazon S3 Cloud Stores 262 Billion Objects January 30th , 2011 Rich Miller How big is Amazon’s cloud It’s huge , and getting huger . Amazon Web Services said this week that its S3 cloud storage service housed 262 billion objects at year-end of 2010, more than doubling in size from 102 billion objects at the close of 2009. The peak request rate for S3 is now in excess of 200,000 requests per second , according to Amazon’s Jeff Barr An analysis of new virtual server instances launched each day on Amazon’s EC2 cloud computing service , shows a similar growth curve , with activity more than doubling between 2009 and 2010. Check out this chart from the analysis by

  • Mike Manos Takes Operations Post at AOL

    Updated: 2011-01-30 13:00:18
    Home Data Center Jobs Mike Manos Takes Operations Post at AOL Mike Manos Takes Operations Post at AOL January 30th , 2011 Rich Miller Industry veteran Mike Manos has joined AOL as Senior Vice President of Technology Operations , the company said this week Manos’ shift to AOL follows leadership posts in data center operations at Nokia and Digital Realty Trust and Microsoft’s Global Foundation . Services Michael brings a wealth of valuable experience and expertise to the team , 8221 said Alex Gounares , AOL Chief Technology Officer . We are thrilled to have this highly sought after candidate on board as we continue to focus on developing best in class platform technologies that enable us to deliver excellent experiences to all of our users . 8221 I am excited to join AOL , especially now as

  • Video: Intel Discusses Benefits of Open FCoE

    Updated: 2011-01-29 15:30:49
    : Home Data Center Videos Networking Video : Intel Discusses Benefits of Open FCoE Video : Intel Discusses Benefits of Open FCoE January 29th , 2011 Rich Miller This week Intel introduced new capabilities to its 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters , which now support Open FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet making it easier to consolidate servers and storage into a unified network infrastructure . In this video , Intel’s Kirk Skaugen talks about the benefits of 10 GbE unified networking and Intel Open FCoE to help simplify data center cabling and networking . This video runs about 2 minutes , 45 . seconds For additional videos , check out our DCK video archive and the Data Center Videos channel on . YouTube SHARE THIS STORY : Tweets that mention Video : Intel Discusses Benefits of Open FCoE Data

  • Could Google be a Server Hardware supplier?

    Updated: 2011-01-28 19:49:37
    We all know Google builds their own server hardware. From what Google has learned building their own servers, could they get in the server business selling Google appliances for those who want to own the infrastructure and not go to...

  • How important is Networking in Data Center Growth? Google has 29 open positions

    Updated: 2011-01-28 19:38:02
    With Verizon purchase of Terremark, it is interesting to watch the Telco industry figure out how to grow. On the other side, looking at Google growing into the Telco space is interesting. Check out these 29 open networking positions at...

  • Google's next server innovation, optics?

    Updated: 2011-01-28 19:29:55
    Someone asked a good question on what Google server hardware looks like. Decided to go up and take a look at who Google is hiring and found a position for Optics Hardware engineer. The role: Optics Hardware Engineer As an...

  • Christian Belady fills Daniel Costello's position at Microsoft

    Updated: 2011-01-28 18:26:37
    I recently caught up with a data center executive to discuss who was moving where. I told him Mike Manos was moving. Reviewed a few people I heard had thrown their hat in for vacant positions. Where there was likely...

  • Mike Manos moves from Nokia to AOL

    Updated: 2011-01-28 18:13:30
    Mike Manos makes another career move, and lands at AOL. I’ve Got Mail….A new Aol. January 27, 2011 by mmanos You may have seen the announcement today about my recent decision and move to join the new leadership team at...

  • “Stacker” Mark Collier gives an OpenStack Update

    Updated: 2011-01-27 22:27:06
    A group of “stackers” (Rackspace employees involved in OpenStack) paid us a visit today here at Dell.  During a break in the meetings I got some time with Mark Collier, VP of Marketing and Business development at Rackspace who has been focused on building up OpenStack.  I chatted with Mark about what’s been going on [...]

  • When Disaster Strikes: Creating MSSQL Maintenance Plans

    Updated: 2011-01-25 14:07:59
    Resource for this article: John Denman, Rackspace Support You’ve likely experienced the panic of a computer crashing. In the midst of writing a sales proposal or developing a corporate presentation the screen goes blank. This loss of data can be detrimental. Compound that, though, and think what would happen if your entire e-commerce database crashed. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • 3 Ways Data Center Automation Helps Your Company

    Updated: 2011-01-24 15:44:00
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  • Virtualization and Business Critical Apps

    Updated: 2011-01-20 15:24:00
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  • Installing SSL Certificates in Linux

    Updated: 2011-01-20 14:47:02
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  • Six Months Later… OpenStack is Driving Open Cloud Comp

    Updated: 2011-01-18 14:22:36
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  • My interview on the Windows Azure team blog — The Cloud will go away

    Updated: 2011-01-17 15:53:04
    Barton's Blog To the clouds and beyond Home About My interview on the Windows Azure team blog The Cloud will go away

  • Low voltage DIMMs can mean huge savings in Hyperscale environments

    Updated: 2011-01-17 02:16:14
    Dell’s Data Center Solutions (DCS) group focuses on customers operating huge scaled out environments.  Given the number of systems deployed in these environments we are always looking for ways to take energy out of our systems.  A half a watt here, a half a watt there means big energy savings when multiplied across a hyper [...]

  • Big News for Cloud Files Users – Akamai is coming!

    Updated: 2011-01-12 14:54:42
    This news was originally posted on the Rackspace Cloud blog. For those of you who have been waiting patiently for CNAMEs and much faster development of our Cloud Files product, we have some great news! Today we announced that we have entered into an agreement with Akamai Technologies, Inc., the leader in CDN innovation and [...] Related posts:Career Fair “RackPalooza” is Coming on June 26! Rackspace is hosting an invitation-only career fair for technical folks.... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Construction complete on Microsoft’s “Cloud Farm”

    Updated: 2011-01-11 02:51:18
    In Data Center Knowledge last week there was a short article, accompanied by a set of photos, that gave view into Microsoft’s very cool new “Cloud Farm” data center.  The design of the data center, which is located in Quincy Washington, was driven by Microsoft’s use of some ultra-cool modular data centers .  It was [...]

  • 5 Ways to Prime the Data Center Network for Virtualization

    Updated: 2011-01-07 14:34:00
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  • Webinar: How Can Managed on Cloud Help Your Business?

    Updated: 2011-01-06 14:22:54
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  • HP Offers Solutions for Running Oracle Applications in the Private Cloud

    Updated: 2011-01-05 14:30:00
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