Japan’s Softbank Turns to Korea for Cloud Backup
Updated: 2011-05-30 17:03:40
Home Asia-Pacific Japan’s Softbank Turns to Korea for Cloud Backup Japan’s Softbank Turns to Korea for Cloud Backup May 30th , 2011 Rich Miller Japanese telecom and media giant Softbank will partner with Korean wireless firm KT Corp . to build data centers in South Korea , the companies said this morning . The 65 million joint venture is designed to offer cloud computing services , with an emphasis on disaster recovery services for Japanese firms . KT Corp . will own 51 percent of the joint venture , with Softbank owning the rest , the companies said . The joint venture plans to build an internet data center in the South Korean city of Gimhae offering cloud-computing services to Japanese companies , KT said in a statement . The data center is scheduled to be completed by . October South
: Home DCK Roundup : The Google Data Center Summit Roundup : The Google Data Center Summit May 28th , 2011 Rich Miller Joe Kava , Google , described a network POP efficiency project that he oversaw at Google . Google hosted its second Data Center Efficiency Summit in a cinema theater in the SihlCity section of Zurich , Switzerland , Discussion focused on improving efficiency across the board , although cooling and power were frequently stressed as areas in need of improvement . Presenters and panelists included members of the Google data center team , along with executives and engineers from eBay , Microsoft , UBS , PlusServer , The Green Grid , BCS and many other companies and . organizations Here’s a roundup of our coverage of the : event Video : Inside Google’s Newest Data Center Google
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Home Facebook Facebook May Get New Neighbors in Prineville Facebook May Get New Neighbors in Prineville May 27th , 2011 Rich Miller Facebook Director of Technical Operations Tom Furlong and Prineville , Oregon mayor Betty Roppe at the opening of the Facebook Prineville data center on April 15 Photo : Rich Miller Lots of folks want to be friends with Facebook . Now several data center companies want to be their . neighbor Officials in Prineville , Oregon say they are in discussion with two additional companies about building data centers in the town , where Facebook just opened its first company-built data center . Local officials said that interest in Facebook’s facility had attracted interest from other companies seeking to leverage the town’s ideal environment for using fresh air to cool
Home Featured eBay Right-Sizing Infrastructure As Growth Surges eBay Right-Sizing Infrastructure As Growth Surges May 27th , 2011 Rich Miller Dean Nelson , of eBay , describing how he leverages density to support eBay's business of 62 billion in transactions of merchandise Photo : Colleen Miller The infrastructure for eBay is enormous , and getting bigger by the moment . The giant Internet e-commerce company serves up 2 billion page views every day , requiring more than 75 billion daily requests to huge databases housing product information . That traffic is powered by high-density racks packed with up to to 96 servers and requiring 28 kilowatts of power . This Web-scale infrastructure enables eBay to process 62 billion in orders . annually We are our own little economy , 8221 said Dean
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