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The State of the Modular Data Center

Rich Miller — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:39:41 +0000

What's the state of the modular market? Five years after the debut of the Blackbox, we look at who is using modular data centers, the potential market, and what the analysts foresee for the future of modular design.

Facebook’s $1 Billion Data Center Network

Rich Miller — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:26 +0000

Facebook has invested more than $1 billion in the infrastructure that powers its social network, which now serves more than 845 million users a month around the globe. The company spent $606 million on servers, storage, network gear and data centers in 2011, and expects to spend another $500...

Cisco Accelerates Switches to 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet

John Rath — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:43:17 +0000

Cisco (CSCO) announced it has updated its switching portfolio with 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) and 40 GE capabilities, the next speed limits for networking. These new capabilities provide a holistic architectural approach across campus, data center and service provider environments.

SeaMicro Servers Get Brawny With Xeon Chips

Rich Miller — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:07:25 +0000

SeaMicro has adapted its many-core server design to work with Intel Xeon micro servers, significantly expanding the type of workloads that can run on the company's low-energy servers.

Amazon: 762 Billion Objects Stored on S3 Cloud

Rich Miller — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:55:33 +0000

The number of objects stored on Amazon Web Services' S3 storage service tripled in the 12-month period between the final quarters of 2010 and 2011. Amazon S3 now stores an amazing 762 billion objects.

Inside IO’s Modular Data Center Assembly Line

Rich Miller — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:08:41 +0000

IO's new factory serves as an assembly line for modular data centers, and the back-end of the company's effort to reshape the face of the data center market. We take a look inside.

Intel: Emerging Player in DCIM Ecosystem

Rich Miller — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:42:43 +0000

As DCIM continues to gain traction and funding, Intel is building a key role in this emerging business. While known primarily for processors, Intel's innovation extends to middleware like Data Center Manager, which captures real-time information on servers' energy use and temperature and packages...

Upgrading a Landmark Data Center Hub

Rich Miller — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:31:02 +0000

60 Hudson Street, which has a grand history as a cornerstone in the development of America's communications infrastructure, is undergoing a complex upgrade of its power and cooling infrastructure to expand the data center space in the building.

Google Spent $951 Million on Data Centers in 4Q

Rich Miller — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:25 +0000

Google invested nearly a billion dollars in its Internet infrastructure in the last quarter of 2011, recording capital expenditures (CapEx) of $951 million. The increase is likely tied to a significant expansion of the company's global data center network.

A Data Center That Mimics A Mansion

Rich Miller — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:17:27 +0000

A luxury homebuilder in Minnesota wants to build a data center that appears to be a mansion, allowing the commercial building to fit into a residential neighborhood. The facility would be used by FiberPop, a broadband content provider.

Google: Our Data Centers Are Good Neighbors

Rich Miller — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:45:28 +0000

Google said today that all its company-built data centers in the United States have earned independent certifications for environmental impact and workplace safety, reflecting its commitment to maintaining the highest standards for its data center operations.

Cisco Reaches 10,000 UCS Customers

Rich Miller — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:52:41 +0000

In two years, Cisco Systems' entry into the blade server arena has won it a 12.2 percent share of the x86 server market. This week Cisco (CSCO) announced that it has surpassed 10,000 customers worldwide for its Unified Computing System (UCS).

Vivek Kundra Joins Salesforce.com

Rich Miller — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:01 +0000

Vivek Kundra has a new platform for his "cloud first" message. Kundra, who served as the first Chief Information Officer for the U.S. government, has joined Salesforce.com (CRM) as executive vice president of emerging markets.

Equinix, Neutral Tandem Team on Carrier Ethernet

Rich Miller — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:12:40 +0000

Equinix continues to enhance its offerings for carrier Ethernet services. Today it announced a partnership with Neutral Tandem, another emerging player in the carrier Ethernet ecosystem, that will make it easier for Equinix customers to expand into additional markets.

Oregon Scientific’s App In Sports watches sync with your phone, grab apps from it

Richard Lai — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:43:00 +0000

One of the many new products we spotted at Oregon Scientific's CES booth was the App In Sports range of watches. As the name suggests, these wearables can link up to your Android phone (via ANT+ wireless connection) to grab up to three app profiles, and the range of profiles available depend on the model of the watches due to their different sensors: for the RA900 (Expedition) you get cardio, weather, hiking and sleep; whereas the SE900 offers coach, running, workout and sleep. More profiles will be made available, though it's not clear whether they'll make it before or after the watches launch in a few months time. Either way, users will need to install the matching Android apps according to their watch models, but both apps can sync with the watches for exercise summary data (including heart rate, exercise time, distance and speed). Demo video after the break.

Gallery: Oregon Scientific's App in Sports watches

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A Red Scarlet-X 4K tour around CES 2012 (video)

Richard Lai — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:26:00 +0000

For the third CES in a row, our old friend Ted Schilowitz has stopped by to let us drool over Red's latest high-end cameras. And boy, this is one helluva camera we have this time. You may recall that last year we were shown a working Scarlet prototype with 3K video resolution and a fixed lens; but fast forward to 2012 and we have the Scarlet-X, a sturdy 4K beast that not only supports interchangeable lens, but it's also actually out on the market. Obviously, the $9,700 base price (excluding the Canon EF lens mount; Nikon and Leica mounts coming soon) is aimed at film studios instead of us regular Joes, but Ted was kind enough to spend a whole afternoon showing us all the goodness on the Scarlet-X -- we even got to play with it on the CES show floor, and unsurprisingly, this Red kit became quite the celebrity. Read on to find out how we got on with it.

Gallery: RED Scarlet-X 4K camera hands-on

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Opting For a Managed Dedicated Hosting Service

karl — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:30:10 +0000

If you are running a small business, then you are probably concerned about how ecommerce is changing how people do business these days. Unlike before when you didn’t need to have your own computer and you didn’t have to worry about web hosting, these days, there is an unspoken rule that if you want to prosper in your business, you need to have web presence. Having your own website would help you generate and facilitate sales.

If you are looking for a small business hosting service, you have several options to choose from. You really don’t have to worry about the cost because there are many affordable webhosting providers offering their service.

Different Categories of Small Business Webhosting Services

Hosting website services for small businesses can be divided into four categories — corporate co-location, managed web hosting, shared and in-house. Among these four, it is advisable for you to start with managed dedicated hosting. What does this mean? Basically, when you use a dedicated hosting website service, it means that you would rent your dedicated server from a service provider. Of course, you may customize your server and place remote server access. However, the service provider would be responsible for providing the hardware and software needed to operate the server. They would also be responsible for installing and maintaining the same. What does this mean to you then? This translates into cost savings for you and your business.

When you opt for managed dedicated hosting, you will be able to avoid the expense associated with setting up and maintaining a website. The cost of the bandwidth is oftentimes distributed to all the provider’s clients, so all of these clients save a lot of money. You would also be able to enjoy the quirks offered by the managed dedicated hosting providers. You could take advantage of the service packages as well.

A corporate co-located webhosting, on the other hand, allows you to store your own hardware and Internet connection into a particular server space that your provider will allocated for you. This allows you to save a few dollars here and there, but this does not offer the same savings that managed dedicated hosting service does.

Choosing Your Managed Dedicated Hosting Server

Generally if you want a secure, reliable but completely affordable way of putting up your website, website hosting is the perfect choice. However, you should make sure that you have a reliable webhosting provider. They should be able to ensure that they can provide search engine visibility for your website, so check for a dedicated webhosting server that is continuously up and running. This will guarantee that your website will be up all the time and people will be able to have access to you and your service at all times.

These days, business owners need to have their own website if they want to stay ahead of their competitors. However, you need to make sure that would still be able to save money from setting up and maintaining a website and you can only do this if you use a managed dedicated hosting service.

How Important is Secured Data Storage and Backups?

karl — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:28:50 +0000

Because computer files and databases are very much susceptible to numerous outside threats, experts highly recommend the importance of secured data storage and backups. These procedures can save people from many troubles as well as other undesirable effects of unsecured and unprotected computers and save them from lost data or replacing many man hours of work. To stay always on top of every situation, it is best for individuals and businesses to acquire the services of highly reliable providers of secured data storage and backups.

Almost everyday, numerous people and businesses are losing some of their most valuable data for so many different and unexpected reasons. Furthermore, these losses can put them into catastrophic, stressful, and costly conditions. For some, lost data are simply irreplaceable like all those important financial statements, e-mail messages, and photographs. These are just some of the many important reasons why people and businesses must provide backups for their data.

To keep computers free from all sorts of troubles and problems, secured data storage and backups provide all the necessary solutions for the safety and security of all those important files and databases. Generally, these secure offsite data storage capabilities are safe, reliable, and easy to use. Simultaneously, people can expect such offsite backups to be fast, compatible, and convenient.

While providing offsite backups, people can use passwords to protect all their valuable and private data while the backup process is taking place. At the same time, these computer tools regularly save all those important data automatically to prevent any of them from being lost. Above anything else, the backup software is very easy to use. Within minutes, computer users can now enjoy the simple interface of the software, while eliminating worries concerning the security and safety of their files and databases.

Home Plans
For all those computers at home, people may want to protect all their valuable data by acquiring home backup plans. They can choose either the Core Backup option, which is basically a one-click operation, or the Power Backup option, which operates on a richer interface. Some of the Core Backup features include secure file accessibility, customizable backup scheduling, and simple interface. On the other hand, Power Backup defines many unique backup sets simultaneously, creates an optional backup for hard drives, and functions well using any operating system.

Corporate Plans
Because many businesses rely heavily on their most valuable data, they need to employ some corporate backup options to help their business operations survive. They can use corporate backup plans to support some of their most important database applications, even though they lack sufficient skills to conduct technical operations. They can use these modules to backup all those important database applications like MySQL, Oracle, and Microsoft Exchange Server.

Additionally, corporate backup plans use special software that provides secure back up options for important files while minimizing their space. Furthermore, corporate backup plans support different kinds of databases and computer platforms. Because these data backups are automated, there is no longer a need to acquire the services of more people to perform such procedures.