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Data Center Jobs: Google

Colleen Miller — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:10:25 +0000

At the Data Center Jobs Board, we have two new job listings from Google, which is seeking a Mechanical Engineer and an Electrical Engineer. Both positions are located in Mountain View, Calif.

Cloud Hosting Buyer’s Guide

Michael Potts — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:30:10 +0000

With the proliferation of cloud service providers over the last few years, organizations are no longer asking whether a cloud solution is appropriate for them, but rather, which cloud solution is. Selecting the right cloud solution requires thorough analysis into the level of security, control,...

Measuring End-to-End Performance of Critical Applications

Jerry Gentry — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:15:52 +0000

The results from this approach will be eye opening. Not only will you see the traffic between the client and the application server, you will see other servers which participate in the overall transaction. Servers which provide DNS, back-end databases and other services will show up as part of the...

Closer Look: Schneider Electric Modules

Colleen Miller — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:38:53 +0000

As part of the Uptime Institute's "Modular Campus," Schneider Electric brought a 50,000-pound pre-manufactured power facility module to Santa Clara Convention Center for event attendees to see and experience the modular unit. Video walk-through of the power module.

Modular Monday: Closer Look at 4 Offerings

Rich Miller — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:38:23 +0000

The Data Center Knowledge staff conducted video overviews and walk-throughs of each of the four pre-fabricated modular data centers on display at The Uptime Symposium last week, including products from Active Power, IO, Digital Realty and Schneider Electric.

Closer Look: Active Power’s PowerHouse

Colleen Miller — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:37:43 +0000

This video provides an overview of the Active Power PowerHouse system, a modular power infrastructure solution, is available in increments from 240 kW to 960 kW, and contains critical power infrastructure components,

Closer Look: IO.Anywhere Modular Data Center

Rich Miller — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:36:56 +0000

n this video, IO Chief Executive Officer George Slessman provides an overview of the company's IO.Anywhere pre-fabricated modular data center, which was on display at last week's Uptime Symposium in Santa Clara.

Closer Look: Digital Realty POD 2.0 Architecture

Rich Miller — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:36:38 +0000

In this video from the Uptime Symposium, Chief Technology Officer Jim Smith gave us an overview of how Digital Realty incorporates pre-fabricated modular infrastructure into data centers using its POD Architecture 2.0 designs.

Industry Perspectives: Power Assure, Infosys, Raritan

Colleen Miller — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:59:55 +0000

This week's Industry Perspectives featured columns from Clemens Pfeiffer of Power Assure on server power efficiency, Ron Diersen of Infosys Limited on data center design, and Greg More of Raritan on "smart racks."

Roundup: ViaWest, CoreLink, Interxion

John Rath — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Colocation and hosting news: ViaWest launches KINECTed NAS, CoreLink selected by Maxxiss Communications, Interxion selected by Gigas.

It’s Finally Friday: ‘Modular’ Cartoon Caption Contest

Colleen Miller — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:59:57 +0000

It's time for our Friday cartoon contest and this week's cartoon asks the question: “Is a modular data center green?

Why Facebook’s IPO is Good for the Data Center Industry

Rich Miller — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:57:43 +0000

Facebook 's IPO will be good news to many of Facebook's employees and investors. But it also is a positive development for the data center industry, providing Facebook with lots of capital and motivation to wield it in ways that satisfy Wall Street analysts and the company's investors. And that...

More Highlights From The Uptime Symposium 2012

Colleen Miller — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:30:17 +0000

Data center professionals, consultants, researchers and industry vendors convened on Santa Clara for the seventh annual Uptime Institute Symposium. There was an emphasis on modular approaches to data center builds and the latest developments in energy efficiency and green data center technology as...

Server Colocation as well as its Benefits

Utropicmedia — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:26:12 +0000

Server Colocation as well as its Benefits

Article by Natalia Kirilenko

CyrusOne Going ‘Massively Modular’ in Phoenix

Rich Miller — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:20:46 +0000

CyrusOne is moving dirt in Phoenix. The data center service provider, which is the colocation subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell, broke ground today on a 57-acre parcel of land it purchased in Chandler, Ariz. last fall.

Apple: iDataCenter Power Will Be 100% Green

Rich Miller — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:34:43 +0000

Apple is doubling the size of its already-huge solar array at its data center in North Carolina, buying another 100 acres of land to house a second large installation of solar panels. The company said the expansion, along with its plan to use fuel cells from Bloom Energy, will allow it to supply 60...

NVIDIA Unveils GPUs to Power Clouds

John Rath — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:37:09 +0000

At the GPU Technology Conference, NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) unveiled its cloud GPU technologies, based on the company's new Kepler GPU architecture, which was designed for use in large-scale data centers.

Why Server Colocation Is Important For Your Business And Do You Actually Need This?

Utropicmedia — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:26:27 +0000

Why Server Colocation Is Important For Your Business And Do You Actually Need This?

Article by Deborah Smith

QTS Data Centers Add 1 Megawatt of Solar

Rich Miller — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:16:16 +0000

Data center service provider QTS (Quality Technology Services) is building new solar power installations at its Richmond and Atlanta Metro Data Centers that will provide a total of one megawatt of power generation capacity upon completion.