Apple unveils 18-megawatt solar farm to power cloud data center

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jul 27, 2013

Apple Inc. (NSQ:AAPL) said it plans to build a new solar farm with NV Energy Inc (NYS:NVE) for power supply to its new data center in Reno, Nevada, a major step towards its goal of having its data centers run on renewable energy.

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Tags: Data Center, Cloud, Power, Apple, 18-megawatt solar farm

Reduce Costs while Increasing Performance?

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jul 24, 2013

Many data centers struggle with achieving the perfect balance between reducing costs and increasing performance.

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Tags: Data Center, Reduce Costs, Increase Performance

Industry Trends and Vision: Evolution toward Data Center Virtualization and Private Clouds

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jul 16, 2013

IT managers across the world are struggling to make their networks meet performance benchmarks, despite ongoing investments.

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Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Industry Trends, Vision, Private Clouds

Microsoft plans for $677M data center expansion in Iowa

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jul 5, 2013

Microsoft has received tax incentives to help it with a $677 million expansion of west Des Moines, Iowa data center.

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Tags: Data Center, Microsoft, expansion, Iowa

What Is the Software Defined Data Center and Why Is It Important?

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jun 26, 2013

There are a few “software defined” terms that are often used:

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Tags: Data Center, Software Defined

Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) Data Center Closings 2010-2013

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jun 11, 2013

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Tags: Data Center, Federal, Consolidation, Initiative, FDCCI, Data Center Closings

Fidelity Getting Into Data Center Business

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jun 9, 2013

“Major advances in our ability to capture, store, retrieve, and analyze data are changing the way people and companies make decisions,” says Kyle Weaver, portfolio manager of Fidelity Select IT Services.

Fidelity, Boston-based, a company that predominantly offers financial services, also provide modular data centers. Read Fidelity’s press release: Investing in the cloud and Big data—big opportunities?. The new data center business is called Centercore.

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Tags: Data Center, Business, Fidelity

$35M data center opens in Needham

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jun 7, 2013

Digital Realty announced they will be hosting the grand opening of 105 Cabot Street on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Digital Realty Trust has opened a new 130,000-square-foot center three-story, $35 million data center in Needham, Mass.

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Tags: Data Center, Needham, MA

New Study Indicates Geographic Proximity And New Applications Are Driving Data Center Decisions In Enterprise Market

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jun 6, 2013

 Study by Compass Datacenters of 150 U.S. companies with annual revenues of $250 million or more has identified factors shaping the data center strategies:

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Tags: Data Center, Study, Geographic Proximity, Applications, Decisions, Enterprise Market

General Motors Corp. (GM) Reinvents Its Data Center

Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on May 23, 2013

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Tags: Data Center, GM, IT