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.
Apple unveils 18-megawatt solar farm to power cloud data center
Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jul 27, 2013
Tags: Data Center, Cloud, Power, Apple, 18-megawatt solar farm
Many data centers struggle with achieving the perfect balance between reducing costs and increasing 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.
Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Industry Trends, Vision, Private Clouds
Microsoft has received tax incentives to help it with a $677 million expansion of west Des Moines, Iowa data center.
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
Tags: Data Center, Software Defined
Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) Data Center Closings 2010-2013
Posted by Dasha Bushmakin on Jun 11, 2013
Tags: Data Center, Federal, Consolidation, Initiative, FDCCI, Data Center Closings
“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.
Tags: Data Center, Business, Fidelity
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.
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:
Tags: Data Center, Study, Geographic Proximity, Applications, Decisions, Enterprise Market
Tags: Data Center, GM, IT