Data Centers
Data centers are being reinvented via virtualization, servers with better performance per watt and the increasingly popularity of cloud computing. Key vendors such as Cisco, EMC, HP, IBM, VMware and others are all pushing to make the data center more efficient. Who will be the leader in next-gen data centers?
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Lacuna Systems claims 'Frictionless Application Performance Monitoring'
For suppliers of application performance management technology, finding a unique and clear way to describe what their products do is increasingly a challenge.
Business insight is OpTier's goal, not triage
OpTier's Andy Wild discussed his company, its goals, and why he thinks its different from other application performance management companies.
HP boasts its SDN fabric cuts provisioning down from months to minutes
The software-defined networking space is starting to get heated as more tech giants try to make up for pitfalls in their PC units.
Box's Sam Schillace on enterprise software's hard curve ahead
Schillace talks the intersection between collaboration and storage, data center scaling, one-day release cycles and where enterprise software is going.
Internap looks to integrate cloud with colocation services
'Cloudy Colo' encourages customers to build hybrid infrastructures.
EMC's Q1 falls short, customers cautious on IT spending
"Customers are still being very cautious with their IT spending. For sure most orders are subject to greater scrutiny and many enterprises are now requiring a higher level of executive sign-off," says EMC CEO Joe Tucci.
SK Hynix Q1 revenue up from DRAM demand
South Korean chipmaker notches a 2 percent quarter-to-quarter increase to 2.78 trillion won from increased demand for PC and server DRAM for data centers.
VMware's Q1 solid, avoids enterprise software malaise
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger said that the company's performance was solid "particularly in light of recent results from many of our industry peers."
Facebook sheds details about new datacenter in Iowa
The world's largest social network has more room to grow with the opening of a new datacenter in the Midwest.
Google outlines renewable energy plans for N.C. datacenter
The Internet giant is developing a program for larger corporations (on par with Google) for purchasing renewable energy options for their own operations.
IBM's potential x86 server sale to Lenovo highlights oncoming train
IBM famously unloaded its PC business to Lenovo well before the post PC era hit. Is Big Blue bailing on commodity servers before the floor falls out?
IBM's Q1 closes weak as software, mainframe deals slip
IBM saw demand drop off at the end of the first quarter as revenue and earnings miss expectations. Other tech giants saw a similar tough finish to the quarter.
Facebook debuts public dashboards about power, water usage at datacenters
Facebook’s new dashboards are designed to report back continuous, near-real-time data for key efficiency metrics at its datacenters across the United States.
How over-provisioned is your datacenter?
The Uptime Institute’s annual roundup highlights the cost of under-utilized and little-used servers.