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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AMD makes good on its Open 3.0 Server
Can Open Compute go head to head with the likes of HP, IBM, and Dell in the datacenter?
London Olympic Park to house giant datacentre and tech cluster
A vast datacentre will be built in the former press and broadcast centre after a deal was signed between the London Legacy Development Corporation and Infinity.
Cisco's quarter, outlook upbeat; Eyes data center turf
Cisco CEO John Chambers said "we are dramatically better positioned than the traditional data center players such as HP, Dell, and IBM."
Amsterdam stakes its claim as European datacentre hub
Datacentres are slowly making their way onto the list of things that Amsterdam is synonymous with.
Three years later, the federal government is still clueless about consolidation
The five-year federal datacenter consolidation program still lacks metrics to measure actual cost savings.
Oracle targets government cloud deals with new UK datacentre
Oracle pushes ahead with its international cloud plans with the announcement of a new UK datacentre specifically for government services.
GM has a new $130 million datacenter
It will be "the computing backbone" for the automaker's global operations as it shrinks its 23-facility footprint to just two.
HP Software delivers integrated management for apps deployment
HP Software today announced four products that aim to tackle the thorny reality that traditional apps deployment is broken, and that the new requirements make automation and comprehensive management an inescapable necessity.
Run your Amazon Cloud from your Windows Server console
Amazon has released a management pack for the Microsoft System Center.
White House aims to 'liberate open data' with Executive Order
A new "Open Data Policy" aims to require all new government data to be made available in open, machine-readable formats.
Virtual machine density can be a virtualization deal breaker
When you decide to transition to a virtual infrastructure, you should focus on one particular aspect of that move: Virtual machine density. Believe it or not, it could be a deal breaker.
Open Compute to open source high-end network switches
Facebook and friends' Open Compute Project has made servers, motherboards, and power supplies more affordable for datacenters. Now it tackles perhaps its biggest challenge to date: High-end network switches.
Rackspace: Can it compete with Amazon Web Services?
Rackspace's first quarter growth wasn't up to expectations. The company could be facing an AWS squeeze with enterprises and developers.