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How Many Data Centers Are LEED Platinum?
February 24, 2012: Rich Miller
For data centers, LEED Platinum remains a fairly exclusive club. We've identified 12 of these facilities. Check out our updated illustrated guide to LEED Platinum data centers. Read More
Roundup: NetApp, Cisco, Microsoft, Fusion-io
February 24th, 2012 : John Rath
Cisco (CSCO) and NetApp (NTAP) announced the availability of a Cisco Validated Design for the FlexPod shared infrastructure and Microsoft private cloud, Japanese social gaming company Drecom using Fusion ioMemory to power its MySQL databases. Read More
Friday Funny: Vote for the Best Cartoon Caption
February 24th, 2012 : Colleen Miller
It’s Friday and time for some data center humor before the weekend. Add your vote for the best entry for captions for last week's comic, titled, "What's Love Got to Do With It?" Read More
Dell Acquires AppAssure, Cisco to Buy Lightwire
February 24th, 2012 : Colleen Miller
Dell purchased AppAssure to gain technology that delivers reliable application recovery from customers’ servers to their data center and their cloud, while Cisco is acquiring Lightwire, which makes advanced optical interconnect technology for high-speed networking applications. Read More
HPC Roundup: TACC, Blue Waters, Cray
February 24th, 2012 : John Rath
Supercomputing action: Cray cabinets for Blue Waters installed at NCSA , Texas Advanced Computing Center receives $10 million commitment, Cray forms business unit in China for training and sales. Read More
New CEOs for Active Power, SGI
February 24th, 2012 : Colleen Miller
On the executive front, Active Power (ACPW) named Doug Milner as president and chief executive officer, while SGI announced Jorge Luis Titinger as its president and CEO. Read More
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Industry Perspectives
Planning for Success: Private Storage Clouds

BRENT RHYMES
iWave Software

23 Feb 2012 : Industry Perspectives
Private cloud storage has multiple benefits and advantages over traditional storage on stand-alone servers, writes Brent Rhymes of iWave Software. Read More
Asset Recovery: Remove, Remarket, Recycle, Report

Michael Saia
XTechnology Global

21 Feb 2012 : Industry Perspectives
IT assets are being decommissioned at a high rate due to today’s dynamic market, writes Michael Saia of XTechnology Global. Efficiency in recovering value in these assets, while maintaining data security, is paramount to the success of any organization. Read More