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Top 10 Data Center Stories: August 2011

Posted By Colleen Miller On September 1, 2011 @ 9:52 am In DCK | 1 Comment

Top stories during August 2011 featured cloud computing outages in Ireland and preparations on the East Coast for Hurricane Irene. In addition, the news of the sheer size of Google’s infrastructure, the ending of IBM’s role in the Blue Waters supercomputing project, as well as items on mergers and acquisition were very widely read. Here’s the rundown of the 10 most popular stories of August 2011, ranked by total page views:

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Colleen Miller is a journalist and social media specialist. She has more than 25 years of writing and editing experience, with her most recent work dedicated to the online space. Colleen covers the data center industry, including topics such as modular, cloud and storage/big data.

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[1] Outage in Dublin Knocks Amazon, Microsoft Data Centers Offline: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/07/lightning-in-dublin-knocks-amazon-microsoft-data-centers-offline/

[2] Report: Google Uses About 900,000 Servers: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/01/report-google-uses-about-900000-servers/

[3] NY Data Centers Prep for Hurricane, Storm Surge: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/26/ny-data-centers-prep-for-hurricane-storm-surge/

[4] CyrusOne Plans 1 Million SF Data Center in Phoenix: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/04/cyrusone-plans-1-million-sf-data-center-in-phoenix/

[5] The Cube: OVH’s New Data Center Design: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/19/the-cube-ovhs-new-data-center-design/

[6] IBM Pulls The Plug on Blue Waters: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/09/ibm-pulls-the-plug-on-blue-waters/

[7] OVH is Largest Web Host With 100,000 Servers : http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/15/ovh-is-largest-web-host-with-100000-servers/

[8] Telx Acquired by ABRY, Berkshire Partners: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/08/telx-acquired-by-abry-berkshire-partners/

[9] Telco Buying Spree Continues as Windstream Acquires PAETEC: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/01/telco-buying-spree-continues-as-windstream-acquires-paetec/

[10] Rayburn: Limelight May Be in Acquisition Talks: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/08/01/rayburn-limelight-may-be-in-acquisition-talks/

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