Top 10 Data Center Stories, January 2013

The view from inside the inflatable command module “dome” that plays a central role in the design of Bahnhof’s modular data center prototype. (Image: Bahnhof)

During the month of January, Open Compute Project’s open source hardware news dominated our reader’s attention, with three stories related to OCP hitting the Data Center Knowledge top 10 list. While Bahnhof’s unusual “space station” design in Sweden led the list, other items of interest included predictions for the 2013 in cloud technology and Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools.  Here are the most popular stories on Data Center Knowledge for January 2013, ranked by page views. Enjoy!

• The Space Station Data Center – January 14
• Encanto Supercomputer May Be ‘Sold in Pieces’ – January 2
• Open Compute: Momentum Builds for Open Hardware – January 16
• The Cloudy Horizon for 2013: 10 Predictions – January 4
• Ten Predictions: Why 2013 Will Be a Big Year for DCIM - January 3
• AMD Rolls Out Open Compute Servers for Wall Street – January 16
• It’s Official: Ashburn is Wikipedia’s New Home- January 14
• Facebook Builds Exabyte Data Centers for Cold Storage – January 18
• Top Five Data Center Issues: DCIM To the Rescue – January 8
• Active Power Announces 11MW Flywheel Deal – January 7

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About Colleen Miller

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.