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Fortrust to Expand Denver Data Center
April 11th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Colorado data center provider Fortrust is expanding its colocation space by 33,000 square feet, which will bring its raised-floor capacity to more than 80,000 square feet within its 224,000 square foot facility near Denver. Read More
It’s World Backup Day!
March 31st, 2011 : Colleen Miller
Today is World Backup Day. It's a timely reminder, following on an industry survey that found 15 percent of data center operators lack a proper backup and disaster recovery strategy. Read More
Risk Mitigation Strategies for Mid-Size Organizations
March 22nd, 2011 : Kevin Normandeau
In the wake of the recent earth quake and tsunami in Japan, many business executives often wonder how to prepare for the possibility that a calamity could wipe out their IT operations. The words "disaster recovery" (DR) evoke images of the earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters that can take your data center offline for hours even days. Read More
Will Data Leave Japan? Nirvanix Offers Exit Option
March 17th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Although no data centers in Tokyo have had their operations affected by Friday's earthquake and tsunami, cloud storage provider Nirvanix is offering customers the option of shifting their data out of its Tokyo data centers. Read More
Is Your Data Center Ready for STUXNET?
March 15th, 2011 : Kevin Normandeau
The STUXNET worm initially spreads indiscriminately, but includes a highly specialized malware payload that is designed to target Siemens Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that control and monitor specific industrial processes common in a data center. This has operators of mission critical data centers concerned about any security gaps between IT and facilities systems. Read More
DBSi Raises $35 Million for Pennsylvania Project
March 14th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Managed hosting provider DBSi has lined up $35 million to complete the first phase of the company's long-planned data center in eastern Pennsylvania, the company said this week. DBSi provides managed hosting for the healthcare and financial industries. Read More
How Japan’s Data Centers Manage Earthquakes
March 11th, 2011 : Rich Miller
How do data centers manage earthquake risk in Japan? Nearly 1,000 Japanese companies use seismic isolation technology from WorkSafe Technologies to protect their equipment. Here's an overview of how it works. Read More
LinkedIn: No Real-Time Data Center Backup?
January 28th, 2011 : Rich Miller
LinkedIn's IPO filing contained an interesting tidbit: The company currently has no real-time backup data center, meaning a failure of its primary data center would knock LinkedIn completely offline. Read More
Roundup: Equinix, Interxion, Peak 10
January 19th, 2011 : John Rath
Equinix (EQIX) selected by BIDS Trading, Interactive Data extends its footprint to Stockholm with Interxion, Macro Transport selects Peak 10 for disaster recovery. Read More