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Sony to Reboot Playstation PSN in New Data Center
May 2nd, 2011 : Rich MillerSony said today that it will shift the operation of the Playstation Network (PSN) to a new data center as part of a broader retooling to improve the security of the service, which was shut down last week after intruders gained access to data from up to 78 million customer accounts. Read More
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Closer Look: EVE Online’s New Server Cluster
June 16th, 2010 : Rich MillerThe online science fiction game universe EVE Online is moving into new space in its existing data center in London, where game operator CCP Games has deployed a 12-cabinet cluster of servers. Read More
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StarCraft II to Join Warcraft on AT&T Hosting
May 19th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Blizzard Entertainment said Tuesday that it will continue to use AT&T's data centers to hosts World of Warcraft and other upcoming games. That means that AT&T will provide the back end for Blizzard's highly-anticipated StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty virtual world, which launches July 27th.
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When Servers Lag, Virtual Assets Crash Too
January 5th, 2010 : Rich MillerA cautionary tale for the virtual economy: What happens when thousands of dollars in virtual assets are put in play and the servers can't handle the load? Read More
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WoW’s Back End: 10 Data Centers, 75,000 Cores
November 25th, 2009 : Rich MillerWorld of Warcraft is hosted in 10 data centers across the globe, with AT&T providing the facilities and network. The game is powered by more than 75,000 CPU cores. Read More
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WoW's Back End: 10 Data Centers, 75,000 Cores
November 25th, 2009 : Rich MillerWorld of Warcraft is hosted in 10 data centers across the globe, with AT&T providing the facilities and network. The game is powered by more than 75,000 CPU cores. Read More
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Virtual Goods and the Cost of Infrastructure
November 2nd, 2009 : Rich MillerIn an economy built atop virtual goods, how do you manage capacity and spending? Game hosting specialist GNi ofers a window into the evolving infrastructure requirements of virtual economies. Read More
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Will COD Switch Slow Game Server Demand?
October 20th, 2009 : Rich MillerThe new title in the Call of Duty series will not support dedicated servers, but will instead run on a dedicated online platform. What will this meanf ro game hosting providers? Read More
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Second Life Adds East Coast Servers
May 18th, 2009 : Rich MillerLinden Lab will expand the back-end for Second Life to the East Coast, adding server infrastructure at the NAP of the Capital Region, a large data center operated by Terremark Worldwide (TMRK) in Culpeper, Virginia. Read More
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Cloud Growth Spurs Demand for Data Centers
Cloudscaling Joins Open Data Center Alliance
Data Centers Delivered Enters Modular Market
The State of the Modular Data Center