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Roundup: Hibernia, Telx, Lexent, VeriSign
February 24th, 2010 : John RathGibernia Atlantic's Global Financial Network has become part of Switch and Data's GeoReach program, while dark fiber specialist Lexent Metro Connect has expanded its presence within Telx facilities, and VeriSign reports 192 million domain names in 2009. Read More
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Former Bear Stearns Data Center Sold
February 18th, 2010 : Rich MillerIt looks like JP Morgan Chase has sold one of the two Bear Stearns data centers it acquired in March 2008 when the investment bank collapsed. Last week Brookfield Asset Management bought a New Jersey data center property from JP Morgan as part of a larger real estate deal. Read More
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Savvis to Expand Trading Space in Chicago
February 3rd, 2010 : Rich MillerResponding to growth in its proximity hosting services for financial companies trading derivatives and commodities, Savvis (SVVS) is expanding its data center at 350 East Cermak, a key connectivity hub in downtown Chicago. Read More
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Is Wall Street Ready for Cloud Computing?
January 28th, 2010 : Rich MillerCan cloud computing take hold on Wall Street? Not in the current environment, according to an analysis from the TABB Group, but that could change dramatically if financial regulators took a more active role. Read More
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Roundup: Cisco’s Space Router, AboveNet
January 25th, 2010 : John RathRoundup: Cisco's space router operates in orbit, AboveNet says it has deployed to all 20 Equinix data centers in the U.S., Lexent Metro joins Switch and Data's GeoReach program, Huawei deplys DWDM platform for GlobeNet. Read More
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Chi-X Canada Colos at Switch & Data
January 19th, 2010 : Rich MillerLow latency trading specialist Chi-X Canada has selected Switch and Data’s "Financial EcoCenter" at 151 Front Street in Toronto as its primary data center, the companies said today. Read More
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Telehouse Targets the Low Latency Market
December 22nd, 2009 : Rich MillerTelehouse America is seeking to leverage some of its data center real estate at 25 Broadway to gain a piece of the growing market for colocation space to support high-frequency trading. Read More
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Technology Review on High-Frequency Trading
December 21st, 2009 : Rich MillerMIT's Technology Review highlights the growth of high frequency trading, which now account for 61 percent of daily trading. "Trading is now essentially a virtual art," it concludes. Read More
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NASDAQ Expands Colo Deal With Verizon
December 16th, 2009 : Rich MillerThe NASDAQ OMX Group is expanding its colocation agreement with Verizon Business, the two companies said yesterday. The expansion continues the arms race between financial data centers in northern New Jersey, where stock exchanges are competing with colocation and hosting specialists. Read More
RESOURCE LINKS:
Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center
