Level 3 Communications (LVLT) announced a strategic relationship with Microsoft (MSFT) to deliver private, direct network connections to Microsoft Windows Azure as part of the Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions partner ecosystem.

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has gone online with its new European-style Internet exchange in northern Virginia. The exchange is a key beachhead for the Open-IX movement, and h may have strategic benefits for EvoSwitch and landlord COPT in...

Can data centers tap unused server capacity to mine for Bitcoins? Online backup provider iDrive tested the concept, which reinforced the value of using custom hardware rather than quad-core servers - even if you're using 600 of them.

Focusing on strategic, high growth opportunities, Juniper Networks announced a new, integrated operating plan to refocus the company on innovation that matters most to service providers and enterprises.

Confused by the software-defined buzz? Our guide to SDx technologies provides explanations and examples of the many ways in which software is redefining the ways data center and cloud infrastructure is managed.

BATS Global Markets, the second-largest U.S. stock exchange, will shift its primary data center to an Equinix facility in Secaucus, the companies said yesterday. The consolidation follows BATS' acquisition of Direct Edge, which hosts its primary...