VMware (VMW) has unveiled vCloud Hybrid Service, an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud built and operated by VMware. Here's a look at notable analysis and commentary from around the web.

Is the data center industry a candidate for regulation as a utility, as suggested last week by the New York Times? We reached out to experts who were familiar with both data centers and utilities to get their take.

There's a major data center project brewing in Delaware, with a group called The Data Centers (TDC) planning a data center near Newark.The massive project will also feature a large on-site energy component. and draw no electricity from the utility...

What goes on behind the scenes in winning a "codename" data center project? The Des Moines Register takes readers inside this previously secret site selection process in "How Iowa Landed Facebook," which provides details of the state of Iowa's...

Ready or not, virtual reality is coming to the data center. IO this week demonstrated a new application that provides a 3D visual representation of a customer's data center environment, allowing them to "walk through" their data center.

An ambitious project at the University of Chicago aims to lead the nation in biomedical computation, by making the region the largest hub in the world for genetic and medical information. At the forefront of the effort is Bionimbus, an open source...

Mellanox (MLNX) hopes to enhance its competiveness and its position as a leading provider of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions in a $87 million acquisition of Kotura, who develops advanced silicon photonics optical interconnect...

The cloud file-sharing service Box has been boosting Accelerator, its global data transfer network, in a bid to make its global enterprise customer base happy. Further infrastructure expansion lies ahead.