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Akamai Acquires Blaze for Front-End Optimization
February 8th, 2012 : Rich Miller
What's front-end optimization? It's one of the new web acceleration strategies that is becoming a must-have feature for content delivery networks. That includes CDN market leader Akamai Technologies, which is acquiring front-end optimization specialist Blaze Software. Read More
Tulip, IBM Team on Huge Data Center in India
February 8th, 2012 : Colleen Miller
Tulip Telecom is partnering with IBM to build a 100 megawatt data center in India, with total area of more than 900,000 square feet. Here's a video overview of the project. Read More
DFT Sees Slower Leasing in Several Markets
February 8th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Leasing at new data centers built by developer DuPont Fabros Technology has been slower than expected in several markets, prompting the compoany to lower its revenue guidance. But DFT says it remains confident in the long-term outlook for the data center market. Read More
Benefits of 10GBASE-T Adoption
February 8th, 2012 : Michael Potts
10GBASE-T is the standard technology that enables 1- Gigabit Ethernet operations over balanced twisted-pair copper, including Category 6A unshielded and shielded cabling. It provides flexibility in network design due to its 100-meter reach capability, and the requisite backward compatibility that allows most end users to upgrade from their 10/100/1000-Mbps networks. Read More
Cloud News: VMware, Hostway, HP
February 8th, 2012 : John Rath
VMWare introduces tool to help service providers automate vCloud Director deployments, Hostway launches FlexLink for hybrid clouds, HP offers cloud-based app performance testing. Read More
Data Center Jobs: CyrusOne, Inc.
February 8th, 2012 : Michael Potts
At the Data Center Jobs Board, we have a new job listing from CyrusOne, Inc, which is seeking a Facility Manager in San Antonio, Texas. Read More
DuPont Fabros Leases Space in NJ, Santa Clara
February 7th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Wholesale data center developer DuPont Fabros Technology has signed new customer leases at its data centers in New Jersey and Silicon Valley, the company said today. Read More
Red Hat Unveils Virtual Storage Appliance for AWS
February 7th, 2012 : Colleen Miller
The Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services (AWS) will enable enterprises to extend scale-out Network-attached storage (NAS) to the cloud. The new offering, along with Red Hat's Storage Software Appliance, gives users flexibility for on-premise and cloud storage options. Read More
Telx Adds Private Clouds for Colo Customers
February 7th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Telx wants to make it easier for its colocation customers to run private cloud infrastructure. So today the company announced a strategic alliance with Appcore, which specializes in private cloud services for enterprises. Read More