Head of new U.S. Digital Services department (former Googler) recalls nightmare of trying to bring the site back up, calls on country's web engineers to consider government work.
One of New York's premier data center addresses is getting a power-up. DataGryd is upgrading the power infrastructure at 60 Hudson Street, adding generators and additional capacity from ConEd.
The Bitcoin technology arms race is shifting from the processor to the data center, with hardware vendors like GAW Miners pointing their businesses towards the cloud.
The agency has been testing a novel cooling technology for its massive data centers, dunking servers in tanks of dielectric coolant fluid similar to mineral oil.
Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT has acquired two properties from data center provider IO, which will continue to use the facilities through a long-term lease.
IO's current data center project in Slough, England, will be its last company-built data center. The company will focus on partnerships with service providers for future expansion into new markets.
In the ultimate manifestation of the "server hugger" who wants to be close to their equipment, hobbyists and IT professionals have set up data centers in their home, creating server rooms in garages, basements and...
