In a dramatic move that illustrates how cloud computing has altered the data center landscape, Microsoft is opening up the server and rack designs that power its vast online platforms and sharing them with the world.
The Week in Review: Lenovo acquires IBM's x86 server business, Cisco gets Flashy with UCS, Bitcoin mining heads to the data center, the Savvis brand is no more, and Vantage signs 1.5 MW deal.
So how does a widely-used app like Gmail go down, as it has today? There have been a number of Gmail outages over the years, usually involving software updates or networking issues.
What's the end game of the Bitcoin mining arms race? Some Bitcoin watchers believe the network will ultimately shift from mining for new coins to a model based on transaction fees, which could accelerate a shift of...
Customers at CoreSite Realty's new Secaucus data center can now order direct connections to the Amazon Web Servicces Direct Connect deployment at CoreSite’s existing NY1 data center in Manhattan.
Lenovo plans to acquire IBM’s x86 server business for $2.3 billion, the companies said today. With the deal, Lenovo gets IBM's System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, NeXtScale and iDataPlex...
Vantage Data Centers has announced an expansion agreement with a leading e-commerce company, which will lease an additional 1.5 megawatts of wholesale data center space, the company said today.
After getting started in garages and server closets, bitcoin mining is moving into data centers and the cloud. Some traditional data center providers will benefit, but this transition also has the potential to enrich...
The Week in Review: The evolving modular market, IBM's billion dollar global buildout, strong gains seen for outsourced space, Iceotope gets $10 million for liquid cooling, Internap expands in NJ.