Intel is providing more details about its data center consolidation, which will winnow 130 facilities into just eight.

Intel is providing more details about its data center consolidation, which will winnow 130 facilities into just eight.

The US Marine Corps will use VMware to consolidate 300 data centers around the globe to just 30 facilities.

Level 3 says data center consolidations are boosting sales of 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports.

Equinix (EQIX) held a grand opening today for the $175 million first phase of its new Chicago data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) recently consolidated its data center network from 18 facilities to just two.

Google has purchased a 466-acre parcel of land near Blythewood, South Carolina that is being considered for its second huge data center in the state.

Virtualization was hot, while CDNs were not. That was the story for data center stocks in the third quarter of 2007, as VMWare (VMW) and BLadeLogic (BLOG) led the way, while Akamai (AKAM) and Limelight (LLNW) lost ground.

Online auction house R.L. Rasmus is selling a large block of data center equipment that is being valued at $15 million.

The majority of public data center companies have outperformed the Dow thus far in 2007, with IPOs and deal stocks faring the best.