A disgruntled sysadmin has plead guilty to pushing the Emergency Power Off button in a data center controlling the California power grid.

Dan Rayburn estimates the size of the CDN market at $450 to $500 million for 2007, and growing to $800 million in 2008.

SWsoft will change its name to Parallels, seeking to capitalize on the popularity of its desktop virtualization products.

Power usage by data centers will continue to increase through 2010, with particularly strong growth in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a study from AMD.

Data center operators are reluctant to take sides in a controversy about a proposed high-voltage line to boost power availability in northern Virginia.

Rackspace Managed Hosting is planning to use raised floors for its data center AND office space at its new headquarters.

EDS has been awarded a seven-year, $715 million contract to deliver IT infrastructure services for Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY).

The FCC will now require telecom and wireless companies to provide backup power for cell sites and remote telecom facilities.

Walt Disney's venture arm, Steamboat Ventures, has invested $6 million in content delivery network startup EdgeCast.

Cooling specialist Vette Corp. has formed a new division focused on liquid cooling products for data centers.