Active Power has received a multimillion dollar purchase order for its flywheel-based CleanSource UPS systems. The systems, which total nearly 11 megawatts of UPS capacity, are slated for deployment at a data center owned by "one of the world’s...
Will 2013 be the year of Data Center Infrastructure Management? Sales picked up in the second half of 2012, and many vendors report that customers are finally starting to understand the value. Here is 10 predictions for DCIM in 2013
The Encanto supercomputer, which was the third-fastest system in the world in 2008, has been repossessed by the state of New Mexico and will likely be sold for parts to three universities, local media reported last week.
Cray announced it has been awarded a $39 million contract from the North-German Supercomputing Alliance (HLRN) to deliver a distributed Cray XC30 supercomputing system. Meanwhile, NVIDIA announced that it has been awarded a contract worth up to ...
The evolution of the modern data center has taken place on numerous levels. Now, data center managers are looking for ways to optimize their environments and gain an upper hand on cost management. One of the biggest ways to create a more robust...
Software-defined technologies are likely to play a key role in the evolution of the modern data center. Here's a look at some of these technologies, and their potential impact on the data center environment.
A new study highlights how granular control of fans on air handlers can significantly lower cooling costs. A joint study from Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Vigilent Corporation, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) resulted in a 66...
Schneider Electric and analytical engineering firm ETAP announced a new advanced electrical power analysis and simulation solution module for data centers, which provides data center operators with added power system intelligence.
Hosting provider Go Daddy has named veteran executive Blake Irving as its Chief Executive Officer of Go Daddy, Irving is a former Microsoft executive who most recently served as Chief Product Officer of Yahoo.