VMware Buys Nicira in $1.2 Billion Embrace of SDN
VMware Buys Nicira in $1.2 Billion Embrace of SDN
Jul 23, 2012
VMware will buy Nicira, a leading player in software defined networking (SDN) for $1 billion in a bold move to boost its position in data center networking. Nicira’s software platform manages a network abstraction layer, which lets users create...
High-Speed Trading Networks Getting Even Faster
High-Speed Trading Networks Getting Even Faster
Jul 23, 2012
The fiber networks driving high-speed trading for major stock exchanges are about to get even faster. Sidera Networks says it will conduct a major upgrade of its low-latency fiber routes connecting major financial data centers in New York and New...
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Roundup: HostingCon 2012 Highlights (Continued)
Jul 19, 2012
From diversity in the workforce, to business models of cloud, presenters at HostingCon 2012 covered a broad range of topics relevant to the hosting industry. Here's our roundup of noteworthy coverage of this week's conference held in Boston, via...
HostingCon 2012: Photo Highlights of Day 2
Jul 18, 2012
The second day of HostingCon 2012 featured the opening of the exhibit hall as well as more educational sessions. We've got three pages of photos of all the conference action!
IntelliBatt Gets $22 Million in Funding, New CEOs
Jul 18, 2012
IntelliBatt, which provides batteries, cabinets and monitoring technology for data center UPS systems, has secured a $22 million equity investment led by Columbia Capital. The company also announced that two veterans of Rackable Systems will share...
Aryaka Raises $25 Million for WAN Optimization
Jul 17, 2012
WAN optimization specialist Aryaka said today that it has secured a $25 million Series C funding round led by InterWest Partners, with participation from Presidio Ventures and existing investors.
Cloud Buzz Boosts Business for Hosting Firms
Jul 17, 2012
For veterans of the web hosting industry, cloud computing isn't revolutionary. But the "cloudification" of IT infrastructure has changed the competitive landscape for hosting, and has likely boosted business for many hosting service providers...
Photo Feature: HostingCon Highlights
Jul 17, 2012
About 1,900 hosting professionals came together at HostingCon 2012, which got underway Monday in Boston. Check out our photo feature, Scenes From HostingCon 2012, for highlights of Day 1 of the conference.
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IPv4 Addresses Now Driving Hosting Deals
Jul 16, 2012
There's a new metric in web hosting acquisitions: whether a seller has a supply of unused IPv4 addresses. Investment bankers working on hosting deals say the scarcity of IPv4 addresses is becoming a factor in some transactions.
Facebook Revises its Data Center Cooling System
Facebook Revises its Data Center Cooling System
Jul 16, 2012
Facebook is updating its data center cooling system, swapping media in place of misters. The changes to the social network’s multi-room “penthouse” cooling were based on lessons learned during the first year of operating its data center in...
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