The Open Compute Project initiative to develop a wider rack for data center equipment seeks to standardize a trend that has been developing for several years. Racks have been getting taller, wider and deeper for some time, according to IMS Research.

Technology from next-generation chipmaker Tilera is powering a new 512-core router from Maipu, the largest enterprise router supplier in China, the companies said this week.

Yahoo has asserted that Facebook's data center and server technology may infringe upon patents owned by Yahoo and companies it has acquired. Yahoo's claims cover technology included in the Open Compute Project, the open source initiative that has...

The Open Compute Project is ready to shake up the world of data center racks. The open source hardware project today outlined plans for Open Rack, which will see to set a new standard for rack design for hyperscale data center environments ...