When you think of cloud builders, NxGen Modular probably doesn't immediately spring to mind. The company may not be a household name, but it's busy building the data centers that will power two of the world's largest cloud computing operations.

Zayo Group to acquire AboveNet (ABVT) for $2.2 billion, Big Switch Networks announces Open SDN, Cisco's NDS receives $18 million in damages from EchoStar.

The cost of under-utilizing the potential of a data center facility can be massive, increasing the price of each provided kW of processing power by up to 100%. Many of today’s data center management strategies risk encouraging short-term...

The controversial BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay posted an odd announcement last night stating that it had decided to deploy servers using aerial "drones" in the upper atmosphere. Prank or outside-the-box ambition?

In another code-named mystery project, Cheyenne, Wyoming is reported to be one of two finalists for a proposed $112 million data center.

Verizon and NEC transmit 21.7 Tbps over field fiber, Talari awarded U.S. Patent for virtual WAN technology, Meru launches new virtualized mobility and access solution.

Mission critical facilities such as data centers are prime candidates for power monitoring systems. By employing monitoring systems to analyze system-wide real-time power data, facility managers can reduce the cost of electricity and improve its...