The abstraction of the hardware layer within the data center means we are able to utilize new types of controls around our data center. New technologies are being deployed within the data center at a very fast pace. Bill Kleyman looks at how the...

The networking sector news includes Penguin Computing launching a new line of open, SDN Ethernet switches, the Detroit Tigers using Exinda to help manage the media and network traffic, and Ciena collaborating with research and education networking...

Enterprise solid-state storage system provider Skyera boosts capacity and performance 10 times over its previous generation Enterprise Storage array, and forms strategic partnerships with Toshiba and SK hynix.

Have headline-making revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs made customers rethink hosting their data in the United States? Not according to early data from Netcraft, which says American hosts have gained hundreds...

Violin Memory launches the 3U 6264 flash Memory array, and Symphony Data Management System for managing petabytes of flash storage across arrays.

OpenStack storage gets a boost as Basho has formally added OpenStack compatibility to its Riak CS cloud storage. Version 1.4 also includes a number of performance enhancements.

Data center barriers can impact business operations. For example, 84 percent of data centers have had issues with power, space, cooling capacity, assets and uptime. These issues went on to negatively impact the business.

As data centers get bigger, S&C Electric Company is advocating medium voltage solutions for power distribution and backup. The company's technology is of interest because you can place power infrastructure outside, clearing up room in the...