Video: Installing a 2-Megawatt Generator
Feb 11, 2013
SoftLayer Technologies recently expanded the power capacity of its DAL05 data center by installing a new Cummins 2-megawatt diesel backup generator. This 4-minute video reveals the process involved in lifting and installing this enormous engine.
Building Smaller: DFT Adopts New Data Center Design
Feb 11, 2013
DuPont Fabros Technology will continue to build some of the largest data centers on the planet. But it will do so in smaller chunks. The developer says it is finalizing a new design that will deploy new wholesale data center space in smaller...
Storage News: NetApp, SAP Expand Partnership
Feb 08, 2013
NetApp and SAP announced an expanded partnership with the intent to support next-generation solutions, Quantum announces a new i6000tape library, and Nimble Storage says it now exceeds a $100 million run rate.
Dell To Build 3 Petabyte Storage Infrastructure For JAIST
Feb 08, 2013
Dell announced that Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has selected Dell Compellent arrays to provide high-performance and large capacity storage for its growing, private cloud environment that supports its students and...
Dell Launches New Switching Platform & SDN Capabilities
Feb 08, 2013
Dell has announced new additions to its networking portfolio, with new top-of-rack and blade switches, as well as commercial availability of OpenFlow in its Force10 Operating System (FTOS).
Emerson's Trellis Integrates With IBM on DCIM
Feb 07, 2013
Emerson Network Power continues to focus on partnerships to boost its Trellis data center infrastructure management (DCIM). The latest partnership is with IBM, which will integrate its IBM IT service management software with Emerson’s Trellis...
Need for Speed: Taking Your Network to 40G and Beyond
Feb 06, 2013
Data centers today require more throughputs, more bandwidth and more resources to continue to deliver the type of performance required to maintain optimal business operations. As more demands have been placed on the data center, administrators...
Cormant Rebrands its DCIM suite; Solves More than Cables
Feb 06, 2013
Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) provider Cormant has rebranded its DCIM suite from "CableSolve" to "Cormant-CS." The impetus for the move is that “CableSolve” doesn’t convey all that the software does.
Cisco Expands SDN, Unveils New Nexus Switch
Cisco Expands SDN, Unveils New Nexus Switch
Feb 05, 2013
Cisco (CSCO) announced a variety of innovations for its Unified Data Center strategy, with a high density 40 Gigabit switch, a hybrid cloud solution, and a new controller. That included the Nexus 6000, a 96 port line rate 40-gigabit fixed form...
The Total Economic Impact of Desktop Virtualization
Feb 05, 2013
There is little argument that virtualization can help an organization be more resilient, agile and support more growth. Over the last couple of years, almost every IT department has worked with or at least tried some type of virtualization...
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