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Schneider Electric has updated its StruxureWare software for data center infrastructure management (DCIM) to support technologies from technology titans Intel (INTC) and Cisco (CSCO). The updates make it easier to identify underused or abandoned...
In this video, Matt Corddry, Manager, Hardware Design, Facebook, demonstrates new features and tweaks to Facebook's rack design for the Open Rack standard. Open Rack provides a 21-inch wide slot for servers and storage, expanding upon the 19-inch...
Data Center Knowledge recently had a look at Facebook's updated "Windmill" server design, which is now taller (2 rack units) and narrower to allow more motherboards to fit on a single equipment tray. In this video, Facebook's Matt Corddry provides...
Storage has been the missing link in Facebook's custom hardware designs. But no longer. This video provides a hands-on overview of Facebook's custom storage hardware, known as Knox, which is designed for easy maintenance and disk replacement.
Managed hosting provider Layered Technologies, Inc. has secured a $38 million credit facility to fund continued investment in its hosting and cloud services, the company said today
The phrase “hot water cooling” seems like an oxymoron. How can hot water possibly help cool servers in high-density data centers? Here's a look at three projects making this concept work.
Around the Web on June 6, World IPv6 Launch Day was celebrated to encourage organizations to move from IPv4 to IPv6. Why? Basically, the Web was running low on Internet addresses with the IPv4 protocol. With IPv6, there will be 340 trillion...
Sentilla Version 5, a software platform for Data Center Performance Management (DCPM), was rolled out this week. The platform allows for the granular management of assets inside the data center and across data centers, and incorporates one's cloud...