A grant for $7.4 million from the Department of Energy will accelerate the development of new enclosures that can improve the energy efficiency of existing data centers, according to HP and Eaton Corp., which are teaming on the project.
The initial buzz around stealthy server startup SeaMicro has focused on its plans to build powerful multi-core servers using Intel's low-power Atom chips. But the company's patent filings reveal broader plans for an interconnection fabric that...
Princeton University will build a new data center to house its high performance computing operations, the university said last week. The 40,000 square foot facility will be built on land the university owns in Plainsboro, N.J.
Roundup: Cisco's space router operates in orbit, AboveNet says it has deployed to all 20 Equinix data centers in the U.S., Lexent Metro joins Switch and Data's GeoReach program, Huawei deplys DWDM platform for GlobeNet.
Seattle startup OpsCode says its community of developers is creating a pool of open source tools for developer operations (DevOps), a combination of a systems administrator and developer who can quickly configure and update dynamic data center ...
Content delivery market leader Akamai (AKAM) has begun competing aggressively on pricing with rivals Limelight (LLNW), Level 3 (LVLT) and EdgeCast in recent months, Dan Rayburn reports.
VYCON, which makes flywheels for backup power systems, announced today that it has closed a $13.7 million round of funding. Flywheels are an alternative to using batteries in a data center UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system.
Verari confirmed Tuesday that an investment group led by founder David Driggers has acquired the company's assets and will "re-start the Verari engine" with a focus on working through partners.
Low latency trading specialist Chi-X Canada has selected Switch and Data’s "Financial EcoCenter" at 151 Front Street in Toronto as its primary data center, the companies said today.
Daniel Golding, who has tracked the data center and hosting sector for Tier 1 Research, has joined DH Capital as a Managing Director. DHh Capital is an investment banking firm specializing in the hosting and telecom sector.