Top 5 Data Center Stories of the Week: May 8, 2020

Hackers Exploiting SaltStack Vulnerability Hit Data Centers - Attacks via the popular server management software came swiftly after a researcher discovered the weakness.

Microsoft Azure Adds Another VMware Option to the Multi-Cloud Mix - It’s a way to extend your VMware environment into Azure. Wait, didn’t we already have that?

Dell Launches New Midrange All-Flash Enterprise Storage Arrays - Dell EMC PowerStore features NVMe, an on-board VMware hypervisor option, and free upgrades.

Equinix Reports Solid Q1, Says Exposure to Pandemic’s Fallout Minimal - Like three other data center REITs, Equinix is cautiously forecasting a strong rest of 2020.

Digital Realty Posts Strong Q1, Says It’s ‘Insulated’ from Global Volatility - While the pandemic has presented some challenges, the company’s executives said the company was well positioned for the year.

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Essential Workers: Keeping Data Centers Running During the Pandemic - This is what life inside data centers during the COVID-19 pandemic looks like (Photo Gallery)