Top 5 Data Center Stories of the Week: November 17, 2017

For your weekend reading, here are the most popular stories that appeared on Data Center Knowledge this week:

Rackspace and HPE Will Sell On-Prem Private Cloud as a Service - Will install, manage pay-as-you-go OpenStack cloud in data center of client’s choice

Amazon Wants Energy Discount Before it Builds 12 More Ohio Data Centers - Tells officials they should lower its rates if they want more cloud data centers in Ohio

DCK Investor Edge: While Breaking New Ground, QTS’s AWS Deal is a Wildcard - For the first time, a colocation offering will be sold on the AWS Marketplace, but does QTS really have the tiger by the tail?

Facebook Open Sources Open/R, Its Distributed Network Software - Open/R is a core component of the social site and of its Terragraph wireless internet project.

EdgeMicro Plots to Disrupt Edge Colocation, 48kW at a Time - Critical Thinking: The startup plans to use container data centers to serve content directly from cell tower sites, relying on proprietary networking tech for differentiation