A market research firm called Dell’Oro Group has released a report that finds the market for ethernet switches has grown by 20% in the last quarter of 2009. Cisco, HP, and Juniper, three of the big players have added $600 million in revenue, and the research firm expects the market …
Read More »Facebook criticized for coal-powered data center
Facebook’s new data center under construction in Prineville, Oregon, is as green as they get. Featuring eco-friendly evaporative cooling and re-use of server heat for offices during the winter, the facility meets the coveted LEED Gold standard for energy efficiency. Despite this, the facility has been on the receiving end …
Read More »Afilias buys .Mobi registry
Afilias, a company well known for operating the .org and .info gTLDs, has purchased the .MOBI registry for an unknown sum. While Afilias has always been in charge of handling the technical aspects of the extension, this purchase gives it total ownership of the domain. While the company will leave …
Read More »HP launches cloud infrastructure design service
Businesses are jumping to get on the cloud, but many will have to redesign their server infrastructure to most effectively meet the needs of the new technology. That’s why server guru HP has launched the HP Cloud Design Service. As part of the service, HP will evaluate a company’s server …
Read More »Instead of expanding outward, data centers build up
With data center space in high demand lately, facilities are doing everything they can to expand. This now includes building upward, with providers switching from the conventional 42U server racks to nine-bart tall 58U racks– allowing 25% more servers to be placed in the same area. According to Hossein Fateh, …
Read More »Twitter uses BitTorrent to boost performance
To speed up performance on its one billion tweets-per-month network, Twitter has started using BitTorrent to distribute files faster. Codenamed “Murder,” the project involves transforming Twitter’s servers into BitTorrent distribution clients. User bandwidth is not be utilized, but rather, one seed server distributes files between thousands of other servers owned …
Read More »VMware launches data center on wheels
In an effort to show off its virtualization software, VMware has turned an eighteen-wheel truck into a mobile data center. Dubbed The VMware Express, it will travel around the United States and Canada, stopping at a number of locations to demo VMware. The mobile facility contains equipment from Dell, Cisco, …
Read More »IT blog starts data center haiku contest
Interested in data center technology? Have a knack for words? Then you may want to enter the data center haiku contest. Entries are due on February 15 and can be submitted through Twitter or email. The prize is only a mug with your poetry written on the side, but I …
Read More »Data centers put server-generated heat to use
Data centers have found a lot of creative ways to be eco-friendly over the years. They never cease to innovate. Now some server facilities are putting the heavy heat generated by servers, which has long been ignored as a nuisance, to use. Take a look at data center firm Telecity, …
Read More »What's my IP address?
When you connect to the Internet, your ISP assigns you an IP address. This unique number tells servers where to deliver content and identifies you to websites. While you can use computer-side commands to display your IP, the easiest way to find out your IP address is to use a …
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