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EMC Enhances Virtual Data Centre Control Platform
EMC has updated its virtual data centre management package to offer a more complete view of virtual assets
New Centre Bids To Establish Iceland As Data Hub
As Verne Global's Icelandic data centre goes live, Colt upgrades its partnership to include a Point of Presence
CRC Scheme Triggers Rise In Data Centre Energy Management
A survey suggests that the CRC legislation is responsible for an increase in data centre energy management policies
IBM and Tulip Telecom Build Massive, Sustainable Data Centre In India
IBM has helped to create the largest and greenest data centre in India as a modular, stacked design for Tulip Telecom
SeaMicro Packs Xeon Chips Into A Microserver Architecture
SeaMicro's SM10000-XE applies its Intel Atom microserver concept to the Xeon chip to green up the data centre
Intel Buys InfiniBand IP From QLogic
Intel has acquired the intellectual property for the InfiniBand interconnect standard from QLogic, furthering its exascale computing plans
DOE Olympus Supercomputer Cooled By Groundwater
US Department of Energy makes big savings cooling Olympus supercomputer with 65 degree groundwater
The Uphill Struggle For Data Centre Efficiency
After years of effort, why has the efficient data centre movement made so little impact, asks Peter Judge
UK Data Centres Won’t Cut Energy In 2012
The majority of data centres in the UK will fail to cut energy use in 2012, despite environmental and economic pressure
IBM Data Centres Get Green Kudos From EU
The European Commission has recognised 27 IBM Data Centres for energy efficiency
Active Power Receives $10m Flywheel Order
Power distributor NetPower Safe plans data centre campus in Switzerland
Infoblox Looks To Raise £81m In IPO
Data centre software specialist Infoblox is looking to raise $125m (£81m) when it goes public later this month
Fusion-io Punches Through One Billion IOPS Barrier
Fusion-io has cut flash storage latency yet again after demoing a billion input/output operations per second
VMware View Bolts On Additional Virtual Desktop Control
At the heart of the View 5 deployment, which enhances remote desktop throttling to improve performance, is the view connection server
Physical Infrastructure Still A Power Play In Virtualised Worlds
Virtualisation and cloud computing continue to grow but Panduit’s David Palmer-Stevens stresses the importance of the underpinning physical infrastructure
Green Data Centres Hold The Keys To Better Management
Green data centres and technologies offer a good ROI for IT departments looking to cut costs and complex infrastructures, says Bob Violino
WindData Plans Wind-Powered Data Centre In Texas
New wind power venture claims to offer long-term cheap power to businesses
EIA Calls For Elimination Of Harmful Air Con Gas
The EIA has called for the “global elimination” of HFCs, commonly used in data centre cooling systems
Apple Risks Greenpeace Ire With Oregon Data Centre
Apple is considering a data centre in Prineville Oregon, near to Facebook, a move sure to anger Greenpeace
100Gbps Trans-Atlantic Link For NY, Ireland, Iceland
Emerald Express shaves milliseconds off trans-Atlantic latency, and links to Icelandic data centres
Telehouse London Totally Switches To Green Power
Telehouse has sourced 100 percent sustainable electricity for its Docklands data centre hosting site
Flawed Energy Efficiency Incentives Fail Industry
Cutting costs and carbon is critical, but Romonet’s Zahl Limbuwala says the way data centre services are ‘charged back’ is the key
Facebook Expands Green Open Hardware Push
The Open Compute Project is looking deeper into green data centres, from storage to systems management
IBM Creates Solar Array For Data Centres
IBM has said its new solar array is the first to be designed especially for powering IT systems
Facebook’s Data Centre Awarded LEED Gold
Facebook's data centre has been praised for its energy efficiency, despite criticism from Greenpeace
UK Data Centre Power Could Fuel 6m Homes
UK data centres currently cover three square miles - says DatacenterDynamics Research
NGD Opens New Hall At Container Based Data Centre
A 140,000 square foot data hall opens at a sustainable container-based data centre in South Wales
Apple’s iCloud Will Attract New Developers
The launch of the iPhone App Store created a rush to build third-party services. J Gerry Purdy thinks iCloud may have the same effect
One Third Of Enterprises Plan To Switch Hypervisor
Enterprises want to virtualise more, but don't necessarily intend to do it with their current hypervisor