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IBM ramps up flash storage solutions
Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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IBM reinvents data storage, unveiling ultra-fast all-flash arrays to accelerate business operations in the data-driven Cognitive Era.
Chinacache
ChinaCache launches first of its kind internet exchange in China
Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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ChinaCache unveils a pioneering internet exchange, CHN-IX, promising efficient content delivery amid China's surging web traffic.
Time
Nines all the way as Digital Realty scores five 9s uptime - for the ninth time
Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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digital realty
Digital Realty scored five 9s of uptime across its data center suites last year - for the ninth consecutive year.
Growth11
Micro-mobile data center market on rapid growth trajectory
Tue, 26th Apr 2016
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Demand for micro-mobile data centers is heating up, thanks in part to power consumption and carbon emission 'challenges'.
Data center red
Intel slashes 12,000 jobs, focuses business on data center and IoT
Thu, 21st Apr 2016
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Intel is slashing 12,000 positions globally as it refocuses its business around data center and internet of things and away from PCs.
Container movement
Data center startup emerges from stealth with $12.5m and new appliance
Thu, 21st Apr 2016
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diamanti
Diamanti, which aims to solve production container deployment and performance challenges, has secured $12.5m funding and debuted a new appliance.
Skyscraper
Is this the data center of the future?
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Two Italian architects have taken third place in eVolo magazine's annual Skyscraper Competition with a sustainable data center skyscraper.
On the charge
Microsoft on charge in SaaS market with 70% revenue growth
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Microsoft is on the charge in the SaaS market and is now challenging for leadership in the growth market with Oracle and IBM also making a big play.
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Vapor IO joins Open Data Center Alliance
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Vapor IO has joined the Open Data Center Alliance, with the ODCA saying it anticipates the vendor will offer much in terms of new innovation.
Future past
Big players losing as they fail to capitalise on booming PaaS market
Mon, 18th Apr 2016
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martech
IBM and Oracle are losing out as they fail to capitalise on the booming PaaS market and concede share to specialists, open source and cloud providers.
Fs thailand awards
TCC Technology named top Thai data center hosting service provider
Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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Thailand’s TCC Technology has been named Frost & Sullivan’s Thailand Data Center Hosting Service Provider of the Year.
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Hyperconvergence driving IT and business transformation - and vendor activity
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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converged infrastructure
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cisco
The hyperconvergence platform market is forecast to be hotbed of activity, as OEMs seek to gain leadership by partnering with niche vendors.
Separation
Emerson files to spin off network power business
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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Emerson Network Power has begun proceedings to spin off its network power business, which has been renamed Vertiv.
Aussie cloud
CenturyLink launches Aussie cloud node
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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CenturyLink boosts its presence down under, unveiling a new cloud node in Sydney, amplifying its IT and cloud services in the APAC region.
Money
Cloud driving infrastructure spend in 2016
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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analyst report
Spend on server, storage and Ethernet switches for deployment in cloud environments is expected to increase by 18.9% this year.
Sdn
2016 a ‘telling year’ for SDN as enterprises spend up
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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naas
SDN revenue is on a growth trajectory, as companies move from trialling to full adoption. But challenges remain.
Polyu
Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.
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Rackspace delivers managed private cloud - in any data center
Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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Backspace has launched an OpenStack everywhere initiative, offering enterprises fully managed private clouds in any data center.
Ekko
Data center heat goes 3D and realtime
Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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ekkosense
Powerful gaming technology is providing thermal images of data center hot spots - and helping companies to energy savings.
Hub and spoke
Equinix takes data processing to the edge with Data Hub
Wed, 6th Apr 2016
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Equinix is taking data processing capability to the edge with the launch of Data Hub, designed to help address the ever-growing data management issue.