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Here’s a real-time view of what your Facebook clicks are doing to the environment
April 18, 2013 10:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Every like and comment and photo shared on Facebook has some ecological cost. The machines that process and store them use power, which still mostly comes from coal; and they need to be cooled.
Fusion-io scoops up ID7, a software-defined storage pioneer
March 18, 2013 5:49 PM
Dylan Tweney
Fusion-io, a leader in solid-state storage devices for high-volume datacenters, has acquired ID7, a maker of an open-source software-defined storage subsystem.
Vigilantes at Microsoft and Symantec ‘hijack’ hundreds of thousands of PCs for good
February 6, 2013 3:02 PM
Meghan Kelly
Microsoft and Symantec shut down servers at two data centers today, pulling a botnet that could be up to 900,000 infected computers strong offline.
Facebook, Intel, & Rackspace get more open-source than ever with new designs
January 16, 2013 11:17 AM
Jolie O'Dell
When competitors become collaborators in an open-source race to the ecological top, everyone wins.
Fusion-io launches ‘ioScale’ to pave the way for the all-flash data center
January 16, 2013 5:30 AM
Sean Ludwig
Flash storage business Fusion-io has launched its new ioScale product line, which promises to make all-flash-memory data centers a more feasible proposition for companies.
Google’s getting speedier in Asia with new data centers
January 2, 2013 8:35 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Google is telling Asian users to expect Google services to run up to 30 percent faster once a trio of new data centers come online.
All I want for Christmas is network virtualization
December 21, 2012 7:47 AM
Rebecca Grant
Network virtualization company Pluribus Networks received a $23M holiday investment from Menlo Ventures and NEA.
Silicon nanophotonics: IBM’s light chips could save data centers from bandwidth traffic jams
December 9, 2012 9:01 PM
Dean Takahashi
IBM says the technology is ready for commercialization, just in time for the era of Big Data.
How a Chinese e-commerce company racked up $3 billion in sales in just one day
November 21, 2012 7:00 AM
John Koetsier
Editor's Pick When you're looking to scale quickly, it helps to be a high-growth company in a high-growth industry in a high-growth country.
How Facebook kept its servers cool in the Southern summer heat
November 14, 2012 3:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Facebook's data center in North Carolina saw record temperatures this year. How did its open-source efficiency scheme work?
How Gawker bounced back after Sandy — and why it’s better than ever (for now)
November 3, 2012 9:36 AM
Sean Ludwig
After having its data center taken out by Hurricane Sandy, Gawker's network of sites decided to invade Tumblr to continue posting its engaging, irreverent content.
Dell announces strategy for making cloud computing and data centers more efficient and flexible
October 18, 2012 10:38 AM
Dean Takahashi
Dell showed off its latest line-up of enterprise products in San Francisco.
Google gives us a sneak peek inside its massive data centers (and it’s awesome)
October 17, 2012 9:14 AM
John Koetsier
Google calls it "where the Internet lives." Now we can see inside.
Power, pollution, and the Internet: If it’s really bad, let’s tell it like it is
September 23, 2012 11:54 AM
Matt Marshall
The New York Times has published an in-depth piece today that purports to document how wasteful the Internet industry is, but some critics say the report is misleading. The issue is important, because no doubt, there's a lot of waste, but here's an analysis of where critics think the Times falls short.
Tablets and smartphones are driving demand for Intel’s data center server chips
September 11, 2012 1:19 PM
Dean Takahashi
For every 120 tablets sold, a server has to handle the web traffic they generate.
Nebula nabs $25M from Comcast, Highland, KPCB, & others to deploy next-gen private clouds
September 5, 2012 12:01 AM
Sean Ludwig
While companies like Amazon and Rackspace mightily tout the power of the public cloud, some large enterprises still aren’t sold. These enterprises like the option of an on-premise private cloud that gives them a bit more control and security.
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VMware buys Nicira for $1.26B, making a bid for virtualized networking
July 23, 2012 3:53 PM
Ricardo Bilton
VMware announced on Monday a big, $1.05 billion acquisition of software-defined networking company Nicira.
While VMware is a major player in data center virtualization, its purchase of Nicira is meant to make it a similarly large presence in software-defined networking …
Amazon explains weekend outage, but Instagram, Netflix, & Pinterest stay mum
July 3, 2012 2:11 PM
Sean Ludwig
Editor's Pick
Amazon has released a detailed explanation of its massive EC2 outage this past Friday and Saturday. But even with all the new info, services that went down, including Netflix, Instagram, and Pinterest, have yet to fill in some crucial blanks.…
Apple bets $1B on new data center and facilities in Nevada
June 26, 2012 4:05 PM
Sean Ludwig
After collecting millions of dollars in tax breaks from having a small office in Nevada, Apple plans to give back to the state with new facilities that could cost up to $1 billion.
Apple’s plans, which were first reported by …
