data centers

With continued growth in the need for data centers, those looking to build must decide between a prefab or traditional build solution The modern data center is a fully integrated …

U.S. firm aims to complete the data center transactions in 2016 U.S.-based Digital Reality, which provides data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, entered into a definitive agreement with Equinix to …

Flexenclosure looks at what advances we should expect in data centers, which are becoming an increasingly important component of telecom operations The proliferation of smart handsets, constant rollout of new …

Cloud-as-a-service trades capital hardware, software and licensing costs into an operating expense Faced with the ever-increasing need to cut costs and boost revenues, many enterprises are turning to digitalization strategies …

CEO Jeff Bezos attributes success to innovation and customer-obsessed approach Highlighting the increasing importance of cloud-based computing and attendant data center needs, Amazon Web Services hit $10 billion in annual …

The Open Compute Project, as it continues to gain interest of telecom players, is bringing the innovation of white box servers in the hyperscale data center space to new markets. …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Quortus to get a primer on mobile edge …

Facebook CEO calls addition of Google a ‘strong symbolic move’ SAN JOSE, California – The Open Compute Project, started by Facebook in 2011, has grown to encompass some of the biggest …

Facebook VP of infrastructure discusses Open Compute Project adoption by telecommunications industry SAN JOSE, California – Jason Taylor, Facebook VP of infrastructure and Open Compute Project Foundation chairman and and …

According to a report by Bloomberg, Google, which buys its data center server chips from Intel, could take that highly lucrative business to competitor Qualcomm if that company’s chips meet performance …

Project Natick is Microsoft’s effort to make a more efficient, better located data center under the sea Cloud computing heavyweight Microsoft, looking to boost the operational efficiency of data centers while …

Learn more about data center power needs and moves toward sustainability As the demand for streaming video, mobile applications and other technologies that require high-bandwidth continues to proliferate, the need …

What is the Open Compute Project? The Open Compute project is nonprofit founded in 2011 with the goal of reimaging the design of server, storage and other data center hardware …

Facebook data centers said to be 100% powered by renewable energy In a Jan. 24 blog post, Facebook announced it will build its second European data center in the small …

Verizon Communications hopes to raise more than $2.5 billion through the sale of 48 data centers, according to Reuters. The carrier got into the data center business in a big …

What to expect from SDN and data centers in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on …

IT plans in 2016 set for challenge from digital transformation Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on …

Montana officials, with an eye on economic development, have been working with Google and Facebook to convince the technology giants to build data centers in the Western state. According to …

Enterprises want to focus on business value, not IT infrastructure Google is one of the largest server manufacturers in the world and among the four big players in the cloud-computing/datacenter …

Analysts note CenturyLink move could be start of additional spin offs Regional telecommunications provider CenturyLink said it was looking at strategic alternatives for its data center and colocation business operations …

Windstream and TierPoint include ongoing partnership as part of transaction Telecommunication services provider Windstream said it plans to sell its data center business to TierPoint for $575 million. The deal, …

Both parties will promote global standardization for 5G technology The European Union and China have signed an agreement for the future development of “5G” networks. The deal was inked during …

Belgium data center struck causing errors on Google Compute Engine persistent disks Four lightning strikes affecting the power grid around the Google Compute Engine data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium, …

Apple is potentially betting big on content delivery services like streaming music, video Published reports suggest that tech juggernaut Apple could deploy its very own high-speed network linking four U.S. …

Infonetics Research report found robust SDN plans across North America The market for software-defined networking solutions is expected to blossom over the next several years, with robust SDN opportunities for …