Underground Data Centers Utilized For Security
The increase of risks like extreme weather and cybercriminals has created demand for decommissioned military bases and abandoned mines for use in housing storage facilities.
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Brazil Data Center Opens as Part of Microsoft Global Expansion
Microsoft recently announced the opening of its new Brazil data center.
When was the first fiber optic cable lit for commercial purposes?
And, how many miles of fiber were installed in Q1 2014? Answer: April 22, 1977, General Telephone and Electronics sent the first live telephone traffic through fiber optics at a 6 Mbit/s throughput in Long Beach, California. The first transatlantic cable to use optical fiber went into operation in 1988. In Q1 2014, 41 million … Read more
Data Center Efficiency and ROI: Why invest in efficient cooling?
WiredRE research shows that the big six public data centers (EQIX, DLR, DFT, COR, CONE, QTS) are spending an average of $7 million per MW, excluding real estate on constructing new wholesale data centers. With expenditures of that size going into a new data center, what is the value of spending additional money for higher efficiency cooling for … Read more
California Data Center Second Phase Completed by DuPont Fabros
This week DuPont Fabros Technologies announced that it had opened Phase II A of its SC1 Santa Clara, California data center.
Indiana Data Center Purchased by Online Tech
Online Tech, a Michigan-based data center operator, recently announced it had purchased a 44,000 square foot Indiana data center in Indianapolis.
Carrier-Neutral Colocation Data Center Trend Growing
CyrusOne recently released a report outlining the growing trend of businesses leveraging the services of carrier-neutral colocation data centers for colocation and disaster recovery needs.
Africa Data Centers Planned
Plans for two new Africa data centers were announced this week, with facilities being built in Sierra Leone and Nigeria for communications companies MainOne and Airtel.
Software-Defined Data Center Benefits
Software-defined data centers bring a range of benefits and are being hailed by many as the future of data centers.
Hong Kong Data Center Opened by IBM
On June 1, IBM announced the opening of its newest computing facility, a Hong Kong data center that will support its SoftLayer cloud-based offerings.
