All Entries Tagged With: "Data"
Backing up Your Cloud Data
One of the major concerns IT professionals often express regarding cloud computing is that their data is left in the hands the cloud service provider, often without any manageable offsite backup solution. Furthermore, some cloud providers rely on proprietary technology that prevents users from transferring data to another provider if necessary. The following are a [...]
Manchester Data Center Uses Former Bank Vault
(The Hosting News) – Often times, data center developers rely on creative ways to set up their facilities without ever having to construct an entirely new building infrastructure. Daisy Group of Manchester, UK was no exception. On Monday, the company announced an upgrade of its underground data center partly built out of a former vault [...]
Coolcentric Expands Data Center Cooling
(The Hosting News) – Coolcentric® a division of Vette Corp today announced the expansion of its family of data center cooling solutions with the Coolcentric Sidecar Heat Exchanger. As the average heat density per enclosure increases, providing the cooling necessary to properly operate the data center has become increasingly difficult, In addition, due to inefficiencies [...]
eApps Unveils Data Center with VM Availability
(The Hosting News) – New availability for virtual machines in the cloud was announced by web hosting provider eApps on Wednesday. The expansion was made possible by a new presence representing 183 thousand square feet of currently operational space in Richmond, Virginia at a data center campus managed by Quality Technology Services. The move expands [...]
iNET Lands Top Industry News Site Data Center Knowledge
(The Hosting News) – A top news resource for all things related to the data center industry recently got a new owner. On Friday, tech media company iNET Interactive announced its purchase of Data Center Knowledge, expanding its hosting related portfolio which already includes brands such as AFCOM and Data Center World. Financial terms of [...]
6 Data Centers for $230.5M: Equinix Makes a Move in Asia
(The Hosting News) – Top data center provider Equinix recently made a significant investment in expanding its data center infrastructure. The location? The Asia-Pacific region. To do so, the company agreed to acquire the assets of co-data center provider Asia Tone. For a price tag of $ 230.5 million, Equinix will receive six new facilities [...]
Phase 1 of NC Facebook Data Center Now Running
(The Hosting News) – Big news for Facebook and it occurs not long after the company announced its intent to buy photo app Instagram just earlier this month. On Thursday, the social networking giant said its Forest City, North Carolina data center was now up and running. Facebook initially broke ground on the site in [...]
Who’s Got a Dirty Data Center? Greenpeace Analyzes Market
(The Hosting News) – Efficiency is commonly touted by any company that looks to expand with a new data center. Not only does it help keep costs down, it lets a company’s network run more effectively while significantly cutting down on a facility’s carbon footprint. The issue of cloud data centers was recently directly addressed [...]
