Cloudera, the Palo Alto, California, company that distributes Hadoop-based software to help companies analyse big data, has raised US$65m in a new funding round, while the company is planning to spread its wings to London, opening its European headquarters there.…
With so many organizations moving to some type of cloud model, we’ve been able to gain greater visibility into the design, maintenance and security of cloud computing. A well-planned cloud deployment can serve a company very well. To accomplish this,…
New company Enlogic launches a critical component in the fight against data centre energy waste. December 2012 – Worcester, UK – With rising energy costs, increasing IT complexity, and mounting pressure from government to restrict carbon emissions with tax penalties,…
As companies like VMware and Intel make acquisitions like Nicira and Virtutech and introduce new products, the notion of the software-defined data center is becoming more and more clear to the broader IT audience. According to Steve Herrod, CTO of…
Can instability in a foreign country disrupt your global network? That question is one again on the minds of the IT infrastructure community after Syria was disconnected from the Internet earlier this week. How hard is it to disconnect a…
Containment components include rack containment using rack-based chimneys, and aisle containment using end of row doors, aisle ceilings and overhead vertical wall systems. Chimneys affix to the hot air side of the rack, ducting hot air into a drop ceiling…
In selecting the right data center colocation, important considerations are the visibility and management tools available for the customer. Monitoring power consumption, having a DRready environment and truly partnering with the provider are vital consideration points in making the proper…
At the Data Center Jobs Board, we have a new job listing from Logicworks, which is seeking a Data Center Engineer in Piscataway, NJ. The Data Center Engineer is responsible for installing, configuring and maintaining server class hardware; installing, configuring and…
Data centre company SunGard Availability Services has ramped up its local cloud services offering with a new on-demand computing platform promising public cloud service-level flexibility. Called SunGard Online, the new service means firms only pay for resources they use in…
Today’s data center environment is designed and built around efficiencies. These infrastructures have advanced cooling mechanisms, high-density server technologies, and try to use space as optimally as possible. IT administrators are continuously tasked with furthering these efficiencies and making their…
