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Telecom carriers are looking for more agility, says HP’s Bethany Mayer (video)

Telecom carriers are looking to virtualisation to give them greater agility to compete with web companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon Web Services, says Bethany Mayer, HP’s senior vice-president and general manager of Network Functions Virtualisation Business. Mayer was

Posted in Data Centres, Energy

Intel to launch 800Gbps cables by the end of this year

Intel has made major moves in the data transfer sector, particularly with regard to cloud computing, and now the chip giant is to release cables capable of transferring data at up to 800Gbps. The new MXC cables will eventually replace

Posted in Cloud Computing, Data Centres, Energy, Managed Services, Server Rooms

TelecityGroup wins “Best Data Centre” award

TelecityGroup, Europe’s leading provider of premium carrier-neutral data centres, won the “Best Data Centre” award at Capacity Media’s 2013 Global Carrier Awards held in Amsterdam. The award recognises TelecityGroup’s innovation, vision and excellence in delivering the premium data centre environments

Posted in Energy

Hydrogen-Powered Data Centers?

Although hydrogen generally doesn’t come up in a discussion of alternative energy sources, it is a topic relevant to cleaner energy use. So, what’s the difference, and what is hydrogen’s potential role in the data center? Apple, for instance—in addition

Posted in Energy