Ultra-Low Loss describes the performance of fiber optic apparatus used in data center (DC) networks. Data centers are always striving to increase the capacity to deliver services to their users. Like a […]
The Arctic will house the world’s biggest data center
Talk about natural cooling! The Norwegian town of Ballangen will host the world’s largest data center, chosen for the abundance of local hydropower and the chilled air which will help naturally keep […]
Uptime Institute Llc – Webinar: Uptime Institute’s 2017 Data Center Industry Survey Results
The Uptime Institute’s annual survey of more than 1000 data center executives and end-users globally addresses topics that include: How are companies adjusting to shifting budgets and deployment models? What impact is […]
Cisco updated Data Center Exams
Cisco is updating the material in its CCNA Data Center exams include the Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) 200-150 and the Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) 200-155 to give IT pros who […]
Facebook behind $750 million data center project in Ohio
Facebook has a tradition of hiding its identity as long as possible when negotiating to build data centers, but project “Sidecat” in New Albany, OH, has been revealed to be a Facebook […]
Tesla’s $5 billion ‘Gigafactory’ will include a data center
Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors is building a data center as part of its $5 billion battery plant in Nevada. According to Reno Gazette-Journal, the first ‘gigafactory’ will include a fully-featured server […]
How Big Data Saved the Mountain Town
Prineville, Or., should be a ghost town. Before it became one of the new data center hubs, unemployment stood at 22.8%. New data centers constructed by Facebook and Apple have turned the […]
Vertiv’s Greg Stover talks about the new Infrastructure Mason colocation rating system
Earlier this year, US data center industry association Infrastructure Masons launched its own colocation rating system, the Data Center Performance Index. During the Infrastructure Masons segment of DCD Webscale event in San Francisco, Vertiv’s Greg […]
Ethernet Roadmap is a map worth following
When I look back on my career, it was always about fiber: how to use it, where to use it, when to plan for more of it. That’s where useful tools like […]
Wirewerks adds fiber wall mount patch panel to NextSTEP technology system
Network infrastructure specialist Wirewerks (Montreal, QC) announced the addition of the NextSTEP optical fiber wall mount patch panel to its NextSTEP technology system line-up. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com