In der ersten vollen Novemberwoche gab es bedeutende und überraschende Entwicklungen in einer Reihe von laufenden Rechenzentrumsmanagement- und IT-Geschichten.

Data centers looking to further green initiatives and lower annual electricity bills may want to incorporate solar energy as part of a tiered approach to powering data center equipment.

Server virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN) can dramatically reduce the amount of IT equipment in the data center, but the likelihood of either technology completely eliminating hardware’s centrally important role in such environments is low.

Thanks to the country’s abundance of renewable energy sources and cool climate, Iceland has emerged over the past few years as one of the top data center relocation spots in the world.

Data centers should place more storage into a single blade enclosure.

Before obtaining a server chassis, data centers should consider its size, how it keeps components cool and how secure it is.

Arizona has recently enacted a number of key measures designed to make it more cost-effective to operate a data center in the state.