If you’re in the market for new or additional data center space, I have some advice that can help you make better decisions, save money, and avoid some pitfalls. For example, a company found what at first seemed like the…
Over at CloudPundit, Gartner analysts Lydia Leong reports some interesting trends in her customer interaction. “My colo inquiries this year have undergone an interesting shift towards local (and regional) data centers, rather than national players, reflecting a shift in colocation…
New colocation space is filling quickly when brought online, according to new data from the telecom research firm TeleGeography. Global colocation service providers surveyed by TeleGeography have added 1.66 million square feet (154,016 square meters) of new space since the…
Business continuity planners in tornado alley have much in common with those in hurricane areas — but also key differences. Tornadoes have smaller funnels, but can appear in groups, may feature dramatically higher winds, and can strike with far less…
Wed, December 09, 2009 — Computerworld — IBM has expanded its server lineup with a new mainframe system designed just for Linux that may be aimed, in particular, at higher-end x86 systems. The new system uses IBM’s specialty Linux…
