NTT expands data center, cloud push

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	NTT expands data center, cloud push Japanese NTT Communications has acquired Virtela Technology Services and a majority stake in RagingWire Data Centers as part of its worldwide data center and cloud push. Read More WEBCAST: VMware Address the Challenges in Your Data Center Virtualization has delivered value to IT teams of all sizes by helping to optimize server resources, simplify management, improve availability and drive down cost. While the benefits from server virtualization have been significant, challenges in the datacenter beyond the server still exist. Learn more! In this Issue Does Google's floating data center plan hold water? Oracle eyes optical links as final frontier of data-center scaling INSIDER Masters of disasters: IT survivors of Katrina, Sandy and other natural disasters share their DR tips and tricks Darlene Storm: PRISM-Proof solution for the public cloud: Security salvation or snake oil? Dell to show its first 64-bit ARM server this week RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google IT Professionals Deploy Chrome browser for your company and customize 100+ policies. Manage updates, compatibility with older apps and more. www.google.com/chrome Does Google's floating data center plan hold water? With speculation swirling that two mysterious barges on either side of the U.S. are evidence Google's working on floating data centers, analysts say the company would have a lot of obstacles to overcome. Read More Oracle eyes optical links as final frontier of data-center scaling Oracle is exploring silicon photonics, an optical technology drawing widespread interest, as a potential weapon in the battle against data-center power consumption. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Proof that Smarter Government is also Better Government This videocast on October 23 at noon ET will give you a rare opportunity to hear from your peers & IBM experts about the power of business analytics to make your budgeting and finance processes as fast, accurate and transparent as you need them to be. Learn More. INSIDER Masters of disasters: IT survivors of Katrina, Sandy and other natural disasters share their DR tips and tricks Natural and manmade disasters are facts of life. Smart IT managers prepare for the worst before trouble hits, so that the businesses and government institutions that rely on IT can resume normal operations as soon as possible. Read More Darlene Storm: PRISM-Proof solution for the public cloud: Security salvation or snake oil? Claiming to be PRISM-proof is a pretty tall order, especially when you consider nation-state or NSA “sponsored” backdoors in hardware as well as stealthy memory attacks, but a security firm says it can deliver and demonstrated the "first PRISM-proof Tor server in the public cloud." Read More Dell to show its first 64-bit ARM server this week Dell will give its first public demonstration of a 64-bit ARM server this week, the latest step in an industrywide effort to build servers based on low-power chips like those used in smartphones. Read More
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