How the tech industry is greening its data centers

Computerworld Data Center August 26, 2015 INSIDER How the tech industry is greening its data centers The desire to be masters of their own energy domains has helped fast-track a growing community of self-generating – and increasingly green – data center power consumers. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Server growth remains healthy in Q2, despite drop in midrange systems 2. Dell creates new server division for 'second-tier' hyperscale customers 3. Why big data isn't always the answer 4. Mother Nature teaches Google a lesson 5. Alibaba adds artificial intelligence capability to its cloud offerings 6. Update: Intel backs $100M funding round into OpenStack cloud 7. IDG Contributor Network: How much cash does one vendor need? Mirantis pulls in another $100M in funding 8. NTT helps integrate private and public clouds with dedicated connectivity White Paper: Return Path The DMARC Intelligence Report Today, DMARC is the best remedy in the fight against phishing with the potential to nullify an entire class of fraud within the next few years. Learn which industries are early adopters, and which are failing to protect their brand and customers. Learn More Server growth remains healthy in Q2, despite drop in midrange systems During the period, vendors together saw their server revenue grow by 6.1 percent year over year, to $13.5 billion. Meanwhile, server shipments increased 3.2 percent from a year ago. READ MORE Dell creates new server division for 'second-tier' hyperscale customers Dell has formed a new business unit to go after the "second tier" of hyperscale customers -- those with similar needs to those of Google and Facebook but aren't quite as massive. READ MORE Why big data isn't always the answer While most analytics tools are set up for quantified information it's often the unstructured data that provides the context and the meaning companies need to make that information useful. READ MORE Mother Nature teaches Google a lesson Four successive lightning strikes on a local utility grid in Europe caused a data loss at Google's Belgium data center. READ MORE White Paper: BMC Software A Call To Action To Automate Breach Response Discover how to quickly remediate aggressive security threats. Read this report from Forrester Research and see how new automated compliance processes will reduce your organization's risk. Learn More Alibaba adds artificial intelligence capability to its cloud offerings On Tuesday, the Chinese e-commerce giant announced DT PAI, a platform designed to comb through a client's data and analyze it for useful information. READ MORE Update: Intel backs $100M funding round into OpenStack cloud Looking to fuel enterprise adoption of the cloud, Intel is leading a $100M investment in Mirantis, an emerging player in the OpenStack arena. READ MORE IDG Contributor Network: How much cash does one vendor need? Mirantis pulls in another $100M in funding Someone in Mirantis' global headquarters obviously likes counting bags of cash. The company has scooped up yet another $100m investment. READ MORE NTT helps integrate private and public clouds with dedicated connectivity NTT Communications will provide its enterprise customers with direct private connectivity to Microsoft's and Amazon Web Services' public clouds through a new service, Multi-Cloud Connect. READ MORE White Paper: Tangoe Bring the Cloud out of the Shadows Delivery of IT services has been traditionally fraught with delays and frustrations. 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