SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jeff Rothschild’s machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately. They were about to melt. The company had...
Power, Pollution and the Internet
AT&T to Sell $2B Worth of Data Center Assets
AT&T wants to sell about $2 billion worth of data center assets as it looks for ways to pay down debt after making huge investments in spectrum...
Facebook Outage Affects Sites That Used Social Network’s Log-In System
Facebook, Instagram and other high-profile sites using Facebook’s log-in system suffered outages lasting around 45 minutes to an hour Monday evening Pacific Time. Dynatrace analysis showed that...
Gartner, IDC: Hyperscale Data Centers Drive Server Sales
Both IDC and Gartner think growth in the server market is being driven primarily by investment in hyperscale data centers. The top four customers in the server...
How Data Center Operators Can Avoid Energy Price Hikes This Winter
Energy consumption is one of the largest operating expenses for a data center, contributing to nearly 50 percent of total operating expenses. Due to last winter’s “polar...
Top 10 Data Center Predictions for 2015
Ron Vokoun DBIA, LEED AP BD+C, leads the Mission Critical Market for at JE Dunn Construction. With the arrival of a new year, organizations are making plans...