Data Center Knowledge
JULY 15, 2013
Even Facebook, which has open sourced much of its designs for its data center hardware but remains vague about its server count, saying only that it operates “hundreds of thousands” of machines. December 2008 (94). November 2008 (103). October 2008 (156). September 2008 (139). August 2008 (142).
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 19, 2013
For sourcing, they make decisions, and thus own the hardware budgets. In regards to sourcing, the more efficiently you refresh your hardware, the better off you’ll be, and having a strong DCIM system manage changes in the data center due to hardware / technology refreshes can make all the difference. December 2008 (94).
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Data Center Knowledge
JULY 23, 2013
Whether it is redundant hardware or a private hot-site, keeping an environment up and running 99.99% (insert more 9’s here) of the time is a tough job. We’re reducing the amount of hardware that we need, and increasing agility by using the cloud to replicate business processes. December 2008 (94). November 2008 (103).
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 15, 2013
These resources are shared with many users, and the hardware the cloud computing company provides is built on a system that makes the most efficient use of it. Even cloud computing in a small scale is worth taking a look at, as it allows access to much more powerful hardware than you would otherwise have. December 2008 (94).
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 22, 2013
The company has been working with HP to build its servers, but with its latest hardware refresh (known as G4) has opted for customized servers built by Quanta , a Taiwanese company that has built servers for Facebook and Rackspace. December 2008 (94). November 2008 (103). October 2008 (156). September 2008 (139).
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 19, 2013
Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. December 2008 (94). November 2008 (103). October 2008 (156). September 2008 (139). August 2008 (142). July 2008 (134). June 2008 (139).
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 12, 2013
The company announced Virtual Gateway, a cross-platform keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) software development kit (SDK) that aides solution providers offer enhanced capabilities for diagnosing and troubleshooting datacenter hardware. It’s a virtual solution rather than a hardware approach to managing and troubleshooting. December 2008 (94).
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