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Should Data Centers Think?

Cloud Musings

As cloud computing becomes the information technology mainstream, data center technology is accelerating at a breakneck speed. Concepts like software define infrastructure, data center analytics and Nonvolatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Fabrics are changing the very nature of data center management.

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Modernizing the mainframe for the digital era

CIO Business Intelligence

billion institution serving the mid-Atlantic region and headquartered in Buffalo, NY, maintains two data centers, one in Buffalo and the other in Millsboro, Del. Each houses an IBM z15 system. The program enables customers to pay only for what they use of Z system hardware and software. Z upgrades and open source.

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Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions.

Data Center Knowledge

Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions. Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions. In hyperscale computing key-value stores are popular for schema-less data structures used in NoSQL databases. Fusion-io Sets the Stage for the All-Flash Data Center.

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DataStax Raises $45 million for Big Databases » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

Cloudera announced Sentry – a new Apache licensed open source project that delivers the industry’s first fine-grained authorization framework for Hadoop. About John Rath John Rath is a veteran IT professional and regular contributor at Data Center Knowledge. Sign up for the Data Center Knowledge Newsletter.

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Cisco Acquires Sourcefire For $2.7 Billion » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

. “We’re excited about the opportunities ahead to expand our footprint via Cisco’s global reach, as well as Cisco’s commitment to support our pace of innovation in both commercial markets and the open source community.” Cisco Targets ‘Data Center 3.0′ Modular Data Centers.

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Technology and Hollywood Meet At SIGGRAPH 2013 » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

release of the Embree open source project, as well as giving a demonstration of Autodesk Opticore Professional Studio running on Xeon Phi co-processors. Avatar, Hollywood and the Data Center. About John Rath John Rath is a veteran IT professional and regular contributor at Data Center Knowledge. Networking.

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Calient Gets $27 Million To Take SDN At Light Speed » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

CALIENT makes adaptive photonic switching with systems that enable dynamic optical layer optimization. Using 3D MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) and all optical switches in the data center means that without upgrading the switch, speeds can go from 10Gbps to 40Gbps and then 100 Gbps. Modular Data Centers.