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ACS Opens $3M Green Data Center in UK

March 5, 2010 -- Business process outsourcing firm Affiliated Computer Services announced on Thursday it has opened its new flagship green data center in Telford, UK.

IBM Acquires Automation Software Intelliden

February 17, 2010 -- Tech giant IBM announced on Tuesday it has acquired network automation software firm Intelliden. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

IBM/Syracuse University Green Data Center Goes Live

January 20, 2010 -- Syracuse University, in partnership with IBM and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, have gone live with the world's greenest data center powered with direct current.

WesTrac Picks IBM Modular Data Center for Australian Site

January 7, 2009 -- Last month, IBM, which has designed and built more data centers than any company in the world, said it had been chosen by industrial machinery supplier WesTrac Pty Ltd to design and implement a Portable Modular Data Center solution to provide a flexible, cost-effective data center that would meet its immediate business needs, but also support future IT growth.

HP, IBM, Yahoo Share Funds in Stimulus Plan

January 7, 2010 -- Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines and Yahoo are among the companies that will share $47 million in US economic stimulus funds, to reduce energy consumption at data and telecommunications centers, according to a report by Mercury News.

Web Hosting Year in Review: Spam, Scams and Malware

December 31, 2009 -- Even though spam levels are down from this same time last year, spammers and bot herders will continue to plague the Internet until those responsible face prosecution for their crimes. For the time being, however, many more institutions are picking up the fight and are actively attempting to counter the botnet threat, in one way or another.

University Data Center to Use Waste Heat to Warm Greenhouse

December 18, 2009 -- Private university Notre Dame will be using waste heat from some of its servers to provide a warm environment for a collection of conservatories and indoor botanical gardens located in South Bend, Indiana.

IBM Opens Hong Kong Cloud Lab, and Announces NZ Data Center

December 10, 2009 -- Bolstering its efforts in the Asia-Pacific region, global technology provider IBM has opened the first major cloud lab in Hong Kong to support its quickly growing LotusLive messaging services initiative, and it announced a $80-million data center project in Auckland, New Zealand.

IBM Expands Partnerships to Provide Efficient, Robust Data Center Solutions

December 3, 2009 -- Before an audience of more than 1,500 at Gartner's 28th Annual Data Center Conference, IBM's Steven Sams called to action the world's leading power, cooling and cabling providers to work together to meet the rising demand for energy efficient data center capacity worldwide.

IBM To Buy Database Security Firm Guardium For $225 Million: Reports

November 30, 2009 -- In a move that could make it a major player in the market for solutions that shield corporate applications from malicious users, technology services provider IBM is likely to announce its $225 million acquisition of database security start-up Guardium this week, according to Israeli financial newspaper TheMarker.

SSL Bug Could Have Been Exploited to Hack Twitter, says IBM

November 17, 2009 -- An SSL flaw used to establish communications via the Internet could potentially have been exploited to break into individuals' Twitter accounts, says an IBM security expert, according to a report by PC World.

IBM Developing Technology for Zero-Emission Data Centers

November 6, 2009 -- IBM is developing technology that could potentially lead to zero-emission data centers, said an IBM researcher at the USENIX Large Installation Systems Administrator 2009 Conference, according to a report by eWeek.

Texas Elections System Ousts IBM Data Center Services for Non-Confidence

November 5, 2009 -- The Texas secretary of state's office has cut short its relationship with IBM after it allegedly failed to protect state information under an $863 million data center consolidation contract, according to a report from the Austin American-Statesman.

IBM Opens BCRS Data Center in Turkey

October 30, 2009 -- Technology giant IBM announced on Friday it has opened a new data center in Izmir, Turkey, which will provide business continuity and resiliency services services.

My Ballot for the Web Hosting Dream Team

Posted on 2009-09-29

What a great idea to have the readers of the WHIR pick a Web Hosting Dream Team - http://www.thewhir.com/Poll/vote . I wanted to share with you my ballot and the process I used to make the decisions. Additionally, I added a couple of cate

Cloudera Announces Hadoop World: NYC 2009 Sponsors

September 23, 2009 -- Cloudera, which offers enterprise-level support to users of Apache Hadoop, has confirmed 12 sponsors for its inaugural Hadoop World conference in less than two weeks in New York City.

IBM to Design/Build Green Facility for AAA NCNU

September 9, 2009 -- IBM announced on Wednesday that it has been selected by AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah to design and build a new energy efficient data center.

Nebraska College to Offer First Green Data Center Degree

September 8, 2009 -- Technology provider IBM has collaborated with Omaha, Nebraska's Metropolitan Community College to develop a first-of-its-kind green data center management degree using IBM hardware, software and online skills training resources.

Microsoft and Apple Execs Named Co-Chairs of W3C HTML Working Group

August 28, 2009 -- Microsoft partner group manager Paul Cotton and Apple WebKit WebApps team manager Maciej Stachowiak will join IBM's Sam Ruby in co-chairing the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML Working Group, which works to standardize the language used to build webpages.

Regatta Offers IBM Managed Hosting Services

July 24, 2009 -- Data center infrastructure provider Regatta Solutions announced on Thursday it has launched IBM's Integrated System Managed Services.

RackForce Opens 1st Major Green Data Center in Canada

July 17, 2009 -- Canadian data center services provider RackForce Networks has officially opened the first phase of its new, state-of-the-art "GigaCenter," built to be among the greenest and most advanced data centers in the world, and the first large-scale green data center in the country according to the company.

IBM Provides IT Services to Canadian Telco

June 16, 2009 -- Canada's largest wireless carrier and cable provider, Rogers Communications, has awarded a seven-year IT service and support contract to IBM, giving Rogers immediate access to IBM's state-of-the-art data center located outside of Toronto.