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Parallels Summit 2010 - Day 3 Session: Accelerating Cloud Services Through Data Center Innovations
February 24, 2010 -- As big as the Internet already is, Intel Data Center Group High Density Computing General Manager Jason Waxman said that it's set for a huge explosion in growth. There will be more users, more devices, and more content.
The Planet Adds Third Nehalem-Based Dell Server
December 15, 2009 -- Web hosting provider The Planet announced on Tuesday it is now offering a third server as part of its portfolio powered by Intel's next-generation Nehalem microarchitecture.
Mad Money Host Claims Death of Data Centers
October 27, 2009 -- Jim Cramer discussed the data center sector on his CNBC finance program "Mad Money" last Thursday, where he told viewers to "get out of the data-center stocks".
Intel Consolidates Data Centers to Reduce Costs
October 7, 2009 -- Leading chip manufacturer Intel is undergoing a four-year refresh cycle for servers to consolidate its data centers, which stands to save the company close to $250 million in operating costs over eight years, said Intel CTO Diane Bryant on Tuesday.
The Register's Agile Data Center Summit Opens
September 15, 2009 -- Clocking in at three hours, The Register's Agile Data Center Summit brought together experts from Dell, Intel, VMware and Freeform Dynamics to answer questions and debate IT strategies and solutions as IT departments embark on the long march to the agile data center.
NetBenefit Adds New Intel Nehalem Servers
September 1, 2009 -- UK managed hosting provider NetBenefit announced on Tuesday it has launched its new range of dedicated servers based on Intel's new Nehalem architecture.
Clerity Solutions Vies for Data Center Modernization Award
August 17, 2009 -- Mainframe migration, modernization, and optimization solution provider Clerity Solutions has been selected by the Itanium Solutions Alliance as a finalist in the "data center modernization" category of its 2009 Innovation Awards program for its outstanding use of Intel Itanium-based servers in its applications.
Intel to Sell $1.5B in Debt, Cuts 294 Jobs
July 21, 2009 -- Chip manufacturer Intel has announced it plans to sell $1.5 billion in debt, where it will use the money to buy back shares.
San Francisco Conference to Focus on Green Building
July 7, 2009 -- Amidst growing demand, tight energy supply and frozen capital markets, industry and government leaders will be heading to San Francisco to discuss the environmental impact of data centers, and the impact of existing and looming legislation at the seventh annual "San Francisco: DatacenterDynamics" conference on July 17, 2009.
Institutes Join Open Cirrus Cloud Test Bed
June 8, 2009 -- HP, Intel and Yahoo! revealed on Monday at the first Open Cirrus Summit that three new research organizations will join Open Cirrus, a global, multiple data center, open source test bed designed to advance cloud computing research.
The Planet Adds Servers, Data Center Video
April 21, 2009 -- Web hosting provider The Planet announced on Tuesday it is offering Dell servers powered by Intel's new processor, Dual Xeon 5530, which features its Nehalem microarchitecture.
Sun Unveils Nehalem-Based Product Line
April 14, 2009 -- As much as three times as fast as those built on previous Intel Xeon chips, software and technology developer Sun Microsystems has unveiled seven new Xeon 5500-based systems that combine Sun's advanced blade architecture with new networking technologies that help companies deploy cost-effective, large-scale networks.
VMware Adds Intel Xeon 5500 Series Support
April 2, 2009 -- Virtualization solutions provider VMware was on-site at the Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor launch, where VMware alliance marketing manager Anne Catambay explained how VMware's software features mesh nicely with Intel's new hardware, making for an energy efficient combo.
Energy Efficient Servers For Evolving Hosting Architectures
Posted on 2009-03-18
Intel enterprise marketing director Shannon Poulin has been talking to a lot of web hosts to figure out their server needs - and what they require to play ball with large players like Amazon or Google.
U-M Proposes Data Center Energy Reduction
March 6, 2009 -- The University of Michigan will present a new paper next week that says that shutting off idle servers when they are not in use can save up to 75 percent of the energy that data centers consume, according to a report on Science Daily.
Intel Plans Cloud Computing Gear
February 23, 2009 -- With Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and others clamoring to get on the cloud computing bandwagon, Intel Corporation has announced a new initiative to optimize its Nehalem server line for the cloud, aimed for deployment in large-scale data centers, according to a Computer World report.
Opus Joins EPA's Green Power Partnership
February 18, 2009 -- Managed services provider Opus Interactive has joined the US Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership Program, a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use.
Parallels Summit Keynote - Dylan Larson, Intel
Posted on 2009-02-03
In almost direct contrast to the previous speaker (IBM's Bernie Meyerson), Intel's director of platform technology initiatives Dylan Larson took the stance that the hardware aspect of cloud computing, and IT technology in general does, in fact, matte
Intel Tests Solar Powered Technology
January 21, 2009 -- IT technology provider Intel announced that it will test its first solar technology installation in New Mexico this weekend, which the company hopes will demonstrate the potential to power data centers.
Egenera Ships 6-Core pBlade Modules
December 4, 2008 -- Enterprise data center solutions provider Egenera has released a series of four new processing blade (or "pBlade") products based on the new 6-Core Intel Xeon processor E7400 series.
Intel Employee Charged with Theft
November 7, 2008 -- According to several reports on Thursday, a former Intel design engineer has been charged with stealing $1 billion worth of trade secrets from the chipmaker while he worked for its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices.
SiteGround Adds Eco-Friendly Servers
November 5, 2008 -- Web hosting provider SiteGround, which joined the AlphaSSL Partner Program last week, announced on Tuesday it is offering a new "low-cost and environmentally friendly" server solution - the Intel Atom 330.
Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup
October 24, 2008 -- Most of this week's sales and promotion news revolved around hosting providers offering discounts on certain products or packages, as well as new launches of various services.
Fujitsu Siemens Holds Workshop
October 30, 2008 -- Fujitsu Siemens Computers has announced its new, data center 'Efficiency Challenge,' inviting European companies to participate in a free 'Discovery Workshop' their IT infrastructure efficiency by 20 percent.
ICANN Offers gTLD Applicant Guide
October 29, 2008 -- International Internet regulation body ICANN announced on Monday it has released the "Applicant Guidebook" for new generic top-level domains, which the organization hopes will help reinforce its anti-domain tasting position.
UAE Firm Offers Managed Services
October 29, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- IT automation software provider Kaseya announced on Tuesday that Dubai-based systems integrator Alpha Data has deployed Kaseya's IT automation platform to form the backbone of its new Alpha Data IT managed services business.
Thai Gov't to Block Offensive Sites
October 28, 2008 -- Thailand's government announced on Tuesday it plans to implement a firewall to block websites that are considered offensive to the country's monarch, as well as others that display inappropriate content.
Infiniti Releases Data Center Report
October 24, 2008 -- Research and consulting firm Infiniti Research announced on Friday it has released a new report titled "Data Center Automation Solutions Market 2007-2010".
IBM, Intel Help Blade Server Adoption
October 24, 2008 -- IBM and Intel Corporation are extending their collaboration in the blade server market to drive adoption of an "open industry specification for blade switches" enabling switch vendors to make products to a standardized design.
HostDime Buys Columbian Web Firm
October 22, 2008 -- Web hosting provider HostDime announced on Wednesday it has entered the Colombian hosting market with its acquisition of South American Internet services provider GrupoDW.
i/o Data Centers Houses FirstBank
October 22, 2008 -- Data center operator and colocation provider i/o Data Centers announced on Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year agreement to design, build and operate a financial grade data center for Colorado-based FirstBank.
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