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Hölzle: Google Will be the Android in Cloud

After playing an oracle of sorts, asked to share his thoughts on the future of computing, Urs Hölzle ended up defending Google’s future in the enterprise cloud market on stage at GigaOm Structure in San Francisco Tuesday. Continue reading

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Amazon Plans Virginia Data Center to Serve Federal Clients

Amazon subsidiary Vadata has successfully negotiated a $2.7 million tax-break deal with local officials for a data center the company plans to build at the Warrenton Training Center in Virginia, a classified US federal government communications complex that serves the likes of CIA, NSA, and the Department of Defense. Continue reading

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Europe Greenlights Equinix-Telecity Merger, With Caveats

European antitrust regulators have approved the planned acquisition of TelecityGroup by Equinix, making the Redwood City, California-based data center provider the largest player in the European market. Continue reading

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When is the Best Time to Retire a Server?

There’s no magic number for the length of the hardware refresh cycle that works for everyone, but the set of variables that together determine the ideal time to replace a server is fairly uniform across the board. Identifying those variables and analyzing their relationship is a question Amir Michael and his team at Coolan, a data center hardware operations startup, recently asked. Continue reading

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Zayo Buys Viatel, Gains Data Centers, Network Assets in Europe

Zayo Group has agreed to acquire seven data centers and pan-European network assets of the Dublin, Ireland-based service provider Viatel, subsidiary of the Digiweb Group, for €95 million. Continue reading

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