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NRDC Acknowledges Its Data Center Energy Estimates Were Off

A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council in 2014 grossly overstated the amount of energy the industry consumes. Continue reading

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Google-Backed FASTER Submarine Cable to Go Live This Week

FASTER, the Google-backed submarine cable that adds much needed network bandwidth between data centers in the US and data centers in Japan, Taiwan, and the broader Asia-Pacific market, has been completed, about two years after the project was first announced. Continue reading

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Cisco to Acquire Cloud Access Security Broker CloudLock for $293 Million

Cisco (CSCO) is set to acquire cloud access security broker CloudLock for $293 million in cash and equity. Continue reading

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Here’s How Much Energy All US Data Centers Consume

The demand for data center capacity in the US grew tremendously over the last five years, while total data center energy consumption grew only slightly, according to results of a new study of data center energy use by the US government. Continue reading

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Uptime: Colocation Firms are Building Fewer Data Centers

If you look at recent earnings reports by the biggest data center providers, you’ll get the impression that the industry is booming. Continue reading

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