Data Centers

Verizon will sell 29 data centers worth $3.6 billion to Equinix

Verizon Communications Inc, the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, is selling 29 data centers in the United States and Latin America to Equinix Inc for $3.6 billion, as the telecom giant focuses on its core business.

Asia emerges as a hot destination for setting up data centers

On June 28, Internet services major Amazon launched its first set of data centres in India, saying that it is spending ‘tens of millions of dollars’ to setup data centres in the country.

Cisco Systems to retrench 14,000 employees; co readies shift to software biz from hardware

California-based Cisco is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks

DigitalOcean data centre in Bengaluru, making cloud computing simpler for startups, software devs

In a conversation with Tech2, Prabhakar Jayakumar, Country Manager, DigitalOcean said that the Bangalore datacenter will feature DigitalOcean’s latest servers and network architecture aimed at offering a consistent and seamless experience for users everywhere regardless of which region they select.

Energy crisis can mar the progress of the Digital revolution

India is the fourth largest consumer of energy in the world. Improving standards of living are driving energy consumption higher, but also creating the risk of environmental damage.

Microsoft tests putting data centers under water to save power and better cooling

Microsoft on Monday revealed that as the world turns to computing power in the cloud it is working to put datacenters under water.

The All-Flash data center will become a reality in 2016: NetApp

Flash sales are poised to double due to aggressive price cuts as large enterprise storage companies stake out claims on this bright spot in the market.

Verizon launches auction to sell data centers: Sources

Verizon Communications Inc has started a process to sell its data center assets, hoping to fetch more than $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said