Data centre infrastructure supplier, APC, has unveiled a new Modular Three-Phase Power Distribution Unit that it says brings ‘right-sized scalability and flexibility down to the rack level.
APC says that the new unit will feature hot-swappable modular circuit breakers, allowing electricians, facilities engineers and data centre managers to add and replace circuit breakers, cordset and branch [...]
Green is the buzz word for technology vendors, and it is no different for game developers in China, but with a twist. According to the China CSR website, Chinese developers at the Shijingshan Science Park inside the Beijing Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park have launched a ‘green’ online game development initiative.
But instead of focusing on [...]
I recently reported on some research by Symantec, who published its second annual State of the Data Centre Report last week.
There were few surprises from the research. Basically, data centres will continue to get busier, but operations managers will have to do more with probably less resources than what they have today. You can read [...]
A debate on the motion ‘major reduction in carbon emissions are not worth the money’, held at the Symphony Space in New York City, managed to convince more than half of the 35% undecided voters to side with the idea.
The debate, which is scheduled to air on BBC World News on 7-8 March, was organised [...]
After spending years pushing out new operating system upgrades that require new hardware, Microsoft seems to be turning its back on its twin Intel with a new patent filed in the US that will completely commoditize hardware.
US patent applications number 20080319910, filed on Christmas day, outlines a model where a free or subsidized ‘standard model’ [...]
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Motorola unveiled a mobile phone made from recycled plastic water bottles in what could be its best shot yet at recapturing its allure among trendy youth subscribers who have largely overlooked its handset portfolio since the RAZR heyday.
The W233 Renew is positioned as the world’s first environmentally conscious phone thanks to the repurposed bottles [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks is looking to revolutionise the mobile network with is Liquid Radio architecture, which not only promises to re-architect today’s base station infrastructure, but also to ultimately bridge the gap between highly specialise (and expensive) telecoms equipment and commoditise (cost competitive) computer components. Green Telecom Live talks to Mike Murphy, head of Technology [...]
Interview with Telenor Connexion: Inside the world of M2M
Telenor Connexion, the unit of the Telenor Group focused on the machine-to-machine market, has been developing and deploying M2M applications for customers for the past decade. Green Telecom Live speaks with Gwenn Larsson, head of marketing at Telenor Connexion, about what makes M2M different from the rest of the mobile industry and the kinds of [...]
Verne Global outlines Iceland data centre plans
Two years after we first published the Icelandic government’s plans to promote the building of data centres on its shores, a venture capital-backed start tup, Verne Global, is looking to make it a reality.
Verne Global, backed by General Catalysts from Boston, Novator in London and the Wellcome Trust, is now constructing a wholesale data centre [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 2: Cisco’s Unified Computing
Cisco this month unveiled what some company executives dubbed one of the biggest announcements for the network equipment maker – ever. With the announcement of its Unified Computing, Cisco officially enters the computing space, although not quite as previous speculation in the industry had outlined. Instead of just producing its own blade server, Cisco unveiled [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 1: Juniper’s single switching fabric
In the past couple of weeks, cloud computing has really taken off, with both service providers, server makers, and switching vendors all making big announcements on service deployments and new gear designed for cloud operating environments.
Specifically, both Juniper and Cisco made significant announcements in their vision of a next generation data centre environment that can [...]