Latest data center news.
Going fault-tolerant for less, 03/28/05
At the Boston Stock Exchange, the ability to get traders the market data they need is critical. So when it came time to replace the Exchange’s fault-tolerant system that supported its ticker-processing application, the project wasn’t taken lightly.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032805ecintelft.html?nl
Force10 switch targets data center, 03/28/05
Force10 Networks this week will release its first fixed-configuration switch aimed at data center customers looking for a high-capacity box for linking a server rack to a 10G backbone.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032805-force10.html?nl
Dell touts database servers, 03/28/05
Dell last week expanded its high-end server options with the introduction of two new four-way servers designed to support powerful database applications.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032805dell.html?nl
Taking the best of tape and disk, 03/28/05
Despite its relatively slow speed and overall bulkiness, tape has its strengths. After all, it’s inexpensive compared with most disks, it’s portable and has been used in data centers for years.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032805specialfocus.html?nl
ILumin enhances e-mail archiving software, 03/28/05
E-mail archiving vendor iLumin Software Services Monday updated its software that archives e-mail according to rules set by an IT manager.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0328ilumin.html?nl
Luxtera readies 10G bit/sec optical interconnect chips, 03/28/05
A Carlsbad, Calif., start-up expects to ship components in 2006 built using standard chip manufacturing techniques designed to allow chip makers, networking companies and server vendors to improve performance using optical interconnects.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0328luxtereadi.html?nl
Storage blade coming to IBM’s BladeCenter, 03/25/05
IBM has developed a new storage array designed to slide into the chassis of the company’s BladeCenter line of ultra-thin blade servers, a company executive has confirmed.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0325storablade.html?nl
Newsletter: RLX rounds up cash, new customer, 03/24/05
RLX last week scored $9.1 million in funding and a deal with server blade manufacturer Nexcom to distribute its management software.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2005/0321server2.html?nl
Newsletter: FAA chooses Stratus for continuous availability, 03/22/05
For Andy Isaksen, computer scientist for the Federal Aviation Administration in Atlanta, having servers that are up 24/7 is imperative.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2005/0321server1.html?nl
Newsletter: How to build a bulletproof disaster recovery plan, 03/22/05
Next-generation data centers require next-generation business-continuity-planning and disaster-recovery strategies. Sounds obvious, yet those strategies …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/datacenter/2005/0321datacenter1.html?nl
