datacentre

Features

• Special report: Emerging IEEE Ethernet standards could soothe data center headaches

  Cisco, HP and others are waging an epic battle to gain control of the data center, but at the same time they are joining forces to push through new Ethernet standards that could greatly ease management of those increasingly virtualized IT nerve centers.

• Analysis: Would you like a data center with that server?

  Faced with the continued commoditization of servers, IT vendors this year will try to differentiate their offerings by moving toward more highly integrated, unified compute platforms.

• What IT pros like best about next-generation technology

  Do hundreds of gallons of used vegetable oil belong anywhere near a data center, let alone inside? Phil Nail thinks so.

• Data centers in a box

  IT takes a close look at shipping container-based data centers

• Google, Microsoft spark interest in modular data centers

  Interest in modular data centers is growing, fueled by high-profile endorsements from Microsoft and Google. But the model raises new management concerns, and efficiency claims may be exaggerated.