Comments on: The Rise of the Mega Data Center http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Rise of the Mega Datacenter - Ryan Boswell http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161701 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:27:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161701 [...] The Rise of the Mega Datacenter [...]

]]> By: Google: The Data Center Is the Computer http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161700 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:47:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161700 [...] of warehouse-scale computers (which we have previously referred to as both web-scale computing and mega data centers), specifically how to build out the infrastructure to support Internet services managed across [...]

]]> By: HP Finally Boards the Mega Data Center Bandwagon http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161699 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:46:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161699 [...] a data center mapping program and some consulting and financing services aimed at companies that build out mega data centers. Potential purchasers of the new HP machines include those building cloud computing offerings and [...]

]]> By: Microsoft and HP Team Up to Take on Cisco http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161698 Wed, 20 May 2009 01:01:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161698 [...] system. The trends of data and people always being accessible via the web is shifting the way data centers are being designed and provisioned, while the multiple ways to contact people make unified communications a huge opportunity. In this [...]

]]> By: Dell Builds a VIA-Powered Server to Cut Power Costs http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161697 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:24:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161697 [...] servers for customers buying more than 2,000 machines at a time. Those customers are generally operating mega-data centers with tens of thousands of servers and as such, have incredible influence on suppliers. Enough, [...]

]]> By: Why You Should Care About Intel’s New Server Chip http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161696 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:15:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161696 [...] this particular metric (when tied to the cost of the chips) drives large-volume server purchases, which are becoming a bigger chunk of sales as companies like Google or Facebook build out their [...]

]]> By: Hewlett-Packard’s Russ Daniels discusses his company’s approach to the Cloud | Paul Miller http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161695 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:48:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161695 [...] The Rise of the Mega Data Center (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: Rackable’s New Servers Like It Hot http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161694 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:09:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161694 [...] a market that’s growing increasingly competitive with Cisco planning a new line of servers dubbed the Unified Computing system, Dell creating a [...]

]]> By: With a New Server, Cisco Pushes “Comm-puting” Strategy http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161693 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:36:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161693 [...] According to Intel, nearly 25 percent of the costs associated with running big data centers can be traced back to power consumption. As we reported earlier, much of the power is drawn by pizza box style [...]

]]> By: rohit http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161692 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:19:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161692 @ Annalie Killian

Get Chuck Thacker (Microsoft) if possible – excellent speaker on this topic. yes, he works for a company that often doesn’t get it in a corporate sort of way but Chuck has a knack for explaining the data center issues like few can and he did grow most of his gray cells before joining Microsoft. I heard him speak on this topic @ Stanford and he was clearly able to explain all the issues at scale in a very entertaining and engaging manner.

see his bio @ or wikipedia
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/techfellow/Thacker/default.mspx

]]> By: Thomas Whitney http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161691 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:44:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161691 Thanks for the article~

What most appealed to me is the grand size of these mega centers.

Makes you wonder how they keep digital security in check.

I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind touching base with your readers about how exactly these large systems manage to secure their data. I was browsing through http://www.justaskgemalto.com and found some interesting information.

I was just wondering how you might expand on that.

]]> By: The End of x86 Domination: AMD Is Cool With That http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161690 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:29:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161690 [...] specialized jobs), but the focus on power is waning. Dessau spoke of a shift happening in the way companies buy servers, where the performance isn’t a function of clock speed, but of storage and I/O capabilities. [...]

]]> By: John Harrington http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161689 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:16:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161689 Flip side of the mega centers are the highly dense, compact distributed footprints that are now able to proliferate across enhanced optical bandwidth tracks globally with more capability on the way.

http://www.huawei.com/innovations/100g_wdm.do

Think millions of cheap to build and own, completely self-contained and secure “data centers in a (relative shoe) box” hanging off redundant 100 gig per second PoPs. The exchange points, which are the highly energy intensive, hyper expensive problem right now can be modified into very flexible, efficient packages connected by ultra capacity fiber.

While some outfits like Google, et al, will be posted up in their massive locations, even Microsoft will be operating out of many smaller boxes linked together, as in their Microsoft Live data center in Northlake, Ill.

Stacey – I’m sure you are probably a member of the Uptime Institute – but, if you’re not, please dig into the global movement to stop building these energy-hogging refrigerated computer bunkers.

http://www.uptimeinstitute.org

]]> By: Annalie Killian http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161688 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:22:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161688 Hi Stacey, I am researching to find an excellent speaker on this subject, the shift to more and more Cloud Based data Centers, their benefits, their risk management and especially the environmental consequences in a future faced by energy shortages and global warming as a result of carbon emissions and heat generated. Its for an Innnovation & Thought Leadership Festival called AMPLIFY that I produce and curate in Australia. Can you recommend someone that is not too geeky or technical but an articulate thought leader?

]]> By: The Rise of the Mega Data Center | Digital Asset Management http://gigaom.com/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-the-mega-data-center/#comment-161687 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:58:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=39913#comment-161687 [...] Continues @ http://gigaom.com [...]

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