Generation Data

Microsoft Reveals Fourth-Gen Datacenter Design — Microsoft Data Center Chief Mike Manos posted a blog entry yesterday on the company’s vision for next generation data centers. The blog post (and the accompanying animated video) has extensive details on how Microsoft envisions building the data center of the future — and it definitely has some of the “trailer park” modularity and scalability attributes that I mentioned in my post last week. Some of the key features of the Generation 4 Modular Data Center design are the use of an innovative spine infrastructure for cooling, power and connectivity; the use of pre-fabricated and completely modular server containers and... [Tags: ambitious goals, center arena, critical area, energy efficiency, enterprise products]

MetaOS: The Fabric Control That Will Run Next-Gen Data Centers — A metaOS is a virtualization layer of software, wedged between applications and distributed computing resources, that utilizes those resources -- and those resources only -- to perform scheduling, loading, initiating supervising applications and error handling. Researcher Thomas Bittman explains why these will be vital to the construction of next-generation data centers. - LAS VEGAS -- The concept of a so-called quot;meta operating system quot; for data centers and smaller IT systems is getting a lot of attention this week at the Gartner Data Center Conference here at the MGM Grand Hotel. Fundamentally, a metaOS is a virtualization layer of software,... [Tags: bittman, computing resources, fabric, gartner, generation data]

Visa leans on virtualization to transform data centers — Visa is looking for a few good people to run its next-generation data centers.... [Tags: generation data, next generation, virtualization, visa]

Massive datacenter project underway in Wales — An ambitious project is under way in Wales to build one of the most advanced and secure data centers in Europe.Next Generation Data (NGD) is investing £200 million ($346 million) to modify a 750,000 square-foot (69,677 square meters) factory built by LG more than a decade ago near Newport, Wales, intended for fabricating microchips but abandoned after the Asian financial crisis.The Welsh government has tried for years to find other uses for the hulking structure whose second floor alone can hold two 747 jumbo jets. Now, it's in the midst of a massive retrofit to house thousands of server racks... [Tags: 747 jumbo jets, ambitious project, asian financial crisis, cable and wireless, close proximity]

Building, Planning, & Operating the Next Generation Data Center — (Source: HP) IDC believes that a true datacenter transformation is taking place and that IT organizations will continue to consolidate the number of sites and number of supported systems and will increasingly place greater emphasis on energy efficiency. This will consequently have a great impact on the operations and economics for the datacenter of the future.... [Tags: amp, building planning, datacenter, economics, energy efficiency]

Business Innovation with Data Center Transformation — (Source: HP) The move to next-generation data centers entails a fundamental shift in perspective. For enterprises to succeed in this new era, they must have an agile technology foundation that can speed business innovation and allow companies to move quickly to capitalize on market opportunities. HP Data Center Transformation solutions are designed to create this responsive technology foundation.... [Tags: business innovation, fundamental shift, generation data, hp, market opportunities]

Intel releases part of draft USB 3.0 spec — Intel has released part of the draft specification for USB 3.0, a move that could speed up the release of the next-generation data transfer standard.The Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specification revision 0.9 is available under royalty free licensing terms to all USB 3.0 Promoter Group members, and AMD, Dell, Microsoft and NEC were among those to back the move in Intel's press release.[ Keep up on the latest networking news with our Networking Report newsletter. And discover the top-rated IT products as rated by the InfoWorld Test Center. ]USB 3.0 -- also known as SuperSpeed USB -- is... [Tags: chip giant, computational resources, controller interface, corporate vice president, draft specification]

Stateless computing: the future of the cloud? — At the LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center expo in San Francisco, the chief technology architect of Merrill Lynch discussed the future of cloud computing.Read More...... [Tags: chief technology, expo, generation data, linuxworld, merrill lynch]

Penguin is my copilot [Valleywag Calendar] — LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center conferences are taking over Moscone this week. Kick-off the open source lovefest today with one of two free events. Moblin.org presents a community day on creating Internet and rich media experience on Mobile Internet Devices, Netbooks and more. Registration gets you into the 3 days of the exhibition hall as well as keynote speakers and feature presentations. Over at the Mission Bay Conference Center, the Splunk Developers Bootcamp gives you one-on-one time with Splunk engineers and a sneak peak at Splunk 4.0 before you get into the meat of Linux World tomorrow. If open... [Tags: alameda county, center conferences, computer resource center, conference attendees, copilot]

LinuxWorld: Showcasing the OS — The 10th annual LinuxWorld Conference & Expo and its partner Next Generation Data Center Conference kick off today at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where the open source operating system will be the center of attention for enterprise users, vendors and IT enthusiasts.Running through Thursday, the show will include several new events this year:[ Track the latest trends in open source with InfoWorld's Open Sources blog. ]A Mobile Linux conference where attendees can gain technical training, insight, and hands-on experience in Linux and open source opportunities projects in the expanding mobile and embedded marketplaces.An Open Source Voting Demonstration, co-sponsored... [Tags: computer resource center, conference attendees, corporate leaders, generation data, health care services]

Watch out Cisco: Here comes Brocade/Foundry — Brocade, the market leader in Fibre Channel storage-area network (SAN) switches, says combining itself with Foundry will create an end-to-end alternative for next-generation data centers unifying Fibre Channel and Ethernet.... [Tags: brocade, cisco, foundry, generation data, market leader]

Switching To Solar Power - One Month Later — ThinSkin writes "After an interesting article on solar panel installation for the home, Loyd Case at ExtremeTech has written a follow-up after about a month of normal use. Posting an $11.34 electric bill (roughly 3% of previous months), Loyd shares his experiences using solar power and how it can be fun for the geek, with computer monitoring services and power generation data. Of course, solar power isn't all fun and games, given the amount of required maintenance - even unpredictable maintenance like wiping off accumulated ash from fires in Northern California."Read more of this story at Slashdot.... [Tags: ash, computer monitoring, experiences, extremetech, fires in northern california]