Is another round of M&A drama about to ensue, courtesy of Compellent? First, there was the epic bidding war over DataDomain during the summer of 2009. EMC claimed victory over NetApp in that episode. Then earlier this year, HP was victorious in snatching 3PAR from Dell’s waiting hands. Now, Compellent’s latest, record-setting revenue disclosure and […]
Archives for October 2010
Emerson unwraps “direct-to-server” cooling system
Emerson Network Power unveiled a targeted cooling system called Liebert XDS that aims to help data center operators keep energy costs low by combating hotspots right in the rack. Liebert XDS brings cold plate server cooling tech from rack-cooling specialist Clustered Systems to industry standard server racks. The cooling plates work their temperature-lowering magic in […]
Hybrid hard drives: This time it’s for real
…or so claims market research firm Objective Analysis, a research firm specializing in the semiconductor space. According to Objective Analysis‘ Jim Handy, the hybrid drive market will double every year and reach an impressive 600 million units by 2016. Ultimately, hybrid drives will become the dominant PC storage technology, displacing traditional hard drives. Hybrid drives […]
Schooled in virtualization: Miami Dade College CIO on user expectations
Like any technology, virtualization is a double-edged sword. Sure, the energy savings and reduced hardware costs are compelling reasons to jump on the virtual machine bandwagon, but those benefits come at a price. Miami Dade College’s CIO, Karl Herleman, discusses how any virtualization project, particularly one as expansive in scope as his, must be weighed […]
Green storage: Does the SSD tipping point draw near?
The price per gigabyte ratio keeps swinging in favor of improved solid-state drive (SSD) adoption, but not faster than prices keep tumbling on traditional hard drives. Apart from high-performance servers, storage arrays, a smattering of portables, and of course, PC enthusiasts that spend top dollar for the fastest components, SSDs are still having a tough […]
Global Cleantech 100: Who made the cut?
Cleantech Group has just released its ranking of the top 100 cleantech firms for 2010. Among them are smart grid networking sweethearts Grid Net, Silver Spring Networks and eMeter, smart meter maker Landis+Gyr, LED pioneers Lemnis Lighting and Bridgelux and EV charging upstart Better Place. Though most of the firms on the list share only […]
Philips: LED lighting market to reach 5 percent in 2010
Sure, five percent of the global lighting market might not seem like a lot, but when you consider that LEDs only snagged just 2 percent of the market in 2009, it’s a sign of healthy growth. And it’s only going to grow bigger from there. According to this DigiTimes report, Philips expects LED lighting to […]
Broadcom bags Beceem as 4G smart grid networking beckons
Broadcom chips are common in mobile and telecom gear, particularly smartphones, networking adapters and tablets where connectivity to 3G and wireless networks is a must. Now the company has its sights set on (WiMAX and LTE) by acquiring privately-held Beceem, a 4G networking chipmaker, for $316 million. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Beceem is an attractive target […]
Google backs offshore wind transmission project
I’ve been waiting for Google to make some (preferably Green IT) news in my home state of New Jersey, and it’s finally happening. Well, sort of, if you count the waters off our coast. Google today announced that the company will be backing an offshore wind project called the Atlantic Wind Connection off the New […]
Capgemini’s green data center scores a 1.08 PUE rating
Capgemini, a technology consulting and outsourcing firm, today laid claim to the distinction of having the world’s most energy efficient data center with a PUE of 1.08. Named Merlin and located in Swindon, UK, Capgemini took an existing facility and transformed it into a 30,000 square foot, Tier 3 green data center as part of […]
