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CA Buys NimSoft As Cloud Spree Continues
CA today continued its cloud computing buying spree, announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire monitoring provider Nimsoft, Inc. for $350 million in cash. The deal follows CA’s recent acquisitions of Cassatt, NetQoS and Oblicore and the planned acquisition of 3Tera.
Data Center Tour on Microsoft Surface
Here's a look at a new way to present a data center tour and facility information: using Surface, the Microsoft table-top presentation platform.
Ousley Named New CEO at Savvis
Managed hosting provider Savvis (SVVS) said Tuesday that board chair and interim CEO James E. Ousley has won the job, and will be the company's new chief executive officer. Ousley succeeds Phil Koen, who resigned Jan. 11.
DCW News: Rackwise, Sentilla
The news announcements at Data Center World continue, including new product announcements from Rackwise and Sentilla.
NASA Reworks $1.5 Billion Data Center Contract
NASA announced that it is reworking the agency's strategy for acquiring an enterprise data center, and postponed the release of a final request for proposals for what could have been a $1.5 billion contract.
Planning for Windows Server 2003 Retirement
The announcement concerning this summer’s end of life for Windows Server 2003 drives many questions, concerns and issues for the IT professional.
Roundup: Growth for Regional Data Centers
It's been a busy time for regional data center expansion. Here's a look at projects from Sisters of Mercy Health System (Missouri), Baltimore Technology Park (Maryland), HITT federal data center (Denver) and BlueBridge Data center (Cleveland).
Data Center Jobs: LogicalSolutions.net
At the Data Center Jobs Board, we have a new job listing from LogicalSolutions.net, which is seeking a Data Center Network Engineer.
Amazon S3 Now Hosts 100 Billion Objects
Amazon Web Services has quietly passed an interesting benchmark: the company's S3 storage service now hosts more than 100 billion objects.
Cisco Unveils High-Capacity CRS-3 Routers
Cisco Systems (CSCO) today unveiled CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS), which has a capacity of up to 322 Terabits per second. The company says the CRS-3 could enable "the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded in just over one second."