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Keysource, the data centre and design build specialist, has announced the publication of two whitepapers that share the findings of a round table consisting of the industry’s leading experts and commentators. The whitepapers address two key industry topics: the use of fresh air in data centres and raising inlet temperatures within a facility.

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Siemon has announced the launch of its SFP+ copper twinax direct-attach cables (DACs) that are programmed for compatibility with Cisco equipment. Whilst Siemon’s industry-standard passive SFP+ DAC assemblies have been tested and proven for interoperability through independent testing by the UNH Interoperability Lab, these new cables are programmed specifically to work with all Cisco network equipment having 10GBASE-CX1 ports, including Catalyst and Nexus switches. When these cables are...

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Enhanced courses to help IT professionals install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 environments.

Software Defined Data Protection Vision

Asigra Inc. has introduced its vision for Asigra Software-Defined Data Protection (SDDP), leveraging commoditized infrastructure and vendor agnostic technologies to provide highly scalable cloud backup storage. Supported by a dedicated program, Asigra seeks to increase controls for service providers and enterprises on a global scale with this first-to-market technology. The approach will counter expensive monolithic systems and is expected to speed deployment of cloud-ready storage for service...

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Xtera Communications, Inc. has announced the award of a contract on a turnkey basis by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), an agency of the US Department of Defense, to build a new undersea fiber optic cable system to be performed in the Southern Command area of responsibility.

Senior execs spend three times as much as the CIO on technology innovation

Three quarters (75%) of business-led IT money is spent on innovation, compared to just 25% from the traditional IT budget, which is focused on maintenance and operations, or rather “keeping the light on”.

MTI Deutschland verstärkt den Bereich Security mit neuem Technical Account Manager

MTI, der Experte für Infrastrukturlösungen und IT Security, erweitert erneut das Team...

Altice Wholesale and DE-CIX ink partnership

Altice Wholesale Solutions, the business unit responsible for developing and managing international...

OpenStack revenue expected to hit $3.3 billion by 2018

The market for OpenStack-related products and services will quadruple in size between the end of...

Open Networking Foundation extends conformance testing to non-members

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the...

Appirio’s crowdsourcing community creates breakthrough solutions

Appirio says that, in partnership with the Harvard NASA Tournament Lab (NTL), the company and its...

Data centres in the spotlight

Echelon Data Centres publishes report containing thought and opinion on data centre industry issues...

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