Cloud Computing Could Cut Data Center Energy Consumption by Nearly One-Third by 2020, According to Pike Research
Though the inner workings of the global communications network are so complex that they remain opaque even to those who operate it, the redundancy and fail-over capabilities of the system have made it so reliable that the internet-based cloud has become a trusted place to store and transmit critical data. The rapid spread of cloud computing has enabled enterprises to outsource many information technology capabilities, including and especially data centers, leading to savings on manpower, money, and energy. According to a recent report from Pike Research, the energy-efficiency benefits of cloud computing are substantial, and growth in the market will have important implications for both energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that the continued adoption of cloud computing will lead to a reduction of data center energy consumption of 31% from 2010 to 2020…
Once a cloud market denier, Microsoft has clouded right over in recent years, beginning with a pitch that pushed the hybrid model, which played to its vast on-premise software base.
RightScale, which gives companies a good look into the innards of their cloud computing workloads, just surpassed the 3-million-server mark.
Verizon is betting big on cloud computing. After this year’s $1.4 billion acquisition of data center operator Terremark, Verizon has once again loosened its purse strings to buy cloud computing startup CloudSwitch. The latter develops software that eases the transition of company applications from in-house servers to the cloud. So, what does Verizon expect from this acquisition?
Cycle Computing recently provisioned a 30,000-core cluster in the cloud, the first of its kind in the industry and the company’s second publicly announced massive cluster run this year. This milestone for scientific computing follows Cycle’s earlier scaling of a 10,000 core cluster in April. Since 2005, Cycle has helped its clients maximize the world’s compute resources through its reliable, secure and elastic HPC solutions, both internally and in the cloud…
Enterprise cloud supplier Savvis is building two new data centers in the United States and expanding three others, bringing its worldwide total for supplying infrastructure as a service to 50. When completed, Savvis will be the manager of a worldwide chain of 50 data centers, as its 34 are combined with 16 from CenturyLink. ..
Pre-med student Michael Dell started his computer-upgrading company at age 19 in his University of Texas dorm room in 1984. Twenty-seven years later, although he’s traded that little place in Austin for a tad-larger headquarters 20 miles up Highway 35 in Round Rock, his company has moved about a zillion miles from where it began…