All posts by Rakesh Dogra

Greentouch And Reducing Network Energy Demands

Greentouch And Reducing Network Energy Demands
May 21, 2013 1 Comment »

Is it possible to cut network energy demand by 90%? According to the GreenTouch group, the answer is yes. Networking is on the rise in a world that is increasingly getting connected via the cloud. So focus on communications is ... Read More »

A Surprise Tax The NSA Is Facing

A Surprise Tax The NSA Is Facing
May 21, 2013 No Comments »

A while ago, the data center being constructed by the National Security Agency was in the news. The facility is nearing completion in Bluffdale, in the state of Utah.

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The Google Cloud Platform And Why It Is Different

The Google Cloud Platform And Why It Is Different
May 20, 2013 No Comments »

Google has been using its cloud platform for a long time now and even though it is not new, it has been made available for businesses and developers for the first time. To that extent, this platform can be considered ... Read More »

Data Residency Laws That Govern Cloud Computing

Data Residency Laws That Govern Cloud Computing
May 20, 2013 1 Comment »

As far as cloud service providers go, they will shift data around several locations depending on the cost factors and redundancy needed by the client. But in moving data across data centers all over the globe, these service providers also ... Read More »

BYOD And The Data Center

BYOD And The Data Center
May 17, 2013 No Comments »

Consumerization of IT or BYOD has made data center management an increasingly complex task. BYOD or bring your own device has made it possible for people to use IT services with their own devices rather than relying on a pre-set ... Read More »

Seawater Can Cool Data Center

Seawater Can Cool Data Center
May 17, 2013 No Comments »

Interxion has managed to save $1 million a year simply by using seawater to cool its data center facility. By pumping water from the Baltic Sea to cool its IT equipment and servers, Interxion has made a huge difference to ... Read More »

Sales Of Data Center Switches And Cisco

Sales Of Data Center Switches And Cisco
May 16, 2013 No Comments »

Cisco has stated that server sales and sales of data center switches are showing some positive trends for the company. Quarterly revenue increase has been possible due to data center and wireless growth.

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Hybrid Clouds And Their Potential

Hybrid Clouds And Their Potential
May 16, 2013 No Comments »

Hybrid clouds have been in the news lately and have made the demarcation between public and private clouds a little fuzzy. While most people think of hybrid clouds as lying somewhere in between public and private clouds, there is a ... Read More »

Doing Away With Malware Permanently

Doing Away With Malware Permanently
May 15, 2013 No Comments »

There is a new approach to virtualization that is doing the rounds in the data center industry and this could well sound the death knell of malware. In fact, this virtualization technology can be applied to cloud based desktop as ... Read More »