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Mining Experiment: Running 600 Servers for a Year Yields 0.4 Bitcoin

Mining Experiment: Running 600 Servers for a Year Yields 0.4 Bitcoin Mining Experiment: Running 600 Servers for a Year Yields 0.4 Bitcoin

Can data centers tap unused server capacity to mine for Bitcoins? Online backup provider iDrive tested the concept, which reinforced the value of using custom hardware rather than quad-core servers - even if you're using 600 of them.

Feb 24, 2014

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Friday Funny: What's at the End of The Rack?

Friday Funny: What's at the End of The Rack?Friday Funny: What's at the End of The Rack?

byColleen Miller

Feb 21, 2014

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Qlogic Acquires Ethernet Assets from Broadcom Qlogic Acquires Ethernet Assets from Broadcom

Feb 21, 2014

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Customer Wins for CloudBees, Server Farm Realty, CenturyLink

Customer Wins for CloudBees, Server Farm Realty, CenturyLink Customer Wins for CloudBees, Server Farm Realty, CenturyLink

Feb 20, 2014

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New Intel Xeon Chips Seek to Tame Data Analytics

Data Center Chips

New Intel Xeon Chips Seek to Tame Data Analytics New Intel Xeon Chips Seek to Tame Data Analytics

Feb 18, 2014

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Dell, HP, Cisco Roll Out New Servers Powered by Intel Xeon E7 v2

Dell, HP, Cisco Roll Out New Servers Powered by Intel Xeon E7 v2 Dell, HP, Cisco Roll Out New Servers Powered by Intel Xeon E7 v2

Feb 18, 2014

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Intel Adds KVM Gateway for Data Center Manager

Switches & Routers

Intel Adds KVM Gateway for Data Center Manager

Intel Adds KVM Gateway for Data Center Manager

Video: Applied Micro Presents Server on a Chip

Data Center Chips

Video: Applied Micro Presents Server on a Chip

Video: Applied Micro Presents Server on a Chip

byColleen Miller

DCK Video: Hyve Launches Front I/O Optimized Servers

DCK Video: Hyve Launches Front I/O Optimized Servers

DCK Video: Hyve Launches Front I/O Optimized Servers

byColleen Miller

Switches & Routers

Data Centers Should Trust Emergency Power to UL 1008 Listed Automatic Transfer Switches

Data Centers Should Trust Emergency Power to UL 1008 Listed Automatic Transfer Switches

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AMD, Dell See Opportunity in ARM Server Market

AMD, Dell See Opportunity in ARM Server Market

AMD, Dell See Opportunity in ARM Server Market

Open Compute Gets Down to Business, With New License and Certifications

Data Center Chips

Open Compute Gets Down to Business, With New License and Certifications

Open Compute Gets Down to Business, With New License and Certifications

Highlights from Open Compute Summit V: Servers, Storage and Networks

Data Center Chips

Highlights from Open Compute Summit V: Servers, Storage and Networks

Highlights from Open Compute Summit V: Servers, Storage and Networks

byColleen Miller

Blu-Ray in the Data Center? Facebook Creates 1 Petabyte Storage Rack

Blu-Ray in the Data Center? Facebook Creates 1 Petabyte Storage Rack

Blu-Ray in the Data Center? Facebook Creates 1 Petabyte Storage Rack

Facebook: Open Compute Has Saved Us $1.2 Billion

Data Center Chips

Facebook: Open Compute Has Saved Us $1.2 Billion

Facebook: Open Compute Has Saved Us $1.2 Billion

QLogic, LSI, Seagate Contribute Storage Technology to Open Compute

Data Center Chips

QLogic, LSI, Seagate Contribute Storage Technology to Open Compute

QLogic, LSI, Seagate Contribute Storage Technology to Open Compute

Data Center Chips

Closer Look: IO's Open Compute Cloud Hardware

Closer Look: IO's Open Compute Cloud Hardware

IO Launches OpenStack Cloud on Open Compute Hardware

Data Center Chips

IO Launches OpenStack Cloud on Open Compute Hardware

IO Launches OpenStack Cloud on Open Compute Hardware

Closer Look: Microsoft's Cloud Server Hardware

Closer Look: Microsoft's Cloud Server Hardware

Closer Look: Microsoft's Cloud Server Hardware

Microsoft cloud servers

Data Center Chips

Microsoft Joins Open Compute Project, Shares its Server Designs

Microsoft Joins Open Compute Project, Shares its Server Designs

Tata Selects Ciena GeoMesh to Enable 100G across Submarine Cable

Tata Selects Ciena GeoMesh to Enable 100G across Submarine Cable

Tata Selects Ciena GeoMesh to Enable 100G across Submarine Cable

Lenovo to Buy IBM's x86 Server Business for $2.3 Billion

Lenovo to Buy IBM's x86 Server Business for $2.3 Billion

Lenovo to Buy IBM's x86 Server Business for $2.3 Billion

SuVolta Raises $10.6 Million to Advance Low-Power Chip Technology

Data Center Chips

SuVolta Raises $10.6 Million to Advance Low-Power Chip Technology

SuVolta Raises $10.6 Million to Advance Low-Power Chip Technology

OVH Fills Massive Quebec Data Center With Cube-Shaped Hosting Towers

OVH Fills Massive Quebec Data Center With Cube-Shaped Hosting Towers

OVH Fills Massive Quebec Data Center With Cube-Shaped Hosting Towers

2014 is the Year Servers Get ‘Smart,’ Hybrid Cloud Grows Up

2014 is the Year Servers Get ‘Smart,’ Hybrid Cloud Grows Up

byIndustry Perspectives

SoftLayer Racks Up More Wins With Gaming Companies

SoftLayer Racks Up More Wins With Gaming Companies

SoftLayer Racks Up More Wins With Gaming Companies

NSA Will Cool its Secret Servers With Waste Water

NSA Will Cool its Secret Servers With Waste Water

NSA Will Cool its Secret Servers With Waste Water

Server Farm Realty Adds Second Chicago Data Center

Server Farm Realty Adds Second Chicago Data Center

Server Farm Realty Adds Second Chicago Data Center

ARM Chip Pioneer Calxeda Shuts Down

Data Center Chips

ARM Chip Pioneer Calxeda Shuts Down

ARM Chip Pioneer Calxeda Shuts Down

Currency Miners Cause Spot Shortages of Dedicated Servers

Currency Miners Cause Spot Shortages of Dedicated Servers

Currency Miners Cause Spot Shortages of Dedicated Servers

Open Compute Summit, 2014

Data Center Chips

Open Compute Summit, 2014

Open Compute Summit, 2014

byColleen Miller

Data Center Chips

Google Compute Engine Reaches General Availability

Google Compute Engine Reaches General Availability

In Iowa, A Field Becomes a Billion-Dollar Google Server Farm

In Iowa, A Field Becomes a Billion-Dollar Google Server Farm

In Iowa, A Field Becomes a Billion-Dollar Google Server Farm

Intel: Pollution in Asia Shortens Server Component Life

Intel: Pollution in Asia Shortens Server Component Life

Intel: Pollution in Asia Shortens Server Component Life

Facebook Ops: Each Staffer Manages 20,000 Servers

Facebook Ops: Each Staffer Manages 20,000 Servers

Facebook Ops: Each Staffer Manages 20,000 Servers

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