Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of September 18th

For your weekend reading, we present a recap of five noteworthy stories that appeared on Data Center Knowledge this past week.

VMware’s Easy Button for Private OpenStack Cloud - When an IT manager decides they want to create a private OpenStack cloud in their data center, they quickly find that the term “OpenStack” doesn’t represent a single path with a single set of implications. It is a multitude of paths, each with its own consequences down the road.

How to Make Your Data Center PUE Calculation More Accurate - While PUE has become the de facto metric for measuring infrastructure efficiency, data center managers must clarify three things before embarking on their measurement strategy.

Updates across VMware Data Center Stack Now Shipping - The updates stretch across the entire VMware data center stack.

Thomas Cook’s Ex-CEO Harriet Green to Lead New IBM IoT Business Units - As VP and general manager, Green will be responsible for developing the new IBM IoT and Education business units.

Kaminario Upgrades All-Flash Arrays, Drops Flash Cost below $1 per GB - Kaminario CEO Dani Golan said the latest version of the K2 provides a sustainable edge over competitors that are not able to pack 360TB in a base unit that can be used to either scale up or out as they see fit.

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