Top 5 Data Center Stories of the Week: May 25 2018

How Microsoft Tunes Linux and Windows to Boost Azure Performance, Reliability - New techniques accelerate updates, speed up VM-to-VM networking

7 Things to Consider When Making IoT Infrastructure Decisions - Experts highlight some big questions a company should answer before jumping into an IoT project.

Facebook Open Sources Katran Load Balancer, Details Network Provisioning Tool - The social network today made its load balancing software available under the GPL and explained its vending-machine approach to building networks.

Equinix Shares – a Falling Knife or a Coiled Spring? - The company’s recent M&A binge has made for a rough year for its shareholders, but there’s now a lot of potential for future growth.

Hurricane Electric Shows How Fast and Where Your Data Hops - The data center and network operator has released a tool that shows the route and transit time from any point to any other point in its network.