Data center technology is at the center of the mobile, cloud, information and social media economy. We know the data center is a location housing servers and communication systems enabling businesses to run websites, cloud based software and other information and bandwidth rich systems. With data centers becoming an integral part of any business touching…
Power companies, gas and water utilities rely increasingly on services arranged in “smart grids.” Advanced metering and service distribution around the grid can generate huge amounts of data. Once the data processing system is fully developed utilities will be able to receive and apply information with an unprecedented level of detail. The availability of this…
Supercomputing needs a super solution For the fourth consecutive time, the world’s top 500 super computer list was headed by Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology. According to Top500.org the Tianhe-2 system delivers a performance of 33.86 Pflop/s (quadrillions of calculations per second) on the Linpack benchmark, according to the…
CANBERRA Australia: Datapod has released their modular data center capability statement for the university and research sector today and the document is now ready for download from the Datapod website. The University and Research Capability Statement is a follow up to the Datapod White Paper and a number of other capability statements for other industry…
By reading the latest reports and content from the world’s leading data center industry commentators like Mikle Allen, Rich Miller,Yevgeniy Sverdlikor Meredith Courtemanche and you can start to see some common themes occurring. Themes that will continue to have large impacts in the data center industry and how the modular approach is central to accommodating…
Modular data systems are portable, easily set up containerized data center units and are well suited for use on defense and military installations and provide a strategic advantage in remote locations. Whether it is Afghanistan, the Middle East, South America or Europe the Datapod modular center system is designed to provide enterprise grade output in…
When you buy a Datapod System you are buying from the thought leaders in the modular data center industry. Purchasing a data center as a factory-manufactured product, as opposed to a typical construction project is a new paradigm, so we have put together an article which illustrates what a modular data center from Datapod consists…
The idea of modular data centers for emergency deployments is receiving increasing recognition among government and large corporate organizations and could provide the technological key to leading the fight against Ebola in Western Africa. The ability to rapidly deploy a modular data center system could provide critical technological infrastructure that would enable practitioners to deliver better patient outcomes…
According to various studies over 70% of the world’s leading organisations will need to update their data center facilities in the next five years. Data center relocation is a common occurrence in a growing company regardless of whether your new data center is modular or bricks and mortar and everything from staff movements to the…
Massive data use combined with more sophisticated software, technology and a rapid rise in airline traffic globally is increasing the need for airports around the world to develop scalable data center solutions. The number of airline flights has risen 40% over the last ten years and is set to continue increasing at a faster pace….
The increased usage of big data and the increasing need for security are two of the great data center issues facing CIO’s. The pressures evolving from the increased use of large scale data analytic software and regulatory data retention requirements means that data centers have to store a wider variety of data types, whilst the data…