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January 4, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 4, 2013

Western Digital Releases Helium Filled Hard Drives

How will these Helium filled HDDs fair in high density networking environments? Western Digital, A leading manufacturer of Hard DIsk Drives (HDDs) has released a new line of Helium filled hard drives which could cut down on power consumption within […]

January 4, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 4, 2013

DCIM In 2013: The IT struggle

Mobile devices pose a unique challenge to IT departments in regards to what standards should be in place. Mobile devices continue to pose a challenge for enterprise level IT departments as no one has figured out what standards should be […]

January 3, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 3, 2013

QTS Opens Data Center In Sacramento

QTS (Quality Technology Services) has just announced it is expanding into the Sacramento data center market. QTS (Quality Technology Services) has just acquired the Herakles data center and is expanding into the Sacramento data center marketplace. The new facility displaces […]

January 2, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 2, 2013

Rancho Cucamonga Approves Wind Energy Permits

Taking a page or two from green movement within our industry, officials hope to cut energy costs. Rancho Cucamonga has just approved a permit process designed to bring Turbine Wind Energy into commercial and residential neighborhoods. Taking a page or […]

January 2, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 2, 2013

Securing Health Care Data The Right Way

If you are a healthcare professional or doctor looking to start up your own practice this year it is important to set up a secure portal for your website Health care professionals looking to strike out on their own this […]

January 2, 2013

Published by The Colocation America Staff on January 2, 2013

Using PUE To Optimize Your Server Room

Power use effectiveness (PUE) is a metric created by TheGreenGrid.org to measure data center efficiency. Power use effectiveness (PUE) is a measurement method created by TheGreenGrid.org as a way of monitoring cooling and energy efficiencies within a data center. Even […]

December 28, 2012

Published by Albert Ahdoot on December 28, 2012

Tech Fails 2012, Year In Review

Certain tech trends this year looked promising but proved to be a flop. Without further ado, we bring you some of our favorite tech fails of 2012. Ah tech fails, how easily they bring laughter and humor into our lives, […]

December 27, 2012

Published by James Mulvey on December 27, 2012

4 VoIP Trends To Look Out for in 2013

The New Direction of Voice over Internet Protocol In the coming months we will see the role in which VoIP technology plays evolve into a more unified communication system. VoIP technology has proven itself in a number of ways and […]

December 27, 2012

Published by Albert Ahdoot on December 27, 2012

Amazon Cloud Service Blamed for Netflix Outage

Holiday Streaming Problems for Netflix and Amazon Unfortunately for most Netflix customers some holiday cheer was stripped away during a service interruption. What exactly caused Netlfix streaming services to go down? On Christmas Eve, Netflix experienced degraded performance and widespread […]