Below is an interview with Sherman Ikemoto sharing his position in the technology industry. I met and talked with Sherman Ikemoto four years ago at the mini Future Facilities (FF) conference in 2011. Before that, my understanding was that FF was a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) company focused on the data center market. It is well known that cooling takes a significant portion of energy (roughly 33%) in data center operations, so focusing on CFD made a lot of sense […]
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ZD Net Quotes Hurricane Electric on IPv4 Internet Address Depletion
Hurricane Electric was recently featured in a piece on ZD Net for its position in the IPv4 conversation as standing ready to provide dual stack IPv6 and IPv4 transit when, as noted by ARIN, IPv4 web addresses run out. From the article: The last seconds are ticking off the U.S. IPv4 network clock ARIN reports it only has about two to four weeks of IPv4 Internet address blocks left. By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Networking | July 3, 2015 — 10:00 […]
SPEC-CLEAN’s Rich DeBlasi Publishes to the Data Center Journal on Critical Facility Maintenance
The Data Center Journal’s Industry Outlook column recently featured a piece by SPEC-CLEAN‘s Founder and President Rich DeBlasi. From the article: Industry Outlook is a regular Data Center Journal Q&A series that presents expert views on market trends, technologies and other issues relevant to data centers and IT. This week, Industry Outlook asks Rich DeBlasi, founder and president of Spec-Clean, about cleaning and maintenance of data centers. Spec-Clean provides specialized cleaning of data centers, server rooms and critical […]
AMS-IX Bay Area Extends to Hurricane Electric’s Fremont 2 Data Center
Newest Point-of-Presence will allow customers of Hurricane Electric to improve performance and lower latency through fast and reliable peering services July 01, 2015 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AMS-IX USA Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange), and Hurricane Electric, a leading carrier neutral colocation provider, today announced that AMS-IX Bay Area Internet Exchange has been extended to Hurricane Electric’s Fremont 2 data center. “This expansion helps us to improve our connectivity offering since it will give […]
Increased Demand for Global Internet Transit Drives Hurricane Electric to Launch Second Point-of-Presence in Italy
Expanded growth in the Mediterranean provides more customers with access to the most robust IPv6 backbone in the world June 23, 2015 03:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ROME–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, today announced that it has added a new Point of Presence (PoP) at NaMeX, located at Via dei Tizi, 6/b, 00185, Rome. “With nearly 100 PoPs worldwide, Hurricane Electric is well-positioned to provide high quality transit at an affordable cost for organizations […]
International Blog Features Upsite Technologies Environmental Monitoring System 200
Upsite Technologies has announced a new hardware and software for monitoring the data center environment. Company Upsite Technologies, which specializes in designing and manufacturing solutions to manage the flow of air inside the data center, today announced the availability of hardware and software for monitoring the data center environment. The decision, which comes with a wired connector, has been called 200 Environmental Monitoring System (EMS 200). A fresh addition to the wide range of products for […]
RLE Technologies’ Jeremy Swanner Publishes to Data Center Knowledge
Data Center Knowledge’s column “Industry Perspectives” recently featured expertise from RLE Technologies’ Jeremy Swanner on lead detection in data centers. From the article: Leak Prevention in Data Centers: How Prepared Are You? BY INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES ON JUNE 11, 2015 Jeremy Swanner RLE Technologies Jeremy Swanner is the Executive Vice President of RLE Technologies. One of the biggest downtime threats for data center operators is leaks, and preventing them is one of the most fundamental areas of protection for […]
Telecom Ramblings Features Hurricane Electric for 100 Internet Exchanges
Hurricane Electric announced this week that the company has established 100 unique Internet exchanges around the world. From the article: There has been lots of interconnection news this week, whether it be between networks, clouds, or data centers. Here’s a quick look: Hurricane Electric says it has turned up its 100th unique internet exchange connection. That’s a lot of IX connectivity, and according to Hurricane nobody else has reached the same milestone yet. In fact, I […]
Hurricane Electric Continues Global Internet Leadership Role by Becoming the First Internet Backbone in the World to Connect to more than 100 Different Internet Exchanges
With this milestone, world’s largest IPv6 backbone continues to spread high-speed Internet connectivity throughout the globe while providing expert guidance in the delivery of next generation Internet protocol June 10, 2015 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and leading colocation provider, today announced that it has become the first Internet backbone in the world to connect to over 100 unique Internet exchanges. “Hurricane Electric is committed to delivering quality, […]
Bluestone Energy Services to Sponsor the 2015 New England Energy Efficiency Conference & Expo in Boston
Bluestone will highlight recent energy conservation projects that have netted millions in utility incentives and energy savings while participating as a Platinum Sponsor at June 23 event June 10, 2015 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A division of OpTerra Energy Services, Bluestone Energy Services, LLC, a leader in energy conservation, engineering and project development services for commercial and industrial clients, announced today that it will participate in the 2015 New England Energy Efficiency Conference and Expo (NEEECE) as a Platinum Sponsor. […]

