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Future Facilities to Test Data Center Managers’ Deployment Skills in a 6SigmaDC Virtual Facility at Data Center World in Nashville

The Data Center Manager Who Best Deploys IT Equipment in a Virtual Facility Will Win an iPad  NASHVILLE, TN, Sep 26, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Future Facilities North America (Future Facilities NA), a leading provider of predictive Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, today announced that it will host a contest of data center deployment mastery at Data Center World. Contest participants will deploy IT equipment in a Virtual Facility pre-built with Future Facilities’ […]

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Bluestone Energy Services retrofit of zColo’s data centers featured in Mission Critical Magazine

Bluestone Energy’s retrofit of multiple zColo data centers in the U.S. was recently featured in an article in Mission Critcal Magazine. From the article: zColo, a Zayo Group Company, recently hired Bluestone Energy Services, LLC, a division of OpTerra Energy, to implement a comprehensive energy program at its Newark colocation facility at 165 Halsey St. At the 45,000-sq-ft data center, Bluestone Energy managed a comprehensive and holistic data center energy program that will reduce annual […]

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Hurricane Electric’s Mike Leber interviewed in Data Center Knowledge about $13M Data Center Expansion

Hurricane Electric’s President Mike Leber was recently interviewed for Data Center Knowledge about the company’s recent announcement to expand their Fremont 2 facility. From the article: Hurricane Electric, which operates the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, has secured $13 million in financing from Bank of the West to fund a major expansion of its data center in Fremont, Calif. The company will use the funds to build and outfit 24,000 square feet of data center […]

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Hurricane Electric article in Silicon Valley Business journal about funding for data-center expansion

Hurricane Electric article in Silicon Valley Business journal about funding for data-center expansion

Hurricane Electric was recently featured in article in the Silicon Valley Business Journal about their new expansion. From the article: A Fremont-based data-center company is beefing up its footprint thanks to $13 million in new financing. Hurricane Electric will use the funding, provided by Bank of the West, to expand one of its two Fremont data centers by 24,000 square feet. The build-out will provide new space for additional tenants as demand for data-center services continues […]

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Bluestone Energy to Participate in National Grid’s Upstate New York Energy Efficiency Conference and Expo

Bluestone Will Highlight Recent Mechanical and LED-Lighting Energy Conservation Projects SYRACUSE, NY–(Marketwire – Sep 14, 2012) – Bluestone Energy Services, LLC, a division of OpTerra Energy and a leader in energy conservation engineering and project development services for industrial and commercial clients, announced today that it will have a booth at National Grid’s Upstate New York Energy Efficiency Conference and Expo. At booth #5, Bluestone will present case studies highlighting recent energy conservation work in […]

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Eaton, Future Facilities and RF Code Take Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Roadshow to Los Angeles

Half Day, Complimentary Seminar Will Show Data Center Owners and Operators How to Use DCIM to Optimize and Protect Data Center Capacity LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – Sep 14, 2012) –  Eaton, Future Facilities and RF Code announced today that their seminar series on improving data center efficiency through Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) will come to Los Angeles. The seminar, titled The Data Center Capacity Challenge: Can DCIM Help?, will be held Thursday, September 20, 8 […]

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Hurricane Electric Continues Its Network Expansion in Canada With New Point-of-Presence at Cologix in Montreal

Hurricane Electric Continues Its Network Expansion in Canada With New Point-of-Presence at Cologix in Montreal Expansion Provides Peering Opportunities With Over Seventy Carriers MONTREAL–(Marketwire – Aug 28, 2012) –  Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today that it has established a point-of-presence (PoP) at Cologix’s Montreal facility (formerly Canix 3) located at 1250 Rene Levesque West, Montreal, Canada. The new PoP will allow carriers at Cologix’s Montreal facility to exchange IP traffic […]

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Polargy featured in Data Center Knowledge piece on their new Tool-Less Blanking Panels

Polargy recently was featured in Data Center Knowledge in an article about their new line of tool-less blanking panels. From the article: The panels’ “Hook-Swing-Snap” design enables installation and removal without tools, providing data center operators with improved flexibility in server rack maintenance. Installation consists simply of sliding a panel’s pivot pins into a rack’s mounting rail holes and snapping slide tabs at the opposite side of the panel into the opposing rail. A gasket […]

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Hurricane Electric Expands in the Midwest With New Point-of-Presence at 5NINES in Madison, Wisconsin

New PoP Will Provide Improved Internet Connectivity and Greater Access to the World’s Largest IPv6 Backbone MADISON, WI–July 2, 2012(Marketwire – Jul 2, 2012) – Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and leading colocation provider, has established a point-of-presence (PoP) at 5NINES at 222 West Washington Ave, Madison, Wisconsin. Hurricane Electric’s new PoP will allow carriers at 5NINES to exchange IP traffic (or “peer”) directly with Hurricane’s global Internet backbone. The new PoP will […]

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Using load banking solutions to optimize data center commissioning

This Whitepaper written for Data Center Knowledge and ComRent explores how data center operators who properly leverage load bank technology during data-center commissioning can validate electrical and mechanical infrastructure performance, qualify for LEED certification, accelerate commissioning, and reduce overall data center commissioning costs. Click here to read the full Whitepaper.