Issue 3, April 2009
FOCUS CONTENTS
CONTENTS Issue 3, April 2009
NEWS WHAT’S ON THE WEB
US UK & EUROPE
EMERGING MARKETS & ASIA
FEATURES 4
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INDUSTRY AND FINANCE 11 TECHNOLOGY
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CISCO’S DATA CENTER MOVE
13 FOCUS ON WASHINGTON 13
ANALYSIS IBM’S CLOUD COMPUTING CENTER
GOVERNMENT DATA CENTERS
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UK government data centers are changing rapidly. We talk to IT leaders who are driving the change and explore the lessons to be learned from the United States
COVER FEATURE
THE ENDURING CONFIDENCE OF COLOCATION
In a two-part special report, we examine the current state of the colocation market in Europe and the US
ROOM TO LET 14
Exclusive: How IBM views the cloud from the data center and the data center from the cloud
MICROSOFT’S CLOUD COMPUTING FUTURE
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Interview: Dan Reed has been picked to lead Microsoft’s cloud computing data center research
COMMENT EDITORIAL
RESEARCH
EER: A WORK IN PROGRESS 25 The uptake of Energy Effi ciency Ratings in its various forms grew in 2008
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The colocation market has received a huge amount of publicity since the start of the year. We talk to the leaders from across the sector, look at the latest investments and fi nd out more about end users who have opted for colocation solutions
ENERGY EFFICIENCY 46
A look at the tools available to measure energy effi ciency in the data center
35 INDICES
BUDGET & PLANS FOR 2009/2010
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Exclusive polling of key decision makers who attended DatacenterDynamics New York reveals trends for 2009
COMMENT DARK FIBRE
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The availability of dark fi bre will dictate the location of future data centers says Hunter Newby
ONLINE
MORE WAYS TO INTERACT WITH DATACENTERDYNAMICS 53
From Linked In discussion groups to digital editions, there are more ways than ever to access content from DatacenterDynamics
OPINION
IT’S TIME FOR A REFRESH 54 When it comes to energy effi ciency, it is time for IT to take its share of the responsibility is the surprising conclusion of John Pfl ueger, director of technology for Dell Data Center Infrastructure
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