• Video: A Closer Look at Audit Buddy

  At the recent Data Center World Fall 2013 conference in Orlando, we had a chance to visit with Indra Purkayastha, CEO and Founder of Purkay Labs, who provided a video overview of their environmental monitoring tool called Audit Buddy.

• Lucene/Solr Revolution EU – It's a wrap and we'll see you in DC!

  The brightest minds in open source search convened in Dublin on November 4-7, 2013, to discuss topics and trends driving the next generation of search. Lucene/Solr Revolution EU featured four action packed days of opportunities for developers, technologists, and business leaders to meet, explore,…

• DCK Webinar: The Software-Defined Data Center as the Foundation for the Cloud

  Join Data Center Knowledge on Tuesday, December 17 for a special webinar in which Jason Ferrara of IO will discuss "The Software-Defined Data Center."

• Data Center Summit Series – Los Angeles

  December 13: Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles, CA

• Study: The Cost of Data Center Downtime Is Rising

  Unplanned data center outages are expensive, and getting more costly. A new study sponsored by Emerson Network Power reveals that the cost of downtime has increased 41 percent since an original 2010 study.

• Strong Uptime for Online Retailers as Holiday Shopping Kicks Off

  The kickoff of the holiday shopping season revealed several key trends: people are shopping earlier, and are more comfortable shopping on mobile devices. There were some performance hiccups, mainly on Cyber Monday.

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• The Clifton Campus: Inside the New Telx NJ Facility

  In this video, Telx provides an overview of the Clifton, New Jersey campus and NJR2 data center, which currently offer 30,000 square feet of raised floor space in its first phase.

• The Snowden Effect and IT Automation's Role

  We're all aware of the so-called "Snowden Effect," which essentially highlights what could happen when personal information is released - so how does one continue to compete in an increasingly virtual climate without sacrificing the need to keep information secure? Gabby Nizri of Ayehu…

• Netflix Signs on With AMS-IX in New York

  Streaming video juggernaut Netflix will be the first customer for AMS-IX New York, making it the first major Internet player to ink a deal with an Internet Exchange created through the Open-IX initiative in the U.S.