• Tata Selects Ciena GeoMesh to Enable 100G across Submarine Cable

  Ciena GeoMesh helps Tata Communications push 100 gigabits per second from the U.S. to Japan, Alcatel-Lucent and BT set a world record for 1.4 terabits per second, and AMS-IX New York selects Zayo as a fiber provider to connect multiple data centers.

• How Secure is Your Data? 5 Key Considerations around Data Center Compliance

  To truly understand compliance and regulation – it's important to apply it to your business, technological model, and know how all of this will impact you.

• Report: Apple Considering Netherlands for European Data Center

  A small town in the Netherlands may be the future site of a European data center for Apple (AAPL), according to a local report.

• The Future is Bright: Rich Opportunities for Data Centers

  By expanding their attention on uptime to include energy efficiency, data center operators can actually maximize uptime and save money at the same time, writes Sarah Rambacher of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

• Data Center Jobs: Another Source

  At the Data Center Jobs Board, we have a new job listing from Another Source, which is seeking a Critical Facility Engineer (HVAC and Data Center Controls).

• Is Your Data Center Ready for the Polar Vortex?

  This month's unusual weather pattern has brought frigid air to parts of the U.S. that don't normally see extreme cold snaps. Not to worry. Many data centers operate just fine in brutally cold weather, and your colleagues from these colder climates have tips on how to adapt.

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• KDDI Uses Oracle SuperCluster to Reduce Footprint

  KDDI uses an Oracle SuperCluster to dramatically consolidate server infrastructure, Violin Memory flash arrays help NextGear Capital accelerate key services to their customers, and Riverbed advances its Granite converged infrastructure solution with support for more branches, and bigger data sets.

• AWS Week in Review - January 20, 2013

  Let's take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, January 20 We announced New M3 Sizes + Features, Reduced EBS Prices, and Reduced S3 Prices. The AWS Application Management Blog talked about Using DynamoDB and SNS...