• Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Goes Global via 16 Equinix Data Centers

  Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute offers multi-tenant data center customers a direct link into the Azure cloud. Equinix will be rolling out the service in 16 IBX data centers globally, boosting its cloud connectivity offerings and further enabling the hybrid enterprise. Read More

• Google: We've Bought 1 Gigawatt of Renewable Energy

  Google has signed a contract with its utility provider in Iowa for 407 megawatts of wind energy to support its data center operations in Council Bluffs.. Read More

• Hortonworks, Concurrent Partner to Speed App Development on Hadoop

  Hortonworks and Concurrent announced an expansion of a strategic partnership to simplify enterprise application development for data-centric applications. Read More

• The Upshot, a data-centric site from The New York Times launched

  We heard a little bit about The Upshot last month. Now we get to see it. From editor David Leonhardt …