December 30, 2011 — Web hosting and IT infrastructure Atos announced recently that it has opened a green data center in Helsinki. The data center is more than 50,000 square feet and uses energy based on heat recovery.
Updates from December, 2011
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Managed Services Firm Atos Opens Green Finland Data Center
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Spanish Data Protection Authority Opens Consultation on Cloud Computing
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December 30, 2011 — Spanish data protection authority AEPD announced this week it has opened an online public consultation on cloud computing.
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Anonymous Hacks Military Gear Retailer Website
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December 30, 2011 — Hacker group Anonymous claims that it has stolen user password and credit card information from military equipment provider SpecialForces.com, according to a report by PCWorld on Wednesday.
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South Koreas Data Center Consolidation Model Saves Government 60M
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December 30, 2011 — The South Korean goverment has consolidated the data centers of government agencies and provided an integrated management system for those IT resources, resulting in nearly $60 million in cost savings. News of the consolidation efforts come as the US government continues its own consolidation plans, with 472 data centers expected to be closed by 2012, and 962 data centers by 2015.
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Web Host VISI Provides Hosting Services to Minnesota Public Radio
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December 30, 2011 — Managed hosting provider VISI announced on Friday that it will provide data center space and hosting services to Minnesota Public Radio|American Public Media. According to the press release, VISI will host MPR|APM’s web properties including Marketplace.org and the Public Insight Network using with its SaaS platform.
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Real Estate Fund Gladstone Buys Expedient Data Center in Pittsburgh
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December 30, 2011 — Virginia-based real estate investment trust fund Gladstone Commercial announced on Thursday it has acquired a 26,080-square-foot data center in Parkway Center in Green Tree, Pittsburgh. The company purchased the facility for $4.2 million, plus fees and expenses, from North Side-based Massaro Corp.
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Managed Services Firm Presidio Acquires Data Center Firm INX
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December 29, 2011 — Data center firm INX announced on Thursday that its stockholders approved the merger agreement from November under which managed services provider Presidio will acquire all of the outstanding common stock on INX.
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Web Host ProviDyn to Provide ServePro with Cloud Infrastructure Services
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December 29, 2011 — Cloud hosting provider ProviDyn announced on Thursday it has signed a managed services contract with cleanup and restoration service provider ServPro. ServPro is a nationwide organization but has local franchises throughout the United States.
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Email Provider Reflexion Networks Integrates LabTech Monitoring Solution
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December 29, 2011 — Monitoring firm LabTech announced on Thursday that it has integrated its monitoring and management solution with email hosting provider Reflexion Networks’ suite of email services. This integration will provide an automated way to ensure integrity of mission-critical hosted email services, according to press release.
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India Cloud Market Projected to Hit 16 Billion by 2020 Study
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December 29, 2011 — The cloud market in India could be worth as much as $16 billion by 2020, according to a report by Silicon India. The study also showed that the global cloud market growing at a 33 percent rate per year to about $680 billion by 2020.
