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Data Center Briefs: September 15, 2008
By Systems Management News Team

September 15, 2008 — 3PAR Offers Virtualization Financial Incentives
Utility storage provider 3PAR announced a financial incentives program for data center storage virtualization in conjunction with Pacific Gas and Electric. The 3PAR Virtual Technology Incentive Program hopes to stimulate the adoption of energy-efficient storage technologies with those financial incentives. Applicants for the program must be a Northern or Central California Pacific Gas and Electric customer and must be accepted into the rebate program before deploying a 3PAR-based storage implementation.

Smith Named Digital Realty Trust CTO
Digital Realty Trust promoted Jim Smith to CTO, giving Smith the lead role in implementing the company’s data center technologies. Smith had been the company’s vice president of engineering and is its first CTO. In his previous role, he directed all data center development projects and oversaw the company’s efficiency and green data center strategy. Under his guidance, Digital Realty Trust has delivered more than 100,000kW of UPS capacity in more than 40 data center projects in North America and Europe, the company said. Smith holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Fort Lewis College and an MBA from London Business School.

IPBrick Adds E-Mail to Communications Platform
IPBrick International released version 5.0 of its Linux-based unified communications platform, adding the ability to send and receive faxes via e-mail. IPBrick 5.0 also includes instant messaging and standard PBX functions. The PBX software can interface with existing phone equipment, according to the company. IPBrick is offered in a number of form factors, including PBX support. Each system includes VoIP support, instant messaging and e-mail hosting facilities, all of which can be tied together to form a single point of communication with multiple points of contact.

Microsoft Builds Data Center in Iowa
Microsoft will invest US$500 million to build a data center in Iowa, the state’s governor announced. Microsoft’s Des Moines data center will house Web servers and software, and will occupy 42 acres. The facility is expected to employ 50 to 75 people, and construction will take 12 to 18 months, according to Michael Manos, Microsoft’s general manager of data center services. The company cited low-cost electricity and Web portal tax breaks as the main reasons for establishing a data center in Iowa.

TrendPoint Drafts Four-Step Energy Plan
Data center energy management company TrendPoint Systems released what it calls a four-point plan for reducing energy costs and carbon emissions at data centers. TrendPoint’s plan helps companies set and manage energy budgets at the individual or departmental level. The plan further suggests that companies consolidate underutilized data servers onto virtual machines to reap server virtualization benefits, and they should also manage cooling so that cooling meets the actual needs of each individual cabinet. The fourth suggestion is to use the Green Grid’s Power Usage Effectiveness standard to monitor heat generated by IT equipment.

Vodacom Acquires StorTech
Cellular operator Vodacom announced plans to acquire Storage Technologies Services (StorTech), a managed data center services company that provides storage and security services. Vodacom will purchase 51 percent of the South Africa-based data center firm. StorTech’s management team is expected to remain, and Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys said StorTech was a supplier to Vodacom. As a subsidiary, StorTech will offer technical and engineering skills. At press time, the acquisition remained subject to closing conditions, including approval from relevant competition authorities in South Africa.

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