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A Fox News story yesterday suggested that Wikileaks is seeking to house its servers in an offshore data haven, and mentioned the Sealand facility as “one possible location.”
Which raises a question: Is Sealand still operating a functional hosting facility? A colocation provider that hosted data on the offshore platform folded back in 2008. But the leader of the proclaimed Principality of Sealand says they still have the capability to host customers.
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Given all the time, investment and energy (literally) that enterprise organizations have been making in their data center facilities, you’d think that the availability of such facilities is a non-issue. You’d be wrong.
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A new study conducted by market research and consulting firm Infonetics Research indicates that in the next few years, telcos, cable operators, data center specialists and colocation providers are planning to expand.
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Brian Burch knew the moment had arrived. Two of his data center’s key services – availability and business continuity – needed fast and dramatic improvement. Design and location limitations meant that his company’s existing data center couldn’t be upgraded to the levels necessary to provide the improvements in functionality and performance that he required.
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Google isn’t the only one looking to the chilly Nordic waters to keep data centers cool in a low-energy way. Data Center Knowledge takes a look at the Green Mountain Data Center on the island of Rennesoy in Norway that uses the cold water of a nearby fjord for free cooling.
Posted on February 8th, 2012 by admin
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