Digital Realty Trust Knowledge Library

Is Virtualization a Datacenter Killer?

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:39:18 +0000

In this new video from Digital Realty Trust, CTO Jim Smith answers this question and more. Jim explores the relationship between virtualization technology and the data center.

Case Study: Financial Services and Banking – It Only Took 410 Days to Build the Empire State Building

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:26:10 +0000

You’re one of the largest financial institutions in the world and you need a new datacenter. It won’t be your first one so it should be pretty simple right? Not so much. The lessons the customer learned after making this assumption give new definition to the phrase “Don’t try this at home”.

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Drivers of Data Center Growth: Virtualization, Part 2

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:52:18 +0000

Virtualization is a major contributor to the rise of cloud computing. This paper examines the present and future state of cloud computing including implementation considerations and answering the question of whether every application is suitable for being “cloud delivered”. It will also look at how both technologies will impact data center demand and operations in the coming years.

Virtualization and the Data Center, Part One

Digital Realty Trust — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:41:15 +0000

Some experts believe that virtualization will reduce the demand for data centers. In the first of this two-part series, Digital Realty Trust CTO, Jim Smith and Mark Monroe of Energetic Consulting will provide an in-depth overview of the key trends and drivers of the growth and penetration of virtualization and its’ impact on the data center industry. During this webinar Jim and Mark will examine and explain a number of issues including:

The operational definitions of the types of virtualization
The status of the adoption of virtualization within the IT community
The hidden drivers of storage and virtualization demand (they aren’t necessarily what you think)
Is every application a “virtual” application
Virtualization’s impact on data center demand

Podcast: Virtualization and the Data Center, Part One

Digital Realty Trust — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:36:21 +0000

The operational definitions of the types of virtualization
The status of the adoption of virtualization within the IT community
The hidden drivers of storage and virtualization demand (they aren’t necessarily what you think)
Is every application a “virtual” application
Virtualization’s impact on data center demand

Click to play or Right-Click | Save As to download: Virtualization, Part One

The 10 Advantages

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:10:27 +0000

You need to know why Digital Realty Trust is the “Secure Choice” as your data center partner. Watch this video to find out why.

Case Study: Financial Services and Banking – Consolidation

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:52:29 +0000

No one builds data centers faster than Digital Realty Trust. Learn about how this capability helped a Wall Street survivor.

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Case Study: Financial Services and Banking – Power Requirements

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:49:49 +0000

Developing the requirements for a data center are the end product of a firm’s power usage. See how one company’s understanding of power measurement helped them get the facility that they needed.

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Case Study: Financial Services and Banking – Milliseconds

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:46:48 +0000

Connectivity is often an overlooked consideration when looking for a new data center. See how selecting the right site made a competitive difference for a leading trading company.

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Case Study: IT Hardware and Services – LEED Platinum

Digital Realty Trust — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:37:35 +0000

Energy efficiency and data center sustainability meet as Digital Realty Trust and a leading chip maker develop a plan for a new data center.

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