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Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:20:09 +0000

[...] first item that came across my desk was a blog entry about AOL and how it has built a completely unmanned data centre. The writer noted that he came to AOL [...]

By: AOL’s Data Center Independence Day « LooseBolts

AOL’s Data Center Independence Day « LooseBolts — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:04:16 +0000

[...] our ATC launch, but if you were curious for the specifics on our work there feel free to click the ‘Breaking the Chrysalis’ post I did at that time. You can see how the work that we have been driving in our own [...]

By: mmanos

mmanos — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:55:54 +0000

Adeel – The physical size of he ATC facility is not large unto itself. It houses a few thousand servers. You would not likely see the impact on the balance sheet for a couple of reasons. First – This infrastructure purchase (as it relates to this specific post) would/could really be lumped into a capital avoidance. This capacity was used to provision mostly against new growth versus consolidation of existing footprint. That being said, we had another project underway where we focused on cost reduction through infrastructure consolidation. We will have much more data coming out at the Uptime Institute regarding our work there. In that effort we realized some significant savings as measured through power costs, license costs, and more. Hope this helps!
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By: Adeel Khamisa

Adeel Khamisa — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:59:59 +0000

Hey Mike. Thanks for the post. Quick question. What is the physical size of the facility? Just looking through balance sheet and didn’t see PPE numbers budge . Read about 100 virtual machines. Just a PhD researcher here wondering how small-caps operate/fund data centers. Thanks again

By: The Cloud Cat and Mouse Papers–Site Selection Roulette and the Insurance Policies of Mobile infrastructure « LooseBolts

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:57:32 +0000

[...] for any global infrastructure player. One of the big drivers for us investing and developing a 100% lights-out data center at AOL was eliminating those kinds of costs. Those governments that generally highlight job creation targets over other types typically [...]

By: Dan Mascola

Dan Mascola — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:24:38 +0000

I have heard so many people talk about this becoming the ‘future of IT’. It is great to see someone Executing!

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Outsourcing Headlines - ITO, BPO, HRO, Healthcare... | 3FORWARD — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:04:42 +0000

[...] and its practices present to corporate IT groups. The first item that came across my desk was a blog entry about AOL and how it has built a completely unmanned data center. The writer noted that he came to [...]

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The Threat Cloud Computing Providers Pose to Corporate IT | CLOUD NEWS — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:05:55 +0000

[...] first item that came across my desk was a blog entry about AOL and how it has built a completely unmanned data center. The writer noted that he came to [...]

By: Cloud Computing a Threat to Corporate IT - Blogs - Club Cloud

Cloud Computing a Threat to Corporate IT - Blogs - Club Cloud — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:40:25 +0000

[...] its practices present to corporate IT groups. The first item that came across my desk was a blog entry about AOL and how it has built a completely unmanned data center. The writer noted that he [...]

By: Al Edwards

Al Edwards — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:37:26 +0000

Great Job Mike! Miss our lunches at Smokejack