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Microsoft’s “Redmond Ridge 1” Now Open
09 September 09 04:08 PM
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For those folks that like facility news, yesterday Microsoft’s Managed Lab Services team gave a small group of reporters and bloggers the first external tour of the their new data center in Redmond, aka Redmond Ridge 1. Artist’s rendering of Redmond Ridge
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Dell Increases Footprint at the EEC
26 August 09 09:17 AM
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Last week 20 new Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 servers arrived and are quickly being brought online for a customer engagement occurring in the next couple weeks. These servers contain Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5550 CPU’s, 24GB memory, eight 300GB SAS HDDs, and
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More HP ProLiant DL380 G6’s Arriving
10 August 09 02:31 PM
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While I was on vacation a couple weeks ago we received 10 new HP ProLiant® DL380 G6's equipped with dual Intel® Xeon® X5570 CPU’s, , 24GB memory, dual port 8Gbps fiber channel adapter, 2 146GB 15K SAS drives and dual power supplies. These were the 1 st
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New IBM Storage Comes to the EEC
06 August 09 12:44 PM
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EEC
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This week we just completed installing a new IBM XIV® Storage System: Model 2810 in san-alley. Ours is configured with 180 1TB SATA drives, and 15 modules; a data module consists of one Intel® Xeon® Quad-core 64-bit CPU, 8 GB fully buffered DIMM RAM.
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Raritran Selected for IT Infrastructure and Power Management Provider
14 May 09 01:12 PM
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There was some good news about the EEC and our current remodel the other day. One of the projects during the remodel was to upgrade to our infrastructure so we could provide more performance and environmental data to our product teams, customers and partners.
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Rittal Announces Strategic Relationship with the EEC
06 April 09 02:46 PM
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EEC
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Some good news came out last week while I was on vacation. On Thursday, Rittal sent out a release announcing the new Strategic Partnership they have entered into with us. We are very excited to use their new Liquid Cooling and Enclosure System in our
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New Steel in main Data Center
23 March 09 01:28 PM
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It’s been a few weeks since our last major update. Phase 1 is done, and we’re in the middle of Phase 2 now. This is the big part, the reconstruction of the main Data Center. Structural upgrades are required to support the weight of the additional hardware
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Phase 1 Painting Finished
28 January 09 02:01 PM
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Hello, We’re starting to wrap up the first phase of the EEC reconstruction project. Most of the new network wiring has been run and new HVAC equipment has been installed. The rooms affected by Phase 1 are now looking like real rooms, with new drywall/paint
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Enterprise Customer Labs 4 & 5: Getting Closer
20 January 09 03:43 PM
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Hi everyone, Jeremy here again. Work continues on the EEC Reconstruction project. I’m calling it Reconstruction because it’s really quite a bit more than a ‘renovation’ or a ‘remodel’; this isn’t just new carpets, paint and furniture, it’s a major structural
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EEC Remodel: A First Look!
12 January 09 01:52 PM
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EEC
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Hey, I'm Jeremy and I've been working at the EEC since we opened in back in 2003, so this is a real exciting time for me as I see the facility take on a whole new look. I'll be writing posts about once a week, outlining what's going on and giving you
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EEC Expansion Approved
17 October 08 01:20 PM
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The EEC has been a great facility for our customers and partners to work and collaborate with our product groups in since it's opening in April 2003, but after five wonderful years it's time to do some remodeling to make it even better for the next 5
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