5 Reasons To Consider A Modular Data Center

By Cynthia Bunting, IT-Tech News Daily
September 19, 2011

David Wang is theCEO and president of Wave2Wave, a provider of infrastructure solutions that enable leading enterprises to realize the benefits of next generation data center technologies. He gives IT TechNewsDaily readers five reasons to consider a modular data center for data storage.

• The mobility and disaster recovery features provide a cost-effective solution of building an IT infrastructure in large- or medium-size businesses.

• Modular data centers can be deployed in an existing unused space, such as an enterprise's basement or back of the warehouse.

• They provide all the functionalities needed and provided by a mission critical data center, including security, fire suppressions and higher efficiency such as cooling.

• As enterprises expand or move to a new location, the re-deployment of the entire data center infrastructure can happen in hours, versus weeks or months.

• Modular data centers could insulate an IT infrastructure from damage from natural disasters.
  
  
  

Five Disaster Recovery Products You Should Know

By Jennifer Bosavage, CRN
August 26, 2011

With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard, IT solution providers are on high alert, ready to get their customers back up and running when disaster strikes. Some of the products they'll be using as part of their disaster recovery efforts are ones profiled by CRN in the past six months. Here are five products every IT solution provider should know about to help prepare their customers for the inevitable next disaster.

Wave2Wave's Data Center-In-A-Box

Packing a small data center into a storage container is a great strategy for IT solution providers to increase customers' capacity quickly -- and it's also an ideal way to get up and running fast after a natural disaster strikes...

...Wave2Wave, has introduced three data center-in-a-box solutions that can be used for disaster recovery. One of the Wave2Wave models can withstand a crush force of up to 70,000 pounds, or a .30-cal bullet. (con't)

Wave2Wave Solution Corp. Wants Data Center Users to Get Off the Rack

July 8, 2011 – By Jon Xavier Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

David Wang, president of Wave2Wave Solution Corp., has an ambitious goal. He wants to grow his company from about $10 million in annual revenue to $100 million within five years.

A key to that plan is to expand from Wave2Wave's traditional focus on high-end networking cables and cable organization products to an entirely new product category — portable, modular containers for networking equipment. They are essentially a full data center in a self-contained, weatherproof box that can be placed anywhere from a closet to a parking lot.

Ramping up revenue that fast might seem like a tall order, but Wave2Wave has proven it can manage impressive growth in its core products. Revenue has shot up 50 percent year-over-year, even given the recession. The company has built a reputation as an innovator with a strong emphasis on quality and customer service, said Val Sokolov, senior manager of engineering lab services at Brocade Communications Systems Inc. , a Wave2Wave customer. (con't)

Preparing for Natural Disasters with Modular Data Centers

July 6, 2011 – by Steve Wong Director of Marketing, Wave2Wave

It is often said that disasters, by their very nature, cannot be predicted. Who could have foretold the timing of the recent 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan or the effects of the powerful tornadoes that swept through and wiped out an entire town in the Midwest?

It is this very fact that compels most enterprises to implement some level of disaster recovery (DR) strategy for their data and Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. Without such strategy and planning in place, if a catastrophic event occurs and takes down the data center and IT systems, the business could face financial disaster and even its valued reputation. Depending on the size of the company and the industry, the cost could be in the millions of dollars per hour. A disaster recovery plan could involve frequently backing up important business data onto tapes or other inexpensive storage media. It could also involve maintaining a redundant or failover system located in a different geographic region that can go online when something happens to the primary IT system. (con't)

Boosting Data Center Infrastructure Management

July 1, 2011 – by Carmi Levy

It isn't an easy time to be a data center decision-maker. Thanks to lingering fears over the state of the economy, companies remain hesitant to increase spending on infrastructure. Unfortunately, as businesses increasingly demand faster, more robust, and more efficient technology services, IT finds itself in a seemingly unwinnable situation. There is good news, however, for shops hoping to optimize data center efficiency without impacting availability or busting the budget. Relatively simple tweaks to how existing infrastructure is managed can go a long way toward reconciling stagnant budgets and growing demands. (con't)

Wave2Wave rolls out modular data centers on wheels

May 31, 2011

A cost-effective, quick alternative to building a new server room or data center is Wave2Wave Solution Corp.'s new modular, mobile line of "data centers in a box." The w-Metro family includes the w-MetroExpress, w-MetroXtreme, w-MetroMono and w-MetroVault, supplying from 2.5 kW of IT load in a 24 U enclosure, to 12 kW in 42 U. All models include integrated cooling, fire suppression, power distribution units, UPSes, network connectivity, and cabling, and can be transported on wheels or by forklift. In addition, the units feature an integrated security system and comply with Section 404 of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Prices for w-Metro units starts at $55,000, and they are available now. (con't)

Data Center in a Box

By Sarah Long
May 9, 2011

Wave2Wave Solution Corporation's new w-Metro™ Family of "data centers in a box" provide a unique new alternative that enable enterprises to better manage their infrastructure, reduce costs, provide security and improve operational efficiencies. One of the key capabilities of the w-Metro products is the integrated security system which controls, monitors and audits physical access to the inside of the w-Metro enclosures.. (con't)

Wave2Wave Intros Portable 'Data Center-In-A-Box' Solutions

April 28, 2011

As a substitute to normal, set information centers, Wave2Wave Solutions has presented a series of handheld, information center-in-a-box solutions. Wave2Wave, initially a China-based producer of IT cables and wavelength management stuff, is entering the handheld information center enclosure business with solutions fabricated in its Milpitas, Calif.-based HQs, said Steve Wong, boss of promotion for the corporation. (con't)

Wave2Wave Intros Portable 'Data Center-In-A-Box' Solutions

By Joseph F. Kovar, CRN
April 27, 2011

As an alternative to traditional, fixed data centers, Wave2Wave Solutions has introduced a series of portable, data center-in-a-box solutions. Wave2Wave, originally a China-based manufacturer of IT cables and wavelength management accessories, is entering the portable data center enclosure business with solutions manufactured in its Milpitas, Calif.-based headquarters, said Steve Wong, director of marketing for the company. (con't)

Wave2Wave Rolls Out Modular 'Data Center in a Box' with Intelligent PDU

By Patrick McLaughlin
April 19, 2011

Wave2Wave Solution (Milpitas, CA) announced the availability of its w-Metro family of "data centers in a box." The line of patented modular mobile data centers includes the w-MetroExpress, w-MetroXtreme, w-MetroMono and w-MetroVault systems. "The w-Metro puts an end to an era of large room, big iron, HVAC and raised floors of the data center of the past," contends David Wang, CEO of Wave2Wave Solution Corporation. "Data Center architects and facility managers are demanding an alternative that fully address the issues of managing space, cost and energy efficiency."  >>>

Wave2Wave Launches WDM Passive Optical System for Rapid Network Expansion

February 28, 2011

The WDM passive optical system can support both dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) separations of about 40 and 20 channels, respectively.

The w-Lucid high-performance WDM elevates the bandwidth transmitted by a fiber link as much as 400 Gb/s, and at the same time eliminates the difficulty and expenditure of using new network infrastructure. The WDM makes use of existing fiber plant, supports diverse network traffic types, allows quick network expansion at minimum cost, and works faultlessly with advanced passive optical networks. (con't)

10 Gigabit Ethernet: Wave2Wave Records 50 Percent Revenue Growth for 2010

January 20, 2011

A provider of fiber optic and copper-based components enabling high-speed data communications, Wave2Wave Solution Corporation recently announced that in the fiscal year 2010, the company earned huge revenues, exceeding the company's expectations.  (con't)