Is a Multi-Cloud Solution Right for Your Business?
A new white paper from Opus:Interactive outlines best practices for assessing whether a multi-cloud solution is right for your business. Get the full report. The pandemic showed just how imperative it...
View ArticleKey Observability Considerations to Support Digital Infrastructure
We continue our article series on designing data centers for observability, resiliency, and better operations. Last week, we’ll explored the journey from legacy to modern data center infrastructure....
View ArticleHow Data Center Management is Evolving
The evolution of data center management, the shift to hyperscale, and REITS are just some of the topics covered in a recent Data Center Frontier special report. Today’s modern IT environment requires...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Data Center Stories for April 2022
We write lots of stories about hot trends here at Data Center Frontier. But in recent weeks we’ve focused on telling the story of the data center industry through the companies that are building our...
View ArticleAs Supply Chain Concerns Grow, Cloud Players Scoop Up Data Center Space
Data center leasing has kicked into warp speed in the first quarter of 2022, setting records for absorption as hyperscale operators race to procure cloud capacity for long-term growth. Activity in...
View ArticleLand and Expand: NTT Global Data Centers Builds Out its New Campuses
ASHBURN, Va. – “Land and expand” is a term commonly used to describe data center projects that begin with a modest footprint and grow along with the underlying business. NTT Global Data Centers...
View ArticleData Center Jobs: Engineering Jobs Available in Major Markets
Each month Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, post some of the hottest data center career opportunities in the market. Here’s a look at some of the latest data center jobs posted on the...
View ArticleHow to Accelerate Digital Business with Resilience in Mind
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Patrick Doherty, Chief Revenue Officer at Flexential, explores how enterprise IT leaders can accelerate their digital business growth while also increasing...
View ArticleCologix Recapitalization Powers Scalelogix Hyperscale Strategy
Every data center is a complex combination of technology, real estate and finance. Behind the rows of servers and gigantic buildings is a balance sheet that supports the entire operation. Finance may...
View ArticleQuantum Loophole’s ‘Data Center City’ Secures Aligned as First Tenant
Aligned Data Centers has signed an agreement to acquire land, power, and water at Quantum Loophole’s massive new data center campus in Adamstown, Maryland, the companies said today. The deal is an...
View ArticleDAC Cables Shine in the Cloud
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Ryan Harris, Sales Engineer and Market Manager for The Siemon Company, explains why direct attach copper (DAC) cables are here to stay. Ryan Harris, Sales and...
View ArticleDigitalBridge to Buy Switch for $11 Billion as Data Center M&A Binge Continues
Data center developer Switch will be acquired by DigitalBridge and infrastructure investors IFM in an all cash deal valued at about $11 billion, the companies said today. DigitalBridge and IFM will pay...
View ArticleThe Largest Data Center Deals of All Time
EDITOR’S NOTE: We have updated our list to include the DigitalBridge acquisition of Switch on May 11, 2022, which continued the M&A binge in the digital infrastructure sector. In a single morning,...
View ArticleThe Data Center Tools that Improve Operations and Help Reduce Risk
We conclude our article series on designing data centers for observability, resiliency, and better operations. Last week, we examined how observability has changed to support digital infrastructure....
View ArticleSubsea Links: DC BLOX, Flexential, Cologix Connect to Cable Projects
The geography of subsea cables is changing, and data center providers are responding with new facilities and partnerships. That trend was on display in several announcements this week, where several...
View ArticleMaintaining Low-Latency and Sustainability at the Network Edge
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Steven Carlini and Andres Vasquez of Schneider Electric explore building data centers at the network edge, while simultaneously meeting sustainability goals....
View ArticleA Sensible Path to Data Center Sustainability
New and developing technologies like artificial intelligence and 5G are driving data center energy demand, while at the same time sustainability is top of mind for customers, who are demanding the...
View ArticleEvoque to Partner With Archer Datacenters on $200M Nashville Campus
In the latest step in its expansion beyond colocation, Evoque has formed a joint venture with Archer Datacenters to create a 100-megawatt data center campus in Gallatin, Tennessee, adjacent to a new...
View ArticleHillsboro Data Center Market Boosted by Significant Pre-Leasing
The data center market in the Pacific Northwest is seeing substantial growth, as the Portland suburb of Hillsboro, Oregon has emerged as a major hot spot for hyperscale and enterprise facilities....
View ArticleUnderstanding the Differences Between 5 Common Types of Data Centers
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Shad Sechrist, Data Center Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer at Belden, outlines the differences between 5 of the most common types of data centers. Shad Sechrist,...
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