The Year in Cloud: Google Builds Bigger, Accelerates its Network
Google is a pioneer in data center infrastructure, and has set the pace for the industry with the scale and efficiency of its global network. In 2017, Google worked to prepare for rapid growth in data...
View ArticleThe Year in Cloud: Microsoft Invests in ARM, FPGAs and GPUs
For Microsoft, 2017 was a year of major progress in its cloud computing operation, which saw strong growth across both business and consumer portfolios. Microsoft also focused on hardware in a big way,...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2017
What were the year’s biggest data center stories? As we approach the New Year, it’s a good time to reflect on 2017 and look back at the trends and stories that mattered. There were three prevailing...
View ArticleExecutive Roundtable: Data Center Trends to Watch in 2018
Welcome to our ninth Data Center Executive Roundtable, a quarterly feature showcasing the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed. In our Fourth...
View ArticleRoundtable: Keys to Success in 2018 for Wholesale Data Centers
Today we continue our Data Center Executive Roundtable, a quarterly feature showcasing the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed. In today’s...
View ArticleData Center Frontier’s Top 10 Data Center White Papers of 2017
The top 10 data center white papers of 2017 cover topics ranging from the expanding Northern Virginia Data Center Market to data center infrastructure management. Data Center Frontier’s top 10 data...
View ArticleThe Secret to Better Hybrid Cloud Computing Performance
Hybrid cloud has come out on top as a flexible solution capable of impacting numerous different types of use cases. With many organizations pulling back from traditional public cloud solutions, hybrid...
View ArticleData Center Geography: Think Globally AND Locally in 2018
Today we continue our Data Center Executive Roundtable, a quarterly feature showcasing the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed. In today’s...
View ArticleThe 8 Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2018
At Data Center Frontier our eyes are on the horizon. We’ve spent much of 2017 talking with industry thought leaders about what’s next for the industry. We’ve identified eight themes that will shape the...
View ArticleRoundtable: New Investment Supports Data Center Growth
Today we continue our Data Center Executive Roundtable, a quarterly feature showcasing the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed. In today’s...
View ArticleDeveloping Upskilled Employees and the Autonomous Data Center
In this Voices of the Industry column, Patrick Quirk, Vice President and General Manager of Management Systems at Vertiv, explores the connections between upskilled employees and the autonomous data...
View ArticleServerless 101: Why It Matters for Data Center Professionals
Serverless computing has been gaining a lot of attention as major cloud vendors like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure invest in this type of architecture. It’s important for data center...
View ArticleRunSmart DCIM Platform Reengineered Using Microservices-Based Architecture
Baselayer Technology’s infrastructure management software division, RunSmart, is well known in the data center industry for its DCIM platform. Download the full report. And the company has made some...
View ArticleLiquidCool Brings Immersion Cooling to the Server Chassis
For many IT companies, the idea of liquid cooling is something akin to throwing an electric toaster in a bathtub. Companies are reluctant to use liquids to cool their servers for fear that it may...
View ArticleBitcoin Miners Seeking Massive Amounts of Power in Washington State
Looking to capitalize on the huge spike in the price of bitcoin, cryptocurrency mining operations are seeking unprecedented amounts of electricity to launch new facilities in Central Washington,...
View ArticleT5 Data Centers Pre-Leases Space in Suburban Chicago
T5 Data Centers has signed pre-leases with two enterprise customers at its T5@Chicago data center in Elk Grove Village in Suburban Chicago, the company said this week. The most recent deal was with an...
View ArticleVertiv Expands Offerings for Lithium-Ion UPS Systems
Data center vendor Vertiv is expanding its line of UPS systems that can use lithium-ion batteries rather than traditional lead-acid batteries, offering more options for data center operators interested...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Data Center Companies to Provide More Cloud Connectivity Options
In this week’s Voices of the Industry, Bruno Berti, Vice President of Product Management at RagingWire Data Centers, examines how offering more cloud connectivity options will benefit data center...
View ArticleReport: Cloud Growth Driving A Data Center Construction Boom
The growth of cloud computing is driving a data center building boom. Construction of new data center space is at a five-year high, with nearly 300 megawatts of projects under construction, according...
View ArticleFrontier Spotlight: The Top Data Center Stories for December 2017
The top data center stories for December 2017 on Data Center Frontier focused on what was a huge trend last year in the colocation market — big mergers and acquisitions. In fact, the top two most...
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