DCIM Software: What’s Driving User Satisfaction in 2018?
In this week’s Voices of the Industry, Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, discusses the current state of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software adoption and how...
View ArticleFacebook Plans Colossal 11-Story Data Center in Singapore
Facebook is expanding its data center network to Asia, and doing it in dramatic fashion, with a colossal 11-story, 1.8 million square foot facility that will be one of the largest data center...
View ArticleData Center 101: Mastering the Basics of the Data Center Industry
Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Open Spectrum, brings our readers the Data Center 101 series which provides an introductory guidebook to the ins and outs of the data center and colocation...
View ArticleSalesforce Expands Cloud On-Ramps in Digital Realty Data Hubs
Customers in many Digital Realty data centers will have faster access to Salesforce through direct, private network connections, the companies said today. The partnership provides improved access to...
View ArticleDoubling Down on Renewable Power
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Aaron Binkley, senior director of sustainability at Digital Realty, explores how data center providers are capturing sustainability gains by switching to...
View ArticleVantage Opens Newest Data Center in Supply-Constrained Santa Clara
Vantage Data Centers has completed construction of its final data center at its Santa Clara campus, bringing 15 megawatts of capacity online in a supply-constrained Silicon Valley market. The...
View ArticlePhoenix Data Center Business Driven by Both Local & National Demand
We continue our series of stories on the leading geographic markets for data center space. Data Center Frontier is partnering with DatacenterHawk to provide in-depth market reports on each city we...
View ArticleFlexential Sees Wholesale Opportunity in Portland and Beyond
Colocation specialist Flexential has spent the past several years scaling up its company, combining regional chains Peak 10 and ViaWest to create a national network. The next step is scaling up its...
View ArticleAligned Building on History With 180 MW Ashburn Campus
ASHBURN, Va. – Aligned Energy has made its long-expected entrance into Northern Virginia. And it will be building big. Aligned said this week that it plans to create a 180-megawatt data center campus...
View ArticleLithium Iron Phosphate – The Ideal Chemistry for UPS Batteries?
In the last entry in the four-part Data Center Frontier Special Report Series that explores the future of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on energy storage, we discover why lithium iron...
View ArticleData Center Job Spotlight: EVP of Sales
September’s Data Center Job Spotlight leads with a VP-level colocation sales position in the booming data center market of Northern Virginia. Additional highlighted positions for this month include...
View ArticleThe Journey to the Hybrid Cloud
The data center is not dead. However, the data center has indeed changed. Over the course of my career, I’ve kept my head in the cloud; a lot. However, I’ve also kept a close eye on the data center,...
View ArticleEdgeCore Enters Northern Virginia Market, Plans Huge Campus in Sterling
ASHBURN, Va. – EdgeCore Internet Real Estate has become the latest entrant in the Northern Virginia data center market, announcing plans for a major campus in Sterling. The company says it will build...
View ArticleRise of GaN Technologies Bodes Well for Data Center Efficiency
This is the first entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier special report series that explores how forefront Gallium Nitride, or GaN technologies, are showing significant benefits for data center...
View ArticleNJFX Welcomes Subsea Cable On-Ramp for Google, Facebook
The Jersey Shore is becoming a major destination for your photos, status updates and Internet searches. A new trans-Atlantic subsea cable will land in Wall Township, ferrying European Internet traffic...
View ArticleDulles Land Buy Gives Digital Realty Runway for Data Center Expansion
Digital Realty is known for making big moves on the industry’s biggest stage. It continued that strategy this week with a deal to acquire more than 400 acres of land for a future data center campus in...
View ArticleFacebook Expanding Prineville Campus To 3.2 Million SF
Facebook continues to accelerate its data center construction program. On Thursday the company announced plans to build another two huge buildings at its campus in Prineville, Oregon, where it built...
View ArticleLeaving Legacy Behind – Understanding GaN Power
This is the second entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier special report series that explores how Gallium Nitride, or GaN, is showing significant benefits for data center equipment refreshes. This...
View ArticleExecutive Roundtable: Hyperscale Is A New Market Segment
Welcome to our 12th 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 Third...
View ArticleDigital Realty Acquires Brazil’s Ascenty for $1.8 Billion
In a sign of the growing importance of the South American market, data center giant Digital Realty will boost its presence on Brazil with the $1.8 billion acquisition of Ascenty, the companies...
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