Bringing Cloud Connectivity Up to Speed With Business Priorities
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, cloud interconnection expert Eric Ballard of Stream Data Centers discusses the shortcomings of legacy cloud solutions — and the advantages that innovative SDN...
View ArticleAfter Epic 2018, Northern Virginia Preps for More Hyperscale Growth
ASHBURN, Va. – Data center operators in Northern Virginia leased 270 megawatts of capacity in 2018, more than doubling the previous record for annual absorption, according to a new report from Jones...
View ArticleFrontier Spotlight: Top Data Center Stories for January 2019
As 2019 kicked off, data center industry followers were eager to learn about the top trends that will shape the data center industry this year. In fact, our 2019 forecast was the most-read story on...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Edge Computing and the Significance of Micro and Modular...
STULZ marketing manager Manohar Reddy focuses on how micro and modular data centers are taking center stage to meet the growing Edge computing infrastructure demand. Manohar Reddy, Marketing Manager...
View ArticleNew Investors Boost Construction, Competition in Data Center Sector
ASHBURN, Va. – The rapid growth of cloud computing has attracted new types of investors in the data center industry, who are eager to capitalize on the sector’s success. These new investors are...
View ArticleDCIM Software & New Techniques Work to Simplify Data Center Cable Management
If you’ve been in the colocation and data center industry for a while, you’ll know it doesn’t take long to realize how important data center cable management is to the success of a facility. In fact,...
View ArticleInfrastructure Availability Zones: Increase Resiliency as You Scale
Randy Rowland, President of Data Center Services at Cyxtera, explores why, when and how to apply the concept of availability zones to dedicated infrastructure in colocation. Randy Rowland, President of...
View ArticleSTACK Lines Up $850 Million to Build More Data Centers
STACK Infrastructure continues to move quickly to compete in the wholesale data center business. The company, which debuted its national platform and new brand just last month, said today that it has...
View ArticleData Center Jobs: Data Center Infrastructure Project Manager
Project managers, take note. In fact, the below February job spotlight from Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting, includes colocation PM positions in Northern...
View ArticleData Center Sustainability, Efficiency Key to Future Success
If one thing is constant in the data center, it’s transformation — change, lots of change. The physical infrastructure, software and data demands vary day by day, as technology advances and big data...
View ArticleVapor IO Forms Alliance to Move Faster on Edge Deployments
Edge computing isn’t a single technology, but a number of hardware and software technologies that will work together to support new services and faster data transfer. It’s not always easy for customers...
View ArticleGoogle Unveils $13 Billion in New Data Center Construction for 2019
Google will build new data centers in Texas, Ohio, Nevada and Nebraska as part of a major expansion of its Internet infrastructure in 2019, the company said today. Google CEO Sunday Pichai said the...
View ArticleTop 2019 Trends Impacting the World’s Escalating Demand for Data and Power
Jim Witham, CEO of GaN Systems, explores the top 2019 data cent power trends, and highlights new perspectives and approaches to thinking about and addressing the power needs of the diverse technology...
View ArticleAligned Energy Aims to ‘Smarten’ Critical Infrastructure
A new white paper from Aligned Energy — whose mission is in part to make critical infrastructure smart enough to continuously improve both its economic performance and environmental impact — offers a...
View ArticleGreenpeace: Northern Virginia Data Centers Need A Cleaner Cloud
The huge cloud computing cluster in Northern Virginia needs to be greener, and soon. That’s the message from environmental group Greenpeace, which says Virginia utility Dominion Energy has not kept...
View ArticleStream Data Centers Plans Massive Phoenix Campus
Stream Data Centers has acquired land for a major data center campus in Goodyear, Arizona, becoming the latest data center provider to expand in the red-hot Phoenix market. The project marks Stream’s...
View ArticleWeighing the Benefits of Colocation: Build a Data Center or Go Colo?
As big data continues to explode, many more enterprises are having to make a decision: partner with a colocation provider or go it on their own, building and operating their own data center. For many...
View ArticleWhat 5G Will Mean to The Data Center Industry
5G wireless is coming, and when it arrives, it will bring faster and denser streams of data, a trend that is likely to drive demand for more data center capacity. What will this flood of data look...
View ArticlePower Deal: Legrand to Acquire Universal Electric
One of the most familiar pieces of equipment in the data center is getting a new owner. Legrand said Tuesday that it is acquiring Universal Electric Corporation, makers of the Starline busway products...
View ArticleEquinix Adding A New Data Center Building at the Dallas Infomart
One of the data center industry’s most iconic properties is getting a major makeover. Equinix says it will invest $138 million to expand the Dallas Infomart, the massive carrier hotel and...
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