As Retail Retools, Robots Are Coming to a Store Near You
This is the first in a series of stories examining how artificial intelligence is disrupting industries. Marty isn’t a giant robot. But he’s a robot that resides at Giant, and he’s likely coming to a...
View ArticleCompass Acquires ROOT to Enter Montreal Data Center Market
For Compass Datacenters, the new direction is North. Compass has completed the acquisition of ROOT Data Center, which owns and operates facilities in Montreal. The deal will boost Compass’ presence in...
View ArticleData Center Job Spotlight: Experienced Data Center Sales Exec
A call for an experienced data center solutions sales exec in San Francisco. An MEP Commissioning Manager position in the biggest data center market in the country — Northern Virginia. A need for a...
View ArticleGlobal Investors See ‘Compelling’ Opportunity in Data Infrastructure
The smart money is ready to go shopping for data centers. Some of the world’s largest investors are raising billions of dollars to invest in digital infrastructure, citing extraordinary demand for...
View ArticleWhat to Look for in an AI-ready Colocation Provider
Chelsea Robinson, Product Marketing Manager, Digital Realty, highlights what makes a colocation provider AI-ready, and how today’s enterprises can spot progressive colo companies. Artificial...
View ArticleExploring the Potential of Modular Data Centers
Gradually scaling a data center is one of the most challenging feats any organization can face. That’s according to a new white paper from Sabey Data Centers that explores the concept of modular...
View ArticleDataGryd Adds Capacity in New York Data Center Market
The New York data center market has often found itself in recovery mode. Over the last decade, the Manhattan market has been battered by the financial crisis and Superstorm Sandy. But there are solid...
View ArticleAmazon Continues its Cloud Expansion in Northern Virginia
Amazon Web Services continues to lease large amounts of new data center space in Northern Virginia, adding more capacity to the world’s largest cloud computing cluster. AWS also has begun provisioning...
View ArticleThe Role of Multi-Tenant Data Centers for Enterprise Cloud Connectivity
Cloud connectivity is becoming mission-critical for many enterprises, leading some to explore options for private, direct connections into the cloud. A new report from Cyxtera and 451 Research explores...
View ArticleWith Investment Grade Rating, Growth Gets Cheaper for Equinix
There was lots of good news for Equinix iduring earnings season, as the company touted its 66th consecutive quarter of revenue growth. There was also a development that got less notice among the...
View ArticleFrontier Spotlight: The Top 10 Data Center Stories for July 2019
This past month, as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July and traversed the busiest vacation month of the year, the top news on Data Center Frontier ranged from challenges for the 5G rollout and...
View ArticleAI Startups See Opportunities to Disrupt Medical Imaging
This is part of a series of stories examining how artificial intelligence is disrupting industries. Can artificial intelligence (AI) make health care smarter? The technology sector is investing...
View ArticleThe Enterprise IT Migration Gains Momentum, Boosting Data Centers
Over the last three years, large hyperscale and cloud computing deals have provided most of the headlines for public data center companies during earnings season. During the second quarter of 2019,...
View ArticleUtilizing Aggregation to Grow Network Visibility & Long-Term ROI
Networks continue to grow. And as enterprises need to monitor an expanding number of network segments, or a large distributed network, challenges have arisen. According to a new report from Garland...
View ArticleCompanies see Silicon Valley Data Center Space as ‘Strategic Imperative’
We continue our series of stories on the leading geographic markets for data center space with a report on the Silicon Valley Data Center Market. Data Center Frontier is partnering with DatacenterHawk...
View ArticleData Center Jobs: New Positions in Northern Virginia
Those looking for a job in the most fast-paced data center market in the country, listen up. The below August data center job spotlight from Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza Critical...
View ArticleCyrusOne Shares Jump Amid Takeover Rumors
Shares of data center developer CyrusOne jumped 8 percent Friday following media reports that the company has received takeover interest. Bloomberg reported Friday that a bidder group including KKR...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a Colocation Data Center Operator
Ryan Beebout, General Manager for Sabey Data Centers, Central Washington, walks through the day-to-day tasks and routine of a colocation data center operator. Ryan Beebout, General Manager for Sabey...
View ArticleMichael Coleman Joins Aligned Energy as Global Design Lead
Aligned Energy continues to build its executive team with industry veterans. Aligned announced today that Michael Coleman will join the company as Global Head of Design and Delivery. Coleman previously...
View ArticleNew AI Chips Seek to Reshape Data Center Design, Cooling
The rise of artificial intelligence is transforming the business world. It could shake up the data center along the way. Powerful new hardware for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads have the...
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