Equinix Goes Shopping, Issuing Stock to Fund an Acquisition
Colocation giant Equinix is “in advanced discussions” to acquire a portfolio of data center sites, and has announced plans to sell $1.25 billion in common stock to fund the deal, the company said...
View ArticleINAP Emerges From Bankruptcy With Less Debt, New CEO
Colocation provider INAP (Internap Corporation) has completed a financial restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy, the company said today. INAP filed for filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 16,...
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Pandemic Could Drive Data Center M&A, Reshaping Industry Landscape
Economic disruptions are times of both peril and opportunity. This will certainly be true of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is altering demand for digital infrastructure, as well as the availability of...
View ArticleAligned Expands Credit Line to Fund More Data Center Growth
Amid soaring demand for digital infrastructure, data center developer Aligned has increased its secured credit facility to $575 million, citing “consistently strong” customer demand for its adaptive...
View ArticleThe Rise of Multicloud Provides Benefits, Challenges for IT Operations
Monolithic, single-cloud and hybrid approaches are beginning to be replaced by multicloud strategies. A new report from Cisco has found that they are becoming much more common, with 29% of IT leaders...
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Portland Emerges as the Hot Data Center Market for the Pacific Northwest
A new special report from Data Center Frontier explores how Portland, Ore., has emerged as a leading market for multi-tenant data center development in the Pacific Northwest. This first entry in a...
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NVIDIA Unveils Beefed-Up AI Hardware for Data Centers
Technical computing heavyweight NVIDIA has played a pivotal role in accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), providing powerful data-crunching hardware to bring AI’s potential into a...
View ArticleOracle Cloud Makes Gains in Video Conferencing With Zoom, 8×8 Wins
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is competing aggressively for video conferencing business, winning two deals with video conferencing providers seeking additional capacity to support pandemic-driven user...
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Amid COVID-19, Legionella Raises Key Questions for Data Centers
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, Kris Holla, Group Vice President, Channel Sales for Nortek Air Solutions, explores how Legionella (Legionnaires’ Disease) and its dangers raise important issues for...
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How to Approach Your Data Center Provider About Social & Environmental...
When one thinks about sustainability and environmental responsibility, data centers don’t always come to mind. They consume a huge amount of power. And as demand for these institutions continues to...
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Making Concrete Greener: Addressing Cement’s Carbon Problem
Are concrete sidewalks bad for the environment? If so, what about those huge tilt-up walls that help assemble data centers? “Cement is a major component of concrete and its production accounts for 7...
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Subsea Cables, Tech Workforce Boost Portland Data Center Market
A new special report from Data Center Frontier explores the evolution of the Portland, Oregon data center market. This second entry in a DCF article series explores technology in the area — the...
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Build-to-Suit Approaches Provide Solution for Speed-to-Market and Flexibility
Andrew Schaap, CEO at Aligned explores how adaptive, intelligent and sustainable infrastructure will be able to meet future data demands. This includes build-to-suit data center approaches. Andrew...
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Inside Zoom’s Infrastructure: Scaling Up Massively With Colo and Cloud
Video has become mission critical for all aspects of society during the COVID-19 pandemic. The poster child for the rapid shift to online services has been Zoom Video Communications, which has seen its...
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Pandemic Prompts New Urgency for AI, Software Automation in Data Centers
The COVID-19 pandemic will drive innovation in data center operations, forcing companies to embrace automation to manage some duties that currently rely on close human interaction. Software and...
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Nautilus Gets $100 Million to Complete First Floating Data Center
The floating data center has taken a big step closer to becoming a reality. Nautilus Data Technologies has lined up $100 million in funding that will allow it to complete a 6-megawatt floating...
View ArticleKKR Puts $1 Billion Behind New Data Center Development Platform
Another marquee name in the investment world is putting money to work in the data center sector. Global investment firm KKR has announced the formation of Global Technical Realty (GTR), which plans to...
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How the Data Center Industry Can Support Customers in Today’s Challenging Times
Dan Rattner, Chief of Staff, VP, Administration, Data Centers at Iron Mountain, shares how COVID-19 has impacted the data center industry and given rise to innovation. Dan Rattner, Chief of Staff, VP,...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Data Center Stories for May 2020
Sure, the pandemic drove a lot of headlines last month. But May also was a big month for data center financing, surging demand for video conferencing infrastructure, a reinforced emphasis on...
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Unexpected Benefits of Multi-Tenant Data Centers During a Network Crisis
Chad Rodriguez, Vice President of Network and Cloud; along with Chris Bair, Senior Vice President of Sales and Leasing for Stream Data Centers, share key considerations for successfully managing...
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