AWS Designs In-Rack Micro UPS Units For a More Efficient Cloud
Amazon Web Services has begun designing its own rack-level uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units for its data centers, a move that will dramatically improve the power efficiency of its cloud computing...
View ArticleRoundtable: The Year Ahead in Enterprise IT Spending
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 ArticleCologix Breaks Ground on 1 Million SF Data Center in Ashburn
Data center developer Cologix has broken ground on a large data center campus in Northern Virginia, commencing construction on a planned 1 million square foot campus in the heart of “Data Center Alley”...
View ArticleRoundtable: The Role of Hyperscale Operators in Data Center Sustainability
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 ArticleRevved-Up Digital Transformation Among Anticipated Data Center Trends of 2021
John Hewitt, President of the Americas Region for Vertiv, highlights the top digital transformation data center trends of 2021. John Hewitt, President of the Americas Region, Vertiv The COVID-19...
View ArticleFocus on What’s Important to Your Organization When Choosing a Data Center...
In this increasingly data-driven world, protecting your clients’ and your own data is becoming increasingly important. That’s why choosing the right colocation partner to house, protect and connect...
View ArticleGoogle Looks to Batteries as Replacement for Diesel Generators
Google will use large batteries to replace the diesel generators at one of its data centers in Belgium, describing the project as a first step towards using cleaner technologies to provide backup power...
View ArticleLooking Ahead: Data Center Trends That May Surprise Us in 2021
Today we conclude 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 ArticleFocusing on Water Usage Effectiveness for Cooling Systems to Boost...
Miles Auvil, Vertical Market Leader, Data Centers, Edge and High Tech Industrial, Trane Commercial HVAC, highlights how focusing on water usage effectiveness for cooling solutions can ramp up...
View ArticleRoundtable Recap: Being Mission-Critical in 2020, Looking Ahead to 2021
Our 21st Data Center Executive Roundtable showcases the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed. Our Fourth Quarter 2020 roundtable offers insights...
View ArticleA Smart Grid that Includes Data Center UPS Units: A Potential ‘Win-Win-Win...
The grid as we know it is limited by an aging design, despite incremental improvements over the years. What is the potential of the so-called Smart Grid? This new special report series explores the...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2020
It’s been a strange and extraordinary year. In many ways, the main themes in our coverage at Data Center Frontier were similar to past years – hyperscale, edge, energy, connectivity – only amplified by...
View ArticleManufacturers Must Manage an Explosion of Industry Data – Is Edge Computing...
Carsten Baumann, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Solution Architect at Schneider Electric, explores the role of edge computing in handling today’s big data explosion in the manufacturing sector....
View ArticleVoices of 2020: The Top 10 Voices of the Industry Columns
There’s no better time to turn to an industry’s leaders and experts for advice and strategies than during turbulent times. And 2020 fit the bill. Part of Data Center Frontier’s mission is education. In...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Data Center White Papers of 2020: Insights from an Unusual Year
Amid the shift to remote work and surging data needs amid a global pandemic , 2020 was a year in which the data center industry needed to raise its game. Our society depended upon it. Data Center...
View ArticleNashville Explosion: AT&T Repairs Damage to its Building and Network
AT&T is working to repair key infrastructure after a Christmas day explosion damaged its regional telecom hub in Nashville, disrupting telecom services across much of the Southeast. Police say the...
View ArticleWhat Every Risk Officer Should Think About in 2021
John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, highlights what a Risk Officer should be focusing on as a turbulent year in the data industry and beyond comes to...
View ArticleScorecard: Looking Back at DCF’s 2020 Predictions
Last January we identified eight themes that we believed would shape the data center business in 2020. How did we do? Let’s take a look, ranking whether each prediction was a Hit, Miss or Too Early....
View ArticleHow to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve...
Russell Senesac, Director of Data Center Strategy at Schneider Electric, explores how to address distributed IT management. Russell Senesac, Director of Data Center Strategy at Schneider Electric...
View ArticleThe Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2021
What lies ahead for the data center industry in 2021? At Data Center Frontier our eyes are on the horizon, and we’re constantly tracking the trends that matter. Our crystal ball did pretty well last...
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