Merger mania swept the data center industry in November, and dominated industry news headlines. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in November 2021.
Balancing the Benefits of Data Center, Cloud, and Colocation Solutions
With increasing needs for high-performance computing across applications, hyperscale computing and retail colocation are beginning to merge. A new DCF special report courtesy of NTT explores how enterprises are building the most effective ecosystem for their needs by mixing and matching data center, cloud, and colocation.
Omicron: A New Resiliency Test for the World and the Cloud
What might the Omicron variant mean to the data center sector and cloud computing? That’s our topic today on the DCF Show podcast, where we look at three areas of potential business impact: travel restrictions, supply chain disruptions, and the progress of the enterprise IT recovery.
Sustainability
Data Center Cooling Requires Future-Ready Flexibility
Data centers must have the capacity for growth as digital transformations drive an increased demand for remote connectivity. A new white paper from Data Aire explains why fluidity in business and global economies requires future-ready flexibility, especially as relates to data center cooling.
Hyperscale
The Largest Data Center Deals of All Time
The list of the largest data center deals has been remade, with new entries at the top to reflect today’s acquisitions of CyrusOne and CoreSite. Here’s a look at the billion-dollar deals and the trends behind them.
KKR, GIP to Acquire CyrusOne in Blockbuster $15 Billion Deal
Investment giants KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners will acquire data center developer CyrusOne for $15 billion, taking the company private in the largest M&A deal in the history of the data center sector.
Modular
Scalable Modular Data Centers and the Race to ROI
Learn about common myths and where today’s modular modernization and the race to data center ROI impact digital infrastructure. A DCF special report courtesy of ABB looks at How Digital Modernization is Impacting Physical Modular Infrastructure.
Supply Chain
How Data Centers Are Navigating the Supply Chain Crisis
Data center operators have employed a variety of strategies to navigate supply chain pressures and line up equipment for construction projects. A dozen data center C-suite executives provide insights on the supply chain challenge and the industry’s response.
Cooling
Sustainability Sharpens the Focus on Data Center Water Usage Effectiveness
The type of heat rejection system used in data center cooling can have a significant impact on the energy efficiency and sustainability of a facility. A new special report from DCF and Nautilus Data Technologies explores how to sustainably meet high density cooling challenges.
Beyond PUE: Challenges in Cooling High Density Data Centers
As important as PUE was in raising energy awareness, it is only a part of more in-depth conversations about data center sustainability. A new special report from Nautilus Data Technologies and Data Center Frontier looks at how to sustainably meet high density cooling challenges.
Network
Design Considerations to Support Cloud and Digital Infrastructure
Complacency and a fear of testing new technology may impact your ability to take advantage of the digital economy. A DCF special report courtesy of Panduit looks at how cloud architecture design considerations can address challenges around efficiency, resiliency, safety, and latency.
M&A
What’s to Come for Tech in 2022: Our Top Predictions
Over the past year, the IT industry has experienced significant challenges and has faced them head on with rapid shifts in the way we work. Chief Executive Officer Chris Downie leads a round-up of some of Flexential’s top tech predictions for the coming year.
Virtual Reality
Top 10 Data Center Stories for November 2021
Merger mania swept the data center industry in November, and dominated industry news headlines. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in November 2021.
Voices of the Industry
Aligning Asset Management in a Fluid IT Landscape
Given that the IT infrastructure of today nearly always spans outside of a centralized model, the challenge is how to manage an incredibly fluid, frequently mixed, and deeply cloud-enabled landscape – from desktop to data center, to edge, to the cloud. Jim Dowson of Park View Managed Services, deliberates how some IT Asset Management (ITAM) tools are no longer fit for purpose in the digital age where agility, speed, access, and automation are pre-requisites for widescale transformational app rollouts.
The Impact of Project Buffering with Compass Datacenters
Zech Connell, Data Center Market Manager at ProLift Rigging, shares how project buffering saved Compass Datacenters both time and money when building their new Phoenix data center.
Containerization 101: What you Need to Know
As an increasing amount of our day-to-day activities have at least one foot in the internet, we are generating a nearly incomprehensible amount of data. Brad Alexander, Chief Technology Officer at DartPoints shares six key benefits of containerization, including how it can reduce the strain of increasing IT demands.
Energy ‘21: We’re Living in Interesting Times
There are steps data center customers can take to mitigate risk and gain some control over how these interesting times in the energy market can affect your company’s bottom line. Michael Lahoud, Chief Operating Officer and Partner at Stream Data Centers, shares insights around what’s on the horizon for U.S. energy and market factors that could affect pricing over time.
White Papers
Data Center Cooling Requires Future-Ready Flexibility
Data centers must have the capacity for growth as digital transformations drive an increased demand for remote connectivity. A new white paper from Data Aire explains why fluidity in business and global economies requires future-ready flexibility, especially as relates to data center cooling.
Dual Purpose Microgrids Provide Resilience and Grid Stability
Increasingly severe weather events and the resulting power outages (some lasting weeks) exacerbate challenges to grid reliability. Enchanted Rock explores how dual purpose microgrids can offer both value to site hosts as well as stability to the grid at large.
7 Considerations in a Global Data Center Strategy
Both smaller organizations and large hyperscale customers need to have a strong global data center strategy. A new white paper from Iron Mountain provides seven key considerations for building that strategy, including site selection risk factors, power infrastructure, and connectivity.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 20 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.