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Understanding the Physics of Airflow in High Density Environments

By Julius Neudorfer - Posted on July 1, 2022

To understand precision cooling for IT equipment, you must first grasp the physics of airflow in high density data center environments, Julius Neudorfer reviews the critical details in airflow physics in article featuring TechnoGuard.

A Digital Realty-owned data center at 120 East Van Buren is the primary carrier hotel in the downtown Phoenix market. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Why Phoenix is an Increasingly Hot Data Center Market

By DCF Staff - Posted on June 30, 2022

The Phoenix data center market is one of the largest in the US in terms of capacity, and it’s growing at a rapid pace. A new DCF special report provides an overview of growth drivers in the Phoenix metro area.

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The Software-Defined Bottom Line and the Data Center Value Equation

By Bill Kleyman - Posted on June 29, 2022

Before 2000 and before the more extensive deployment of Internet companies, the data center was seen as a simple business function, meaning it was seen as a tool and cost-center for many businesses. In this article from Schneider Electric, learn more about key DCIM attributes and how the data center value equation has evolved.  

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Pushing the Boundaries of Air Cooling in High Density Environments

June 24, 2022 By Julius Neudorfer

Data centers have seen an ongoing increase in average power density, especially over the past decade. TechnoGuard explains how manufacturers and operators are pushing the boundaries of what air cooling can do in a high-density environment.

Sustainability

An Enchanted Rock generator that runs on renewable natural gas (RNG) instead of diesel fuel. (Image: Enchanted Rock)

Microsoft to Use Microgrid, Biofuel for Backup Power at New San Jose Data Center

June 15, 2022 By Rich Miller

Microsoft will integrate a microgrid at a new data center in San Jose, Calif., which will use renewable natural gas (RNG) instead of diesel fuel to power its emergency backup generators. The project with Enchanted Rock advances Microsoft’s goal of moving off of diesel fuel.

Data Center Locations

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Boston’s Rich Tech History Paves the Way for Data Centers

June 30, 2022 By DCF Staff Leave a Comment

Data center development in Boston has found its way to both the downtown and outer suburbs of the city. A new DCF special report courtesy of Digital Realty examines how the city’s rich tech history has paved the way for data center development.

Digital Realty's Building P in Ashburn is among the multi-tenant data center facilities housing different types of workloads. (Photo: Digital Realty)

The Home of the Cloud: Rapid Growth Continues in Northern Virginia

June 27, 2022 By DCF Staff Leave a Comment

Northern Virginia continues to be largest market for data center space in the U.S. A new DCF special report provides an overview of the trends driving growth in Data Center Alley and its emerging sub-markets.

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Corscale Will Use Nickel-Zinc Batteries in New Data Center Campus

June 9, 2022 By Rich Miller

Data center developer Corscale will use nickel-zinc battery technology at its new data center campus in Northern Virginia, and plans to standardize the technology across the company’s data center portfolio.

Executive Roundtable

Microgrids Can Boost Power Options, Resiliency for Data Centers

June 17, 2022 By Rich Miller

Microgrids can provide data centers with new options on how to provision and manage power, offering more ways to add renewables and improve uptime. Our 6 DCF Roundtable experts explore the future of data center microgrids.

Roundtable: Is The Data Center Industry Making Progress on Diversity?

June 15, 2022 By Rich Miller

After several years of active discussion of diversity, equity and inclusion, how is the data center industry doing? Our DCF Roundtable panel of 6 industry thought leaders assesses the progress thus far, and the work that lies ahead.

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Making Decisions at Cloud Speed: New Architectures, More Choices

June 14, 2022 By Rich Miller

IT users have a growing universe of options to deploy their applications and services. Today our DCF Data Center Executive Roundtable panel examines how cloud and edge architectures are shaping customer deployment decisions.

Executive Roundtable: Liquid Cooling isn’t Just for Density Anymore

June 13, 2022 By Rich Miller

The adoption of liquid cooling in data centers is on the rise, according to our Executive Roundtable panel of experts, who cite a confluence of factors that includes rising density, sustainability and the growth of edge deployments.

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Boston’s Rich Tech History Paves the Way for Data Centers

June 30, 2022 By DCF Staff Leave a Comment

Data center development in Boston has found its way to both the downtown and outer suburbs of the city. A new DCF special report courtesy of Digital Realty examines how the city’s rich tech history has paved the way for data center development.

Edge Computing

Kevin Brown, vice president, Global Data Center Strategy and Technology at Schneider Electric, with one of the company's Open Rack V2 designs at the recent Open Compute Summit. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Data Centers Without Boundaries: The Challenges of Managing Distributed IT

June 10, 2022 By Rich Miller

IT managers are operating in a new world of “data centers without boundaries” and must manage distributed assets across cloud, edge and on-premises, says Kevin Brown of Schneider Electric, which is updating its data center management software. to adapt.

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After Record Growth in 2021, Data Centers Are Building Bigger for 2022

April 1, 2022 By Rich Miller

After a record year for leasing in 2021, data center developers are building even bigger in 2022, with nearly half of the projects pre-leased before they are even completed. New data from CBRE, JLL and Synergy Research offer metrics for hyperscale growth and the boom to come.

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Power Interoperability: The New Standard for Data Centers

June 29, 2022 By Voices of the Industry

Brian Korn of Advanced Energy, explores the shift from simple servers to achieving interoperability in an open standard power architecture.

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How an Owner-Enabled Supply Chain Can Bring Transparency to Cloud Providers

June 27, 2022 By Voices of the Industry

Without transparency between all parties, the data center construction process is not functioning at max efficiency, leading to site construction delays, and missed opportunities for the Cloud Providers. Robert Moffit, Executive Vice President of BluePrint Supply Chain, explores the importance of transparency in supply chain management.

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Avoid a “Frankenstein” Hybrid IT Infrastructure: Proactive Planning and the Right Partner Make All the Difference

June 22, 2022 By Voices of the Industry

To keep pace with business growth, many companies unintentionally create a hybrid IT infrastructure that adds complexity, costs, and risk. Eric Carter and Rob Zimmerman at DataBank examine the challenges and risks of an unintentional hybrid IT infrastructure and how to avoid them.

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Protecting the Data Center from Blended Threats with Converged Security

June 20, 2022 By Voices of the Industry

Organizations across the globe are contemplating how to protect their environments from physical and cyber threats as traditional security programs are not sufficient. Andrew Wild of QTS Data Centers explores how converged security programs can provide a comprehensive and unified view of the security landscape. 

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An illustration of the Sabey Data Centers campus planned for Round Rock, Texas. (Image: Sabey Data Centers)

Why Data Centers Are Setting Up Shop in Austin, Texas

June 20, 2022 By Kathy Hitchens

Centered between both coasts, Austin provides balance to any data center portfolio. A new white paper from Sabey Data Centers explores the many factors that are driving data centers to Austin, Texas.

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Redefining Mission Critical Infrastructure With People, Processes, and Technology

June 17, 2022 By Kathy Hitchens

The only constant in our world today is change. BCS Data Center Operations explores how people, processes, and technology are redefining mission critical infrastructure operations. 

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Is a Multi-Cloud Solution Right for Your Business?

April 29, 2022 By Kathy Hitchens

A future ready multi-cloud solution gives you all the flexibility you need while optimizing cloud spend and strengthening security across all cloud environments. Opus:Interactive outlines best practices for assessing whether a multi-cloud solution is right for your business.

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Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance

Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance If a vendor conducts the actual work in your data center, then you or your operator aren’t maximizing your current operating resources and are experiencing incremental cost and risk. Chad Giddings of BCS Data Center Operations, explains the importance of your data center provider having a high-degree of self-performance.

White Papers

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The Business Case for Data Center Geo Diversity

Geo diversity, or shortening the distance that your data travels, will allow you to reaching your user bases more effectively, and create better customer experiences. This white paper from Venyu explains the benefits of a geo-diverse data center partner.

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DCF Spotlight

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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Data Center 101: Mastering the Basics of the Data Center Industry

Data Center 101: Mastering the Basics of the Data Center Industry

Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Open Spectrum, brings our readers a series that provides an introductory guidebook to the ins and outs of the data center and colocation industry. Think power systems, cooling, solutions, data center contracts and more. The Data Center 101 Special Report series is directed to those new to the industry, or those of our readers who need to brush up on the basics.

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