At the 7×24 Exchange, Facebook disclosed two arc flash incidents at its data center in Sweden, and how its post-event analysis headed off other potential incidents.
ROOT Data Center Puts Montreal on the Hyperscale Map
With cheap hydro power and a forward-leaning design. ROOT Data Center is helping establish Montreal as a destination for hyperscale data centers.
The Dallas Market: Spreading Out, and Building Bigger
Amid robust growth, the Dallas data center market is spreading out, with recent development focusing on northern suburbs.
Data Center Frontier Special Report
Bouncing Back: Leasing Absorbs Space in New York Data Center Market
New York City remains a top market for data centers. A special report from Data Center Frontier explores how the Greater New York data center market is gaining traction and becoming more stable.
Focus on Cloud
Vantage Plans $1 Billion Northern Virginia Data Center Campus
Vantage Data Centers has acquired 42 acres of land in Loudoun County’s “Data Center Alley” where it plans to build more than 1 million square feet of data center space.
Microsoft Buys Land for Data Center Campus in San Jose
Microsoft has bought 65 acres of land in northern San Jose where it plans to build a data center campus, a departure from several prevailing trends in the Silicon Valley data center market.
Focus on Valuation
Miles Loo to Lead Data Center Valuation Team at NKF
Miles Loo, an industry leader in appraising data center properties, has joined Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) and will lead the company’s Valuation & Advisory Data Center Solutions Group.
Focus on Energy
Facebook Comes to Richmond, Boosting Green Energy Options in Virginia
Facebook is coming to Richmond, and bringing tons of solar energy with it. The company will invest $1 billion in a data center and network of solar energy facilities.
Focus on Design
The Rise of the MegaHall: Data Suites Get Larger
Leading data center providers have begun building larger data halls, citing construction economics and the need to compete for larger deals.
At CyrusOne, More Sky for Bigger Clouds
CyrusOne’s newest data center in Sterling, Virginia showcases how the company’s focus on scale and speed of delivery is winning hyperscale deals.
Focus on Data Center Conferences
Data Center Conferences: Make Your Next Presentation Awesome
Are you presenting at an upcoming IT or data center conference? Make your session a home run with these tips and best practices to engage with your audience.
Focus on Edge Computing
DataBank Plans Network of Micro Data Centers at Cell Towers
DataBank and Vertical Bridge are partnering to build a network of micro data centers at the base of cell towers to support demand for edge computing.
Voices of the Industry
The Building Blocks of Future Colocation Success
The colocation providers that will succeed in attracting new clients will need to offer more complex services, add more value to SLAs and provide stronger support for IT migrations. Greg Myers, Marketing Manager at Vertiv, explains how future colocation success will be built upon expanded offerings, faster scalability and stronger migration support.
Partnering With Reliable Colocation Providers Reduces Risk
The best colocation providers will have strong strategies for preventing outages and mitigating potential risks that can also impact availability. Robert McClary, Chief Operating Officer at FORTRUST, shares some of the ways partnering with reliable colocation providers reduces risk for unplanned outages and more.
Focus on Connectivity
The Antenna Boom: Small Cells, DAS Emerge As Key Enablers for 5G
Telcos hope to deploy tens of thousands of small cell and DAS antenna systems to support next-generation 5G wireless broadband connectivity. Here’s a look at what this may mean for data centers.
5G Wireless: A New Network to Enable the Data Deluge
The arrival of next-generation 5G wireless is expected to bring widespread disruption of American business, as low-latency connections enable new services. 5G broadband also will mean more data traffic, and more business for data centers.
Data Center White Paper Library
How to Create an Ideal Data Center Cabinet Ecosystem
Data centers are becoming more complex, and this is making white space management even harder for data center managers. Integrating the data center cabinet with hardware and software into a single platform can help data center managers truly gain visibility and understanding of the different dynamics within the data center to make informed decisions. A new white paper from Chatsworth Products (CPI) explores the key elements of a successful data center cabinet ecosystem and how to create your own.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 15 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.