Managed cloud specialist Rackspace has played a key role in adapting Open Compute project designs for multi-tenant data center environments. The Rackspace team provides a look inside its data centers and the process of integrating OCP equipment.
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The Big Short and The Data Center Sector: What History Tells Us
The data center industry has been buzzing about investor Jim Chanos’ prediction that public data center companies are headed for a selloff. Here’s a look at the history of high-profile investors who have urged investors to sell or short the data center sector.
New Data Center Players Enter the Greater Chicago Market
Interest in the Greater Chicago data center market is on the rebound, sparked by economic incentives and new projects in both the Downtown and Suburban Chicago markets. That includes new projects from Aligned and Skybox Datacenters.
Supply and Demand Trends Shape the Dallas Data Center Market
Development in the Dallas market is driven by major wholesale data center providers, who have been creating multi-building campuses to support long-term growth. A new DCF special report examines market supply and demand trends.
The Cloud is Better at the Edge
Phillip Marangella, chief marketing officer of EdgeConneX, highlights how many of today’s CIOs are bringing their cloud strategies to the edge.
Data Center Leasing Approached 700 Megawatts in 2020
Data center customers leased nearly 700 megawatts of IT capacity in 2020, according to a new report from North American Data Centers. That doubled the prior record from 2018, as the COVID-19 pandemic created extraordinary demand.
Digital Realty Plans Massive Cloud Campus in Northern Virginia
Digital Realty plans to build the world’s largest multi-tenant data center campus near Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia. The Digital Dulles campus will create 7.5 million square feet of new data center space in the world’s most active cloud market.
Executive Insights: Phillip Marangella of EdgeConneX 2Q 2020
The Data Center Frontier Executive Roundtable features insights from industry executives with lengthy experience in the data center industry. Here’s a look at the insights from Phillip Marangella of EdgeConneX. […]
Enterprise IT Users Weigh Data Center Options for Navigating Pandemic
Has the COVID-19 pandemic altered enterprise IT spending and how these companies are provisioning data center space? Our Executive Roundtable looks at the latest trends.
Terabytes From Space: Satellite Imaging is Filling Data Centers
A new wave of commercial satellite imaging companies are collecting upwards of 100 terabytes (TB) or more per day, filling data centers and enabling granular analysis of trends that drive our economy.
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