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Virtual Commissioning: Delivering New Data Center Capacity in a Pandemic

By Rich Miller - April 29, 2020 2 Comments

This TierPoint data center in Allen, Texasy was built by Compass Datacenters. (Photo: Compass)

Compass Datacenters used a “virtual commissioning” process to deliver a new data center in Raleigh, using live-streaming cameras and wireless sensors to manage the process remotely, with on-site tasks completed by a small group of staff separated by safe distances.

Tagged With: Compass Data Centers, Data Center Construction

Data Center Events Firms Retool for B2B Virtual Conferences

By Rich Miller - March 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

In 20019, about 1,800 data professionals gathered lfor the DCD>NY conference. The event will retun to live format in March 2022. (Photo: Rich Miller)

With conference schedule disrupted by the Coronavirus, organizers are pivoting to online delivery of content, hoping to bring new energy to online B2B events. First up is DCD, which is promising “the mother of all virtual events” for DCD>NY.

Tagged With: COVID-Industry, Data Center Events, DCD

Data Center Physical Realities in a Software-Defined and Virtualized World

This white paper addresses five key aspects of IT that are inextricably tied to computing’s physical realities, even as that computing becomes more virtualized. Download this white paper to learn more about software defined networks for the data center.

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Will Virtual Reality Make On-Site Data Center Tours Obsolete?

By Voices of the Industry - December 13, 2016 2 Comments

Attendees at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona wearing Samsung Gear VR headsets. (Photo: Facebook)

In this week’s Voices of the Industry, James Leach, Vice President of Marketing at RagingWire, looks at the impact virtual reality may have on traditional on site data center tours.

Tagged With: Data Center Tour, RagingWire Data Centers

The Virtual Reality Future: Bigger Pipes, More Data Centers

By Rich Miller - May 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Attendees at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona wearing Samsung Gear VR headsets. (Photo: Facebook)

If virtual reality becomes widely adopted, it will require a major expansion of the world’s networks and data centers. We look at the infrastructure implications, and how Facebook and the telecom sector are preparing for a VR future.

Tagged With: Facebook, Virtual Reality

Reduce Your Water Footprint Cost-Effectively: Three Tips for Data Centers

By Voices of the Industry - April 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

Cem Candir, CEO of Chemstar WATER, provides three tips for data centers looking for cost-effective ways to reduce their water footprint. 

Tagged With: Chemstar Water, Cooling, water cooling

The Outlook for Resumption of Data Center Tours and In-Person Events

By Rich Miller - March 17, 2021 Leave a Comment

In 20019, about 1,800 data professionals gathered lfor the DCD>NY conference. The event will retun to live format in March 2022. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Our Data Center Executive Roundtable panel weighs in on the COVID-19 pandemic recovery effort and what it means for the resumption of data center tours and in-person events.

Tagged With: Data Center Events, Emcor Enclosures, Infrastructure Masons, Intel, Intel DCM, Kohler Power Systems, Netrality

Digital Realty: Data Gravity Will Reshape the Interconnection Landscape

By Rich Miller - March 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

Digital Realty has outlined its vision for a more distributed interconnection landscape, with network connections moving closer to giant storehouses of data, rather than being concentrated in network hubs in city centers.

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Making Your Data Center Water Positive

By Voices of the Industry - March 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

Cem Candir, CEO of Chemstar WATER, provides insights on new innovations in data center water treatment and gives details on how some hyperscalers are making their data centers water positive.

Tagged With: Chemstar Water, data center water, water positive

5 Ways to Mitigate Supply Chain Unpredictability and Labor Shortages in Data Center Construction

By Voices of the Industry - February 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

An aerial view of Google's Tennessee data center under construction (Photo:: Aerial Innovations for Google).

Blake Weaver, Data Center Specialist at ProLift Rigging offers a list of ways to overcome supply chain challenges and labor shortages in data center construction. 

Tagged With: Data Center Consolidation, Data Center Jobs, ProLift Rigging Co.

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Reduce Your Water Footprint Cost-Effectively: Three Tips for Data Centers

Reduce Your Water Footprint Cost-Effectively: Three Tips for Data Centers Cem Candir, CEO of Chemstar WATER, provides three tips for data centers looking for cost-effective ways to reduce their water footprint. 

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The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic presents strategic challenges for the data center and cloud computing sectors. Data Center Frontier provides a one-stop resource for the latest news and analysis for decision-makers navigating this complex new landscape.

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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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Phoenix Data Center Market

2021 Overview of the Phoenix Data Center Market

Phoenix has established itself as a major market for cloud computing, and nearly every major hyperscale platform and wholesale data center developer has lined up land for future capacity in Greater Phoenix. The region is positioned for continued data center expansion, and the pace and location of that growth will be guided by deployment trends for large customers, especially regarding how they position their capacity and availability zones. This report, in conjunction with NTT, continues Data Center Frontier’s market coverage of growing data center hubs. Explore further for a comperhensive overview of the Phoenix data center market.

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