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Paul Gillin is a speaker, writer and technology journalist who has written five books and more than 400 articles on the topic of social media and digital marketing. A technology journalist for 25 years, he has served as Enterprise Editor of the tech news site SiliconAngle since 2014. He was founding editor-in-chief of B2B technology publisher TechTarget, and served as editor-in-chief and executive editor of the technology weekly Computerworld.

The Future is Software Driven and Virtualization is the Path Forward

By Paul Gillin - January 7, 2022

The exterior of the DataBank SLC5 data center on the comp[any's Granite Point campus in Bluffdale, Utah. (Image: DataBank)

Software-defined infrastructure is an evolution of virtualization in which the entire IT resource is managed as a single pool. A new DCF special report courtesy of DataBank looks at the future of software-driven IT infrastructure.

Tagged With: DataBank, Interconnection, IT Infrastructure, Virtualization

Distributed Businesses Need Virtual Interconnections

By Paul Gillin - December 21, 2021

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Virtualized interconnections from colocation providers enable unprecedented flexibility for businesses to distribute computing resources. A new DCF special report courtesy of DataBank shares shared the organization’s perspective on what will be the hub of the near-term future of software-driven IT infrastructure.

Tagged With: DataBank, Hyperscale, Interconnection, Virtualization

The Processor Matters With Bare-Metal Computing

By Paul Gillin - October 12, 2021

Bare-metal computing

The decision to use a bare-metal cloud provider is usually driven at least in part by performance considerations. A DCF special report looks at why processors matter when it comes to bare-metal computing.

Tagged With: bare metal clouds, Data Center Design, Data Center Frontier Special Report, Intel, phoenixNAP

What to Look For in a Bare-Metal Computing Provider

By Paul Gillin - October 5, 2021

Bare-Metal cloud provider

A specialty bare-metal cloud provider can save customers between 45% and 80% off the price of comparable offerings from the three largest public cloud companies, according to a DCF special report, courtesy of phoenixNAP and Intel.

Tagged With: bare metal clouds, Data Center Design, Data Center Frontier Special Report, Intel, phoenixNAP

Bare-Metal Servers Gain Momentum in the Data Center Market

By Paul Gillin - September 30, 2021

machine learning

A DCF special report courtesy of phoenixNAP and Intel takes a look common use cases for bare-metal servers and why bare-metal cloud computing is gaining momentum. 

Tagged With: bare metal clouds, Data Center Design, Data Center Frontier Special Report, Intel, phoenixNAP

Ecosystems at The Edge: Cloud vs. Colocation

By Paul Gillin - September 28, 2021

A data hall inside an Iron Mountain data center in Manassas, Virginia (Photo: Rich Miller)

Cloud computing providers are extending their existing platforms to core and edge data centers so that customers have identical functionality regardless of location. A new special report courtesy of Iron Mountain looks at how the edge can help small data centers transform into full-fledged service providers and fuel digital transformation.

Tagged With: Cloud, Colocation, Data Center Frontier Special Report, Edge Computing, Iron Mountain

How Bare-Metal Cloud Options Benefit Enterprises

By Paul Gillin - September 23, 2021

cloud strategies

As enterprise workloads rapidly move to the cloud, there are some applications that struggle in this new multi-tenant environment. A DCF special report courtesy of phoenixNAP and Intel looks at how bare-metal computing options are becoming increasingly popular with organizations looking to migrate performance- or location-sensitive workloads to the cloud.

Tagged With: bare metal clouds, Intel, phoenixNAP

Ecosystems at The Edge: Interconnection Enables New Services

By Paul Gillin - September 21, 2021

Interconnection can improve network performance and enable new services at edge data centers. (Image: Shutterstock)

Interconnection and finding the right colocation partner will be critical considerations for enterprises building out edge data centers. A new special report courtesy of Iron Mountain looks at how the edge can help small data centers transform into full-fledged service providers and fuel digital transformation.

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, Edge Computing, Interconnection, Iron Mountain

Ecosystems & The Edge: A Three-Tier Architecture

By Paul Gillin - September 15, 2021

achitecture

Evolving edge strategies center on a multi-tiered architecture and distributed intelligence. A new special report courtesy of Iron Mountain looks at how the edge can help small data centers transform into full-fledged service providers and fuel digital transformation.

Tagged With: Data Center Design, Data Center Frontier Special Report, Iron Mountain

Ecosystems at The Edge: Where the Data Center Becomes a Marketplace

By Paul Gillin - August 31, 2021

Edge computing is important for proximity and latency, but can also build thriving ecosystems to create a new business hub. A DCF special report courtesy of Iron Mountain looks at how the edge can help fuel digital transformation.

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, digital transformation, Edge Computing, Iron Mountain

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Building an Enduring World Begins with Accountability and Defining an Approach for Long-term Success

Building an Enduring World Begins with Accountability and Defining an Approach for Long-term Success TJ Faze, Head of ESG Strategy and Engagement at Vertiv, outlines the company's learnings around its recent ESG efforts.

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User Experience is Everything at the Edge

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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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Charting the future of data centers and cloud computing. We write about what’s next for the Internet, and the innovations that will take us there. We tell the story of the digital economy through the data center facilities that power cloud computing and the people who build them. Read more ...
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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. Meet the DCF team.

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