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Strategies for Cloud Service Providers Adapting to Challenging, Demanding Environment

By Sarah Rubenoff - January 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

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It may seem as if with each year, client demands for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are growing at a rapid pace. And a new eBook from the Siemon Company reiterates how in order to be successful, these companies need to be out in front of everything in their managed data center spaces – ensuring uptime, bandwidth, and operational/cost efficiency today, with the flexibility and scalability to adapt and expand on the fly.

Tagged With: cloud services, Colocation, Coronavirus, infrastructure, managed service providers, siemon

Soaring Bitcoin Price Boosts Fortunes of Cryptocurrency Mining Firms

By Rich Miller - January 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

A Compute North modular data center housing bitcoin mining infrastructure. (Photo: Compute North)

The soaring price of bitcoin has boosted the fortunes of cryptocurrency miners, who are seeing strong profits amid surging investor interest in digital assets. Today one bitcoin miner announced a $250 million stock sale, while another is adding 47 megawatts of compute capacity.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency

Data Center Jobs: Many Providers Hiring in Early 2021

By Sarah Rubenoff - January 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

A video screen in the lobby of the QTS Data Centers facility in Ashburn, Va. (Photo: Rich Miller)

The data center industry continues to grow, with open positions are open across the country, as many firms look to meet growing demand. We kick off 2021 with positions in the booming Northern Virginia data center market, as well as Montreal, Canada, two positions in San Jose, Calif., and more. 

Tagged With: Data Center Jobs, Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting

The Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2021

By Rich Miller - January 6, 2021 Leave a Comment

Servers inside a Facebook hyperscale data center in North Carolina. (Photo: Rich Miller)

What’s ahead for the data center industry? We’ve identified eight themes that will shape the data center business in 2021. The big themes: Pandemic response, sustainability and lots of M&A.

Tagged With: Edge Data Centers, energy storage, Enterprise, Lithium-Ion Batteries

Scorecard: Looking Back at DCF’s 2020 Predictions

By Rich Miller - January 4, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Each year Data Center Frontier identifies eight themes that we believe will shape the data center business in the coming year. Here’s a look at how our predictions for 2020 turned out.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Edge Data Centers, Renewable Energy

Roundtable Recap: Being Mission-Critical in 2020, Looking Ahead to 2021

By Rich Miller - December 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Our Data Center Executive Roundtable experts review the role of data centers in surviving the pandemic, and looks ahead to 2021. Insights from Intel, Sabey Data Centers, Chatsworth Products, NTT Global Data Centers Americas, Iron Mountain, Nortek Air Solutions, and Infrastructure Masons.

Looking Ahead: Data Center Trends That May Surprise Us in 2021

By Rich Miller - December 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

Inside the aisles of the Summit supercomputer. (Image: Oak Ridge National Labs)

As we conclude our Data Center Executive Roundtable, our panel of data center experts share their thoughts and predictions about the trends that may surprise us in 2021.

Tagged With: Chatsworth Products, Infrastructure Masons, Intel DCM, Iron Mountain, NTT, Sabey Data Centers

Roundtable: The Year Ahead in Enterprise IT Spending

By Rich Miller - December 15, 2020 1 Comment

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In today’s Data Center Executive Roundtable discussion, our panel weighs in on the outlook for enterprise IT spending as the COVID-19 pandemic extends into 2021.

Tagged With: Chatsworth Products, Enterprise, Infrastructure Masons, Intel DCM, Iron Mountain, Nortek, NTT, Sabey Data Centers

AWS Designs In-Rack Micro UPS Units For a More Efficient Cloud

By Rich Miller - December 11, 2020 2 Comments

Amazon Senior VP of Infrastructure Peter DeSantis shares an image of a Mac Mini server running within an AWS data center during this week's re;Invent 2020 conference. (Image: AWS)

Amazon Web Services has begun designing its own rack-level Micro UPS units for its data centers, eliminating a centralized UPS in a move that will dramatically improve the power efficiency of its cloud computing operations.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, UPS

Amazon Buys Solar, Wind Power to Speed Shift to a Renewable AWS Cloud

By Rich Miller - December 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

Amazon today announced a massive investment in 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power, which will accelerate the company’s timeline to power its AWS cloud infrastructure with renewable energy by five years.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind

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How to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve Flexibility and Efficiency

How to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve Flexibility and Efficiency Russell Senesac, Director of Data Center Strategy at Schneider Electric, explores how to address distributed IT management and the tools available today.

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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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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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