Phoenix is home to nearly 2 million square feet of data center space, and nearly every major hyperscale platform and wholesale data center developer has lined up land for future capacity. A DCF special report looks at what lies ahead for this important market.
NTT Global Continues Expansion With New Santa Clara Data Center
NTT Global Data Centers Americas has opened its SV1 data center in Santa Clara, which is the company’s first presence in the supply-constrained Silicon Valley market. The facility features a base isolation system to provide advanced protection against earthquakes.
Foiled Plot to Attack Amazon Reflects Changing Nature of Data Center Threats
A foiled plot to attack a data center in Virginia underscores the evolving landscape for data center security. Conspiracies create new risks, but modern data centers remain among the best protected buildings in the world.
Aligned Continues its Expansion With Second Salt Lake City Data Center
Aligned continues to expand its footprint across the United States. The company has completed a second data center at its campus in West Jordan, Utah, part of the growing cloud cluster in Salt Lake City market.
STACK Infrastructure Raises $400 Million to Fund Growth
STACK Infrastructure has lined up $400 million through the sale of securitized notes, the latest in four transactions that have raised $1.8 billion to build more data centers as it expands across U.S. markets.
High Speed Interconnects in the Data Center
In high-performance data center architectures, cabling matters. A new white paper from Siemon explains how high speed interconnects that are compatible with network equipment, and are high quality and high performance, can reduce costs.
Cloud-Based Gaming Company Case Study
A new white paper from Aligned presents a case study of their multi-year colocation partnership with a global cloud-based gaming company. The report outlines the challenges presented by the client, the solutions provided by Aligned, and three of the key business results achieved by the partnership.
As it Turns 15, the AWS Cloud Now Stores 100 Trillion Objects
The Amazon Web Services cloud now stores more than 100 trillion objects, the company said this week as it marked the 15th anniversary of its launch. That illustrates how the growth of data – and data centers – is transforming our world.
Using the Edge to Reach the Cloud: 3 Key Benefits
The Edge is a key pathway to the Cloud. Phillip Marangella of EdgeConneX discusses three essential benefits of using the Edge to reach the Cloud, including overcoming Cloud sticker shock.
OVH Data Center in France Destroyed by Fire, All Staff Safe
Hosting company OVH says its staff are safe after a fire destroyed one data center and damaged another at the company’s campus in Strasbourg, France.
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