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Insights: Colocation
Customers can buy data center space in a number of ways. One of the most popular is colocation, tenants buy space by the rack, cabinet or cage. Larger requirements typically use the wholesale data center model, in which a tenant leases a finished suite of “turn-key” raised-floor space. The dividing lines between the two have blurred in recent years, which wholesale providers pursuing smaller deals while colo specialists add suites to their offerings. Both retail colocation providers and companies selling wholesale data center space are pushing into new markets, extending these IT outsourcing services to new audiences.
Louisiana Data Centers Rely on Generators in Wake of Hurricane Ida
Leading data center service providers in Louisiana continued operating through Hurricane Ida, relying on backup generators to ride out widespread utility outages. The battered area’s on-premises data centers face major challenges and extended outages.
Why Colocation Data Center Density Matters
When it comes to picking the right data center, the importance of density—and specifically power density—is often overlooked. Jerry Blair of DataBank takes a closer look at three critical density factors and highlights a specific density use case to show why colocation density is an important factor to consider.
5 Keys to Serving Enterprise and Hyperscale Customers Well (Spoiler Alert: Semper Gumby)
Enterprise and hyperscale requirements have converged. Chris Bair, Senior Vice President of Sales and Leasing at Stream Data Centers discusses 5 keys to successfully serving enterprise and hyperscale customers, including collaboration, adaptability, and flexibility.
Iron Mountain Lands 2.4 MW Lease at Pa. Underground Data Center
Iron Mountain has signed a 2.4 megawatt lease with a leading hyperscale enterprise software provider at its underground data center in Boyers, Pennsylvania. It’s the latest in a series of leasing successes for Iron Mountain.
Accelerate and Empower Your Digital Transformation with Professional Services
Jason Konzak, SVP, Professional Services at Flexential discusses how the experience of professional services organizations can help a business avoid disruptions during their digital transformation.
Data Center Jobs: Mechanical Engineering Positions Available in Major Markets
Each month Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, post some of the hottest data center career opportunities in the market.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for July 2021
The quest to “cloudify” colocation and interconnection services was a hot topic on Data Center Frontier last month. Here’s a look at the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in July 2021.
Cyxtera Goes Public as Starboard SPAC Acquisition Closes
Cyxtera Technologies is now a public company. Shares of CYXT are trading on the NASDAQ exchange after Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. completed a $3 billion acquisition of Cyxtera.
Digital Realty Partners With Zayo on Vision for Open Interconnection
Digital Realty will partner with Zayo Group to pursue its vision for an open “fabric of fabrics” providing software-powered connections that span the globe’s major data hubs.
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.