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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.
Cologix Names Laura Ortman as CEO, Succeeding Bill Fathers
Data center and interconnection specialist Cologix has appointed Laura Ortman as its Chief Executive Officer. Ortman, currently the President of Cologix will begin her new post on October 12 as she succeeds Bill Fathers, who will continue as chairman of the board.
The Evolution of DCIM 3.0
Rich Miller and Kevin Brown of Schneider Electric discuss the evolution of DCIM 3.0 and sprawling hybrid IT infrastructure.
Evocative Updates Brand, Buys 9 Former INAP Data Centers
Evocative plans to acquire 9 data centers from INAP, giving the company a footprint of more than 1 million SF of data center space across 20 facilities. The company also consolidated multiple hosting operations under the Evocative brand.
It’s Time to Take a Chapter from the Hyperscale Location Strategy & Site Development Playbook
Mike Lebow from Stream Data Centers explains how industry trends have made location strategy and site development more complex for everyone, and what colos can learn from the hyperscale playbook.
CyrusOne Taps Equinix Veteran Eric Schwartz as its New CEO
CyrusOne has picked industry veteran Eric Schwartz as Chief Executive Officer. Schwartz, who has held leadership roles at Equinix, succeeds founder Dave Ferdman, who served as interim CEO through the company’s acquisition.
Bare Metal + Colocation: The Best of All Worlds
Databank’s Jeremy Pease and Scott Palsgrove highlight the many benefits of bare metal in a colocation data center and why many enterprises may be wise to consider a bare metal model for their compute and infrastructure requirements.
Data Center Jobs: Construction and Development Jobs Available in Major Markets
Each month Data Center Frontier in partnership with Pkaza post some of the hottest data center jobs in the market. Find your next job here!
Northern Virginia Debates the Future of its Cloud Cluster
This fall, the path for future development in the world’s largest data center market will be decided by decisions on policy and infrastructure in Northern Virginia. Officials in Loudoun and Prince William counties will consider changes in where data centers can be built and what they should look like.
Data Centers Without Boundaries: The Evolution of DCIM 3.0
To deliver on the resiliency, security, and sustainability that customers demand, leaders need to evolve the way they monitor, manage, plan and model their physical infrastructure. DCF’S Rich Miller and Schneider Electric’s Kevin Brown will discuss the evolution of DCIM software during a September 14 webinar.
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