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Silicon Valley Data Center Market Accelerates Growth Amid AI Boom

By Rich Miller - August 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Silicon Valley — one of the largest and most important data center markets in the U.S. — has entered a new phase of acceleration and competition, and is positioned for its strongest growth in years.

Tagged With: Silicon Valley data center market, Vantage Data Centers

The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

By Rich Miller - April 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

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.

Tagged With: Coronavirus, DCF Spotlight #1

The Hyperscale Data Center Drives the Global Cloud Revolution

By Rich Miller - October 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

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The hyperscale data center is reshaping the global IT landscape, shifting data from on-premises computer rooms and IT closets to massive centralized data center hubs. Explore further how cloud campuses will continue to enable hyperscale operators to rapidly add server capacity and electric power.

Tagged With: cloud computing, Hyperscale, Hyperscale data center, Iron Mountain

Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

By Rich Miller - April 18, 2019 Leave a Comment

An aerial view of major facilities in Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia. (Image: Loudoun County)

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.

Tagged With: Colocation, Data Center Site Selection, DCF Spotlight #2, Northern Virginia, Northern Virginia Data Center Market, RagingWire Data Centers

Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

By Bill Kleyman - November 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Data center modules on display at the recent Edge Congress conference in Austin, Texas. (Photo: Rich Miller)

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.

Tagged With: DCF Spotlight #2, edge, Edge Computing, Edge Data Centers, Internet of Things

GaN Rising as Power Chain Option as Energy Demand, Cost Grows

By Bill Kleyman - November 5, 2018 Leave a Comment

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Data center leaders are exploring the potential of using Gallium nitride (GaN) in power conversion equipment to increase efficiency. Although GaN has been around for a while, it’s relatively new to the data center world.

Tagged With: Data Center Power, DCF Spotlight #1, GaN, GaN power

Dallas Data Center Market One of Largest, Most Active in U.S.

By Rich Miller - October 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Dallas-Fort Worth Data Center Market

The Dallas data center market is the third largest in the country. Data Center Frontier looks at data center supply and demand, and the factors that are driving a building boom in Dallas / Fort Worth.

Tagged With: Dallas, Dallas Data Center Market, Data Center Site Selection, DCF Spotlight #1, RagingWire Data Centers

Data Center 101: Mastering the Basics of the Data Center Industry

By Rich Miller - September 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

A row of cabinets inside one of the data halls at the TierPoint TekPark data center near Allentown, Pa. (Photo: Rich Miller)

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.

Tagged With: Data Center 101, data center contracts, Data Center Cooling, Data Center Power, Data Center Pricing Models, Distributed Redundancy

Phoenix Data Center Market Poised to Enter Top 5 in US

By Sarah Rubenoff - August 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

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Explore the Phoenix data center market, which is in the midst of a building boom as leasing and demand for colocation providers surges. Data Center Frontier provides market analysis, information on the business environment and major players, and more.

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, Phoenix, Phoenix Data Center Market

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Making Your Data Center Water Positive

Making Your Data Center Water Positive Cem Candir, CEO of Chemstar WATER, provides insights on new innovations in data center water treatment and gives details on how some hyperscalers are making their data centers water positive.

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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

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