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Data Bytes: Enterprise Switch Sales Slow, But Hyperscalers Still Buying

By Rich Miller - September 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

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The Ethernet switch market has seen uneven activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, as stronger buying by cloud platforms and service providers was offset by a drop in orders from enterprise customers, according to IDC.

Tagged With: Cisco, DataBytes, Switches

How COVID Has Changed the Data Center Industry

By Rich Miller - August 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

Data Center Frontier Editor Rich Miller speaks with David McCall, host of the QTS Experience podcast. (Image: QTS)

DCF Editor Rich Miller talks with David McCall of the QTS Experience podcast about how the business impact of COVID-19 pandemic and what it has meant for the data center industry.

Tagged With: Coronavirus

Life, the Pandemic and Data Centers: Barstool Chat With Garry Connolly

By Rich Miller - August 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

Data Center Frontier Editor Rich Miller speaks with Garry Connolly of Host in Ireland for its Barstool Chat series of data center conversations.

DCF Editor Rich Miller sits down with with Garry Connolly of Host in Ireland and its Barstool Chat series for a discussion of life, the pandemic and data centers.

Tagged With: Coronavirus, Dublin

Surging Demand for Telehealth Services Raises the Stakes for Healthcare Edge Infrastructure

By Voices of the Industry - August 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Mitzi Amon, Director of Healthcare Marketing at Vertiv, explores the rising importance of healthcare edge infrastructure as Telehealth services surge amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Tagged With: Edge Computing, Edge Infrastructure, healthcare, Vertiv

3 Strategic Solutions Will Safeguard Next-Generation Data Center Operations

By Voices of the Industry - August 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

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John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, explores a group of strategic solutions designed to “safeguard” future data center operations for today’s companies navigating through the current pandemic. 

Tagged With: BCS Data Center Operations, Data Center Operations

Pandemic Spurs Data Center Construction Boom in Northern Virginia

By Rich Miller - July 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Developers are racing to build more data centers in Northern Virginia to meet extraordinary demand for cloud computing resources due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tagged With: Arcola, Ashburn, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

Data Centers – A Resilient Economic Lifeline Through the Pandemic

By Voices of the Industry - July 13, 2020 1 Comment

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Darob Malek-Madani and Samuel Bendix, or National Real Estate Advisors LLC, explore how data centers have performed as an ‘economic lifeline’ and bright spot through the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Tagged With: COVID-Impact, COVID-Industry, Sabey Data Centers

The Home as the New Edge: COVID-19 May Boost Edge Computing

By Rich Miller - June 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

The workforce is more distributed than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our data center roundtable panel discusses how this shift will impact the evolution of edge computing.

Tagged With: Compass Data Centers, CoreSite, Coronavirus, Edge Computing, EdgeConneX, Infrastructure Masons, NTT, Sabey Data Centers

Executive Roundtable: The Pandemic’s Impact on Data Center Operations

By Rich Miller - June 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

Our Executive Roundtable explores how data center staffing and operations are holding up through the COVID-19 pandemic. With insights from executives from CoreSite, EdgeConneX, NTT Global Data Centers, Sabey Data Centers and Infrastructure Masons.

Tagged With: Compass Data Centers, CoreSite, Coronavirus, Data Center Jobs, EdgeConneX, Infrastructure Masons, NTT, RagingWire Data Centers, Sabey Data Centers

More Servers, Around the Clock: How Microsoft Scaled for COVID-19

By Rich Miller - June 17, 2020 2 Comments

The view from inside the cold aisle of a Microsoft Azure data center. (Photo: Microsoft)

Microsoft’s network expansion to handle COVID-19 data traffic required round-the-clock work from its Azure data center teams. A new blog post highlights the human component of Azure’s effort tos cale its cloud operations.

Tagged With: Coronavirus, Microsoft

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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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Hybrid IT – Supporting Critical Initiatives During a Journey to Digital Modernization

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