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Pandemic Spurs Data Center Construction Boom in Northern Virginia

By Rich Miller - July 20, 2020

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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, Northern Virginia Data Center Market Special Report

Data Centers – A Resilient Economic Lifeline Through the Pandemic

By Voices of the Industry - July 13, 2020

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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

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

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

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

Bringing the Physical Fiber Layer into the 21st Century

By Voices of the Industry - June 4, 2020

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Bob Shine, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Telescent, highlights how data centers are working to respond to today’s network  and data traffic needs. Explore the potential of the physical fiber layer. 

Tagged With: COVID-Impact, Data Center Network, enterprise data center operations, Fiber Optic Cables, telescent

Unexpected Benefits of Multi-Tenant Data Centers During a Network Crisis

By Voices of the Industry - June 1, 2020

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Chad Rodriguez, Vice President of Network and Cloud, along with Chris Bair, Senior Vice President of Sales and Leasing for Stream Data Centers, share key considerations for successfully managing network and cloud demands during a crisis.

Tagged With: Data Center Network, Networking, Stream Data Centers

The Top 10 Data Center Stories for May 2020

By Rich Miller - June 1, 2020

Hot topics in May included pandemic response, sustainability, finance, and hot new hardware. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in May 2020, in order of article views.

How the Data Center Industry Can Support Customers in Today’s Challenging Times

By Voices of the Industry - May 28, 2020

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Dan Rattner, Chief of Staff, VP, Administration, Data Centers at Iron Mountain, shares how COVID-19 has impacted the data center industry and given rise to innovation.

Tagged With: COVID-Impact, COVID-Industry, Iron Mountain

Pandemic Prompts New Urgency for AI, Software Automation in Data Centers

By Rich Miller - May 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic will drive innovation in data center operations, forcing companies to embrace automation to manage some duties that currently rely on  close human interaction. The first in a series on innovation to address pandemic-driven challenges.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, automation, Coronavirus, DCIM, DCIM software

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Building an Enduring World Begins with Accountability and Defining an Approach for Long-term Success

Building an Enduring World Begins with Accountability and Defining an Approach for Long-term Success TJ Faze, Head of ESG Strategy and Engagement at Vertiv, outlines the company's learnings around its recent ESG efforts.

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Data Center Innovation: Driving Flexibility with Microservices

It is imperative in today’s fast-paced data center environment that product and service innovations be rolled out quickly and safely. A new white paper from QTS explains how microservices have boosted the speed, flexibility, and resilience of their proprietary Service Delivery Platform (SDP).

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

Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

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.

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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

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.

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