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Insights: Data Center Design

Data Center Frontier charts the future of data centers and cloud computing. We track the latest developments in data center design, providing updates on the innovations and best practices for creating energy efficient and sustainable data centers.

Our thesis: New markets will require new approaches to datacenter design, creating facilities that can operate with very different climate and energy profiles. This will require major innovation in the way data centers are designed, built and powered.

Our stories provide insights into the role of modular and pre-fabricated data center designs, the impact of the Open Compute Project and open hardware movement, and new approaches to creating data center racks and servers.

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center

By Voices of the Industry - May 20, 2022 Leave a Comment

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The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.

Tagged With: data center maintenance, hardware, Service Express

Understanding the Differences Between 5 Common Types of Data Centers

By Voices of the Industry - May 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

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No two are data centers are alike when it comes to design or the applications and data they support with their networking, compute and storage infrastructure. Shad Secrist of Belden outlines the differences between 5 of the most common types of data centers including edge, colocation and hyperscale.

Tagged With: Belden, Colocation, Data Center Design, Edge Data Centers, Hyperscale

A Sensible Path to Data Center Sustainability

By Paul Gillin - May 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

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New technologies are driving data center energy demand, while customers seek to reducing energy consumption. Managing rapid growth and improving data center sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive goals, according to Kohler.

Tagged With: data center sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Hyperscale, Kohler Power Systems

Maintaining Low-Latency and Sustainability at the Network Edge

By Voices of the Industry - May 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Schneider Electric’s Steven Carlini and Andres Vasquez discuss building data centers at the network edge while also meeting sustainability goals.

Tagged With: cloud computing, data center sustainability, edge, Schneider Electric

DAC Cables Shine in the Cloud

By Voices of the Industry - May 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

Data centers with the fastest throughput and processing times have a digital advantage. Ryan Harris, Sales Engineer and Market Manager for The Siemon Company, explains why direct attach copper (DAC) cables are here to stay.

Tagged With: Cloud, data center cables, Data Center Design, siemon

How to Accelerate Digital Business with Resilience in Mind

By Voices of the Industry - May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Businesses must have a robust hybrid IT infrastructure that supports today’s business needs while innovating with an intention for the future. Patrick Doherty of Flexential explores how IT leaders can accelerate digital business growth while also increasing resilience.

Tagged With: Data Center Design, Flexential, infrastructure, Interconnection, Networking

Data Center Jobs: Engineering Jobs Available in Major Markets

By Kathy Hitchens - May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Data Center Jobs

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!

Tagged With: Data Center Jobs, Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting

Land and Expand: NTT Global Data Centers Builds Out its New Campuses

By Rich Miller - May 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

An aerial view of the NTT Global Data Center Americas PH1 facility in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo: NTT Global Data Centers Americas)

NTT Global Data Centers Americas has spent the past two years entering new markets in Hillsboro, Chicago, Santa Clara and Phoenix. The company’s expansion is now shifting to adding capacity by building more data centers on its campuses.

Tagged With: NTT Global Data Centers Americas, Phoenix

Key Observability Considerations to Support Digital Infrastructure

By Bill Kleyman - April 29, 2022 Leave a Comment

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When data center leaders grasp the monitoring and data center management side of things, it is easier to incorporate policies, compliance, and controls over the metrics. Learn how observability has changed to support digital infrastructure in this new article, courtesy of Honeywell.

Tagged With: Cloud, Data Center Design, Data Center Infrastructure, honeywell

Is a Multi-Cloud Solution Right for Your Business?

By Kathy Hitchens - April 29, 2022 Leave a Comment

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A future ready multi-cloud solution gives you all the flexibility you need while optimizing cloud spend and strengthening security across all cloud environments. Opus:Interactive outlines best practices for assessing whether a multi-cloud solution is right for your business.

Tagged With: Cloud, Data Center Infrastructure, data center modernization, multi-cloud, Opus:Interactive

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Voices of the Industry

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.

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Technology Takes on Agriculture — the Role of Agrotech and Data Centers in Farming Success

Data centers have a role in enabling agrotech. And a new white paper from QTS focuses on this role. Small, remotely managed edge data centers will provide the proximity to rural areas to handle latency-sensitive, locally cached data requirements. Get the new report that explores how agrotech can help farmers be successful today and into the future. 

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DCF Spotlight

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.

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

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

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

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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Charting the future of data centers and cloud computing. We write about what’s next for the Internet, and the innovations that will take us there. We tell the story of the digital economy through the data center facilities that power cloud computing and the people who build them. Read more ...
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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. Meet the DCF team.

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