Virtualized interconnections from colocation providers enable unprecedented flexibility for businesses to distribute computing resources. A new DCF special report courtesy of DataBank shares shared the organization’s perspective on what will be the hub of the near-term future of software-driven IT infrastructure.
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.
Voices of 2021: The Top 10 Voices of the Industry Columns
As 2021 draws to a close, who better to turn to for advice on how to handle the changing business landscape than the data center industry’s leaders? Here are the top 10 most popular Voices of the Industry columns published by Data Center Frontier for 2021.
2022 Data Center & Infrastructure Report
Service Express reveals the results of their survey of 700 US IT professionals in the 2022 Data Center & Infrastructure Report. Key findings reveal the continued need for strengthening security, reducing costs, and on-premises data centers.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2021
Online platforms have become central to our daily lives. That’s why outages have become big news, a fact reflected in the year’s Top 10 stories at Data Center Frontier, which were topped by high-profile outages for Facebook and OVH.
Balancing Security, Availability and Connectivity in the Modern Financial Services Landscape
The rising acceptance of financial technology (fintech) organizations, such as Venmo, Zelle, GoFundMe and Apple Wallet, adds to the surging amounts of data financial services organizations need to manage and protect. David McCall of QTS Realty Trust explores the changing needs of the financial services sector as it looks to protect a growing amount of data.
Data Center Sustainability: 23 Metrics Every Data Center Operator Should Measure
Without standardized sustainability metrics, it’s difficult to ensure internal alignment between design, procurement, operations, and sustainability teams. Schneider Electric proposes five categories of data center sustainability metrics that can be used to report on environmental sustainability.
Guide to Environmental Sustainability Metrics for Data Centers
As more and more companies are reporting on their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs, there’s a need for standardized sustainability metrics, especially in the data center industry. A new white paper from Schneider Electric proposes five categories of metrics for data centers to use when reporting on environmental sustainability.
How to Avoid Wet Stacking with Diesel Generator No-Load Exercising
“Wet stacking” or engine slobber is a common problem faced by diesel generator operators and it can reduce engine life. Kohler Power Systems explains the feasibility and benefits of no-load exercising and how it can help to prevent wet stacking issues.
2022: The Year of Data Center Sustainability Metrics
As data center providers achieve greater sustainability thresholds across more than just power systems, they yearn for a way to capture, report, and track it. Sean Farney of Kohler Data Centers explores the pressing needs that data centers have around sustainability metrics.
Start Designing for Portability – Right Now
Today, IT leaders are familiar with the value and benefits of hybrid hosting models and even agile-friendly environments, but what about application portability? Rob Lerner, Vice President of Sales and Cloud Strategies at DataBank, stresses the concept of application portability and shows how it can help companies generate a win-win-win in terms of cost, performance, and geography.
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.