Russell Senesac, Director of Data Center Strategy at Schneider Electric, explores how to address distributed IT management and the tools available today.
Voices of the Industry
Our Voices of the Industry feature showcases guest articles on thought leadership. Education is part of our mission at Data Center Frontier. With Voices of the Industry, we tap the experience of data center executives on the front lines of innovation and market dynamics, and share their insights with our readers.
What Every Risk Officer Should Think About in 2021
John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, highlights what a Risk Officer should be focusing on as a turbulent year in the data industry and beyond comes to a close.
Manufacturers Must Manage an Explosion of Industry Data – Is Edge Computing the Answer?
Carsten Baumann, director of strategic initiatives and solution architect at Schneider Electric, explores the role of edge computing in handling today’s big data explosion in the manufacturing sector.
Focusing on Water Usage Effectiveness for Cooling Systems to Boost Sustainability
Miles Auvil, Vertical Market Leader, Data Centers, Edge and High Tech Industrial, Trane Commercial HVAC, highlights how focusing on water usage effectiveness for cooling solutions can ramp up sustainability.
Revved-Up Digital Transformation Among Anticipated Data Center Trends of 2021
John Hewitt, President of the Americas Region for Vertiv, highlights the top digital transformation data center trends of 2021.
The Goldilocks Solution for Healthcare Data Centers Pushed Off-Premise
Anthony Bolner, Executive Vice President and Partner at Stream Data Centers, shares how IT infrastructure leaders at large healthcare enterprises are finding a ‘just-right’ solution in build-to-suit with a provider flexible to their requirements.
What Your Cage Says About Your Company
Chris Williams, Business Development Manager at Emcor Enclosures discusses the positive impact managers and operators will see by selecting a well-designed high quality cage as an additional layer of physical security for their data center, regardless of size or scale.
How to Avoid Site Congestion During Data Center Construction
Although 2020 is winding down, there’s no slowdown in sight for the data center market. Growth projections for at least the next couple years are staggering. Blake Weaver, Data Center Specialist from ProLift Rigging walks readers through five different strategies to avoid congestion challenges during the data center construction process.
Next-Gen Power Supply for This-Gen Businesses
Power use growth has been offset through energy efficiency gained by the dramatic shift of compute workloads from legacy data centers to newer, significantly more efficient, enterprise-class colocation campuses and hyperscale cloud data centers. Ben Garrard, Vice President of Product Management at CoreSite, takes a deep dive into the changing landscape of power supply in today’s data centers.
Empowering Hyperscale Operators with a Collaborative Approach
With their focus on customized specs, hyperscale operators have “flipped the coin” on the typical supplier/customer relationship. Todd Schneider, Director of Product Management and Hyperscale Business Development at Chatsworth Products, discusses how to build collaboration among hyperscale data centers, integrators and manufacturers.
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