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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.

How to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve Flexibility and Efficiency

By Voices of the Industry - January 6, 2021 Leave a Comment

data center management

Russell Senesac, Director of Data Center Strategy at Schneider Electric, explores how to address distributed IT management and the tools available today.

Tagged With: data management, Schneider Electric

What Every Risk Officer Should Think About in 2021

By Voices of the Industry - December 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

risk officer

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. 

Tagged With: BCS Data Center Operations, Colocation, Coronavirus, risk mitigation

Manufacturers Must Manage an Explosion of Industry Data – Is Edge Computing the Answer?

By Voices of the Industry - December 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

An interior view of a Switch Edge MOD 15 modular data center. (Image: Switch)

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. 

Tagged With: Big Data, Edge Computing, Schneider Electric

Focusing on Water Usage Effectiveness for Cooling Systems to Boost Sustainability

By Voices of the Industry - December 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

cooling systems

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. 

Tagged With: data center sustainability, sustainability, Trane

Revved-Up Digital Transformation Among Anticipated Data Center Trends of 2021

By Voices of the Industry - December 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

Backup Strategies

John Hewitt, President of the Americas Region for Vertiv, highlights the top digital transformation data center trends of 2021. 

Tagged With: 2021, data center trends, Vertiv

The Goldilocks Solution for Healthcare Data Centers Pushed Off-Premise

By Voices of the Industry - December 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

healthcare data centers

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.

Tagged With: Coronavirus, healthcare, off-premises data center, Stream Data Centers

What Your Cage Says About Your Company

By Voices of the Industry - December 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

data center cages

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.

Tagged With: crenlo, data center cages, Emcor Enclosures

How to Avoid Site Congestion During Data Center Construction

By Voices of the Industry - December 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

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. 

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, ProLift Rigging Co.

Next-Gen Power Supply for This-Gen Businesses

By Voices of the Industry - December 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

Power supply

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. 

Tagged With: CoreSite, Data Center Power, Energy

Empowering Hyperscale Operators with a Collaborative Approach

By Voices of the Industry - December 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

This finished data hall inside the QTS Data Centers Richmond campus is pre-configured for hyperscale data centers tenants, with 6 megawatts of power capacity. (Photo: Rich Miller)

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.

Tagged With: Chatsworth Products, Hyperscale, Hyperscale data center

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Voices of the Industry

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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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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