Arc flash events must be prevented or instantly suppressed. This requires a device that will correct power quality problems without any delay. William Hinton of Applied Energy, outlines some of the dangers and causes of arc flash events and explains how they can be prevented.
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. Learn more about participating in the Voices of the Industry guest article program.
Achieving Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
Brian Korn of Advanced Energy explores how the shift to 48 V can reduce data center power consumption and meet energy efficiency goals.
Why Data Centers Matter: The Irish Example of Digital Opportunity
The digital economy is here to stay, and decarbonization is a must for the future of our planet. Garry Connolly of Host in Ireland explains why digital infrastructure coming from Ireland plays a unique role around the world.
How Supply Chain Constraints are Impacting the US Data Center Market
In recent years, shortages of raw materials and containers, factory shutdowns, and shipping bottlenecks have aggravated an imbalanced data center supply/demand paradigm. Dale Spencer of Sabey Data Centers explains why in-house construction companies can help data center operators manage supply chain issues.
It’s Time to Take a Chapter from the Hyperscale Location Strategy & Site Development Playbook
Mike Lebow from Stream Data Centers explains how industry trends have made location strategy and site development more complex for everyone, and what colos can learn from the hyperscale playbook.
How Microgrids Help Data Centers Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change
Urgent, timely action must be taken to mitigate climate change and slow the effects of global warming. But at the same time, we must also to adapt just as quickly to the consequences already being felt if we want to build a more resilient society. Allan Schurr of Enchanted Rock explains how microgrids can help mitigate climate change while also making our institutions more resilient.
Bare Metal + Colocation: The Best of All Worlds
Databank’s Jeremy Pease and Scott Palsgrove highlight the many benefits of bare metal in a colocation data center and why many enterprises may be wise to consider a bare metal model for their compute and infrastructure requirements.
Renewable Energy and Rising Energy Costs: Market Dynamics at Play
Across the industry, markets around the world are feeling the impact from the ongoing war and resulting constraints in the supply of fossil fuels. Chris Pennington of Iron Mountain Data Centers provides insights on the market dynamics of renewable energy and energy costs.
Preparing for the Inevitable Cyberattack
Frank Lacomba, Senior Director of Product Management at Flexential, outlines five key steps to ensuring your disaster preparedness and recovery plan will protect you in case of a cyberattack.
Digital Infrastructure’s OpEx Shift: The Case for Renting vs Buying
Scott Willis, president and CEO of DartPoints, discusses CapEx- and OpEx-based data storage solutions and provides insights on how to determine which is best for your organization.
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.