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How an Owner-Enabled Supply Chain Can Bring Transparency to Cloud Providers

By Voices of the Industry - June 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Without transparency between all parties, the data center construction process is not functioning at max efficiency, leading to site construction delays, and missed opportunities for the Cloud Providers. Robert Moffit, Executive Vice President of BluePrint Supply Chain, explores the importance of transparency in supply chain management.

Tagged With: BluePrint Supply Chain, cloud data centers, Data Center Supply Chain, ProLift Rigging Co.

EdgeConneX Lines up $1.7 Billion in Sustainable Loans to Fund Growth

By Rich Miller - June 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

An example of a hyperscale data center developed by EdgeConneX. (Image: EdgeConneX)

EdgeConneX has lined up $1.7 billion in sustainability-linked loans, which the company says will “dramatically improve” its credit profile, burnish its focus on environmental stewardship, and provide capital to continue the global expansion of its data center footprint.

Tagged With: Asset Backed Securitization, EdgeConneX, Sustainable Finance

RECs, PPAs, and Other Paths to Renewable Energy

By Paul Gillin - June 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and green business energy tariffs are key tools in a data center sustainability strategy. Here’s a closer look at how they work.

Tagged With: data center sustainability, Energy, Kohler Power Systems, Renewable Energy

The Top 10 Data Center Stories for May 2022

By Rich Miller - June 1, 2022 Leave a Comment

The M&A deals keep coming in the data center industry, and readers of Data Center Frontier are paying close attention. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in May 2022, in order of article views.

Tagged With: Aligned, Belden, Cologix, DigitalBridge, Meta, NTT Global Data Centers Americas, NVIDIA, Quantum Loophole, Schneider Electric, switch, The Siemon Company

Novva Data Centers Plans National Expansion Backed by $355M Funding

By Rich Miller - June 1, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Novva Data Centers flagship campus in West Jordan, Utah. (Photo: Novva Data Centers)

Novva Data Centers is going national. The Utah-based developer plans to expand across the United States and deploy up to 1 gigawatt (1,000 megawatts) of data center capacity in strategic markets by 2027.

Tagged With: Novva, Utah

GI Partners Acquires Data Center in Northern Virginia

By Rich Miller - May 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Cloud Plaza data center has been acquired by private equity firm GI Partners. (Photo: Rich Miller)

GI Partners, a private equity firm with deep experience in the digital infrastructure sector, has acquired a data center in Sterling, Virginia that is leased by a large technology firm, the company said today.

Tagged With: Ashburn, GI Partners, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Sentinel Data Centers

Aligned Expands Green Loan by $1.4 Billion to Accelerate Growth

By Rich Miller - May 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

A large data hall in an Aligned facility. (Photo: Aligned)

Aligned Data Centers has increased its sustainability-linked loan from $375 million to $1.75 billion . The additional $1.4 billion in funding provides Aligned with more resources to build data centers for its customers, many of whom are working to reduce their climate impact.

Tagged With: Aligned, Sustainable Finance

The Largest Data Center Deals of All Time

By Rich Miller - May 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

CoreSite and CyrusOne announced acquisition deals on the same morning. (Images: Rich Miller, CyrusOne)

The list of the largest data center deals of all time has been remade with a flurry of M&A, including the acquisition of Switch by DigitalBridge and IFM. Here’s a look at the billion-dollar deals and the trends behind them.

Tagged With: CoreSite, CyrusOne, QTS Realty

DigitalBridge to Buy Switch for $11 Billion as Data Center M&A Binge Continues

By Rich Miller - May 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

Switch SUPERNAP data center

Data center developer Switch will be acquired by DigitalBridge and infrastructure investors IFM and taken private in an all cash deal valued at about $11 billion. The deal continues a trend in which public data center REITs have been bought by large investors and taken private.

Tagged With: DigitalBridge, switch

Cologix Recapitalization Powers Scalelogix Hyperscale Strategy

By Rich Miller - May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Cologix provides an example of how investment and M&A can alter the trajectory of a data center provider’s journey. A $3 billion recapitalization has set the stage for Scalelogix, an initiative to deploy 200 megawatts of capacity in key hyperscale markets,

Tagged With: Asset Backed Securitization, Cologix, securitization

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Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance

Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance If a vendor conducts the actual work in your data center, then you or your operator aren’t maximizing your current operating resources and are experiencing incremental cost and risk. Chad Giddings of BCS Data Center Operations, explains the importance of your data center provider having a high-degree of self-performance.

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Data Center Innovation: Driving Flexibility with Microservices

It is imperative in today’s fast-paced data center environment that product and service innovations be rolled out quickly and safely. A new white paper from QTS explains how microservices have boosted the speed, flexibility, and resilience of their proprietary Service Delivery Platform (SDP).

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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.

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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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