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Insights and trends on hyperscale computing and data centers

A Hyperscale data centers is defined as when one tenant leases at least 10 Megawatts of data center space. Typically, the architectures are designed to provide a single, massively scalable compute architecture that can scale with demand. Hyperscale computing is necessary when a company needs to build a robust and scalable cloud, AI, or distributed storage system and is often associated with the infrastructure required to run global companies such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

Google Building More Data Centers for Massive Future Clouds

By Rich Miller - December 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

Google is building more data centers in more places than ever before, and appears likely to make good on its pledge to invest $13 billion in new data center campuses in 2019.

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, Google, Google data centers

QTS Expands Atlanta Campus to Support 12 MW Hyperscale Deal

By Rich Miller - November 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

QTS Realty has signed a 12-megawatt lease with a hyperscale customer, which will become the anchor tenant in a new data center building on the company’s Metro Atlanta campus.

Tagged With: Atlanta, Atlanta Data Center Market, QTS Realty

Frontier Spotlight: The Top 10 Data Center Stories for October 2019

By Sarah Rubenoff - November 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

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The Future of Hyperscale Computing and Digital Realty’s record-setting deal for Interxion are the most popular articles on Data Center Frontier this October, along with updates on Equinix, Cologix, Aligned Energy and STACK Infrastructure.  

Tagged With: Colocation, Hyperscale

The Hyperscale Data Center Drives the Global Cloud Revolution

By Rich Miller - October 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

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The hyperscale data center is reshaping the global IT landscape, shifting data from on-premises computer rooms and IT closets to massive centralized data center hubs. Explore further how cloud campuses will continue to enable hyperscale operators to rapidly add server capacity and electric power.

Tagged With: cloud computing, DCF Spotlight #1, Hyperscale, Hyperscale data center, Iron Mountain

Hyperscale Needs an Edge, Too

By Voices of the Industry - October 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Cloud, social, SaaS and mobile companies will benefit from strategic, proximity-based edge computing infrastructure. Phillip Marangella of EdgeConneX explores the factors guiding hyperscale demand at the edge.

Tagged With: Edge Computing, EdgeConneX, Hyperscale, Hyperscale data center

Northern Virginia: Less Hyper, But Still Plenty of Scale

By Rich Miller - October 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

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After years of rocket-ship growth, the Northern Virginia data center market is still flying high, but in a slightly lower orbit than in 2018. Industry CEOs, executives and analysts discuss trends in Data Center Alley.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Loudoun County, Manassas, Northern Virginia, Northern Virginia Data Center Market, Prince William County

The Future of Hyperscale Computing

By Rich Miller - October 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

A four-rack "pod" of Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and supporting hardware inside a Google data center. (Photo: Google)

At Data Center Frontier, we believe the next 10 to 15 years will be an era of continuous advancement, as next-generation technologies accelerate the digitization of the global economy. Here’s our take on the road ahead for hyperscale.

Tagged With: Hyperscale Data Center Special Report, Iron Mountain

HyperSpeed: How the Data Center Supply Chain Keeps Pace

By Rich Miller - September 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Hyperscale deployments are moving faster than ever. Our DCF Executive Roundtable outlines ways the data center supply chain keep pace with the rapid growth of digital infrastructure.

Tagged With: Cyxtera, Data Center Supply Chain, Digital Realty, Intel DCM, Iron Mountain

Hyperscale Computing Poised to Make Dramatic Impact on Service Providers

By Rich Miller - September 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

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The growth of hyperscale computing has major  implication for data center service providers, driving segmentation within the service provider universe. This excerpt from a recent Hyperscale Data Center report highlights the implications of major growth of hyperscale computing for data service providers, as well as the future of hyperscale. 

Tagged With: Hyperscale data center, Hyperscale Data Center Special Report, Hyperscale Service Provider, Iron Mountain

How Hyperscale Customers & Data Centers are Unique

By Rich Miller - September 18, 2019 Leave a Comment

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A new Data Center Frontier special report explores the hyperscale data center market, and how its growth has changed how we compute. This excerpt from the report series explores the influence of hyperscale customers, the geography of hyperscale data centers — and what sets them apart.

Tagged With: cloud data centers, Hyperscale Data Center Special Report, Iron Mountain

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How Automation is the Precursor to AI in the Data Center

How Automation is the Precursor to AI in the Data Center A guest article from CoreSite asserts automation is shifting data centers from reactive to preventative on the way to predictive. Brenda Van der Steen, VP of Marketing at CoreSite, explores how automation acts as not only a precursor to artificial intelligence, but a crucial "step in the journey."

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The Hyperscale Data Center Drives the Global Cloud Revolution

The hyperscale data center is reshaping the global IT landscape, shifting data from on-premises computer rooms and IT closets to massive centralized data center hubs. Explore further how cloud campuses will continue to enable hyperscale operators to rapidly add server capacity and electric power.

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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

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