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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.

The Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2020

By Rich Miller - December 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

An overhead view of data center buildings on a Google campus. (Image: Google)

It’s been a strange and extraordinary year, in which many existing data center trends have been amplified by the pandemic. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in 2020, ranked by page views.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, American Tower, Equinix, Google, Microsoft

Cologix Breaks Ground on 1 Million SF Data Center in Ashburn

By Rich Miller - December 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

A row of cabinets inside a data center. (Photo: Cologix)

Cologix says it has broken ground on a large data center campus in Northern Virginia, commencing construction on a planned 1 million square foot campus in the heart of “Data Center Alley” in Ashburn.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Cologix, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

As Data Center Demand Intensifies, So Does Competition

By Rich Miller - December 7, 2020 2 Comments

An aerial view of Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia.

The data center industry is busier than ever. With more new players entering the industry, this has meant lower pricing on large deals in the most competitive markets.

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, Northern Virginia

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

Vantage Data Centers Acquires Hypertec to Expand Montreal Footprint

By Rich Miller - November 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Hypertec data center in Montreal. (Photo: Vantage Data Centers)

Vantage Data Centers has acquired the hyperscale data center business from Hypertec in Montreal, expanding its footprint in the Quebec market to 81 megawatts of IT capacity across three campuses.

Vantage Raises $1.25 Billion in Equity Capital to Fund Data Center Growth

By Rich Miller - November 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Vantage Data Centers CA21 facility in Santa Clara, Calif. (Photo: Vantage)

Vantage Data Centers has raised $1.25 billion in equity funding from its current investors, led by Digital Colony. The funding reinforces the value proposition of building wholesale data center space for hyperscale customers, including the leading players in cloud computing and online commerce.

Tagged With: Colony Capital, Digital Colony, Vantage Data Centers

Data Bytes: CBRE Sees 373 Megawatts of Data Center Construction for 2021

By Rich Miller - November 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

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More than 373 megawatts of new wholesale data center construction is underway across major markets in the United States, according to a newly-published 2021 market outlook from CBRE.

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, DataBytes

$360 Million Project Planned at Prime Site in Ashburn’s Data Center Alley

By Rich Miller - October 13, 2020 2 Comments

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Plans are underway for a $360 million data center project in the heart of Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia, situated at the most connected point on the Internet.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

Microsoft Plans Azure Cloud Expansions in Iowa, Virginia and Phoenix

By Rich Miller - October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Microsoft continues to expand its global data center infrastructure, buying land to add massive amounts of server capacity in key North American cloud hubs in Iowa, Northern Virginia and Phoenix.

Tagged With: Goodyear, Iowa, Microsoft, Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Prince William County, Water

Development Update: T5, Stack, Flexential, Vantage, Iron Mountain

By Rich Miller - October 9, 2020 2 Comments

The groundbreaking at STACK Infrastructure's newest campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. (Photo: STACK Infrastructure)

Data center developers continue to deploy more capacity, as the digital economy races to keep pace with demand for more capacity due to pandemic-driven societal shifts. Here’s a roundup of this week’s development and finance news.

Tagged With: Flexential, Iron Mountain, Stack Infrastructure, T5 Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers

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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.

An aerial view of major facilities in Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia. (Image: Loudoun County)

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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COVID-19 IT Response & Recovery Report

Thirty-seven percent of IT professionals surveyed said that their spending was cut in the short-term during the early months of the pandemic. But the good news is that 2021 spending outlooks shows signs of rebounding. Learn how IT professionals nationwide responded, repositioned and are rebuilding in light of COVID-19, via a new report from Service Express.

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