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Maintaining Low-Latency and Sustainability at the Network Edge

By Voices of the Industry - May 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Schneider Electric’s Steven Carlini and Andres Vasquez discuss building data centers at the network edge while also meeting sustainability goals.

Tagged With: cloud computing, data center sustainability, edge, Schneider Electric

Subsea Links: DC BLOX, Flexential, Cologix Connect to Cable Projects

By Rich Miller - May 13, 2022 Leave a Comment

An illustration of the planned DC BLOX cable landing station in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. . (Image: DC BLOX)

The geography of subsea cables is changing, and data center providers are responding with new facilities and partnerships. That trend was on display in announcements this week from DC BLOX, Flexential and Cologix.

Tagged With: Cologix, DC BLOX, Flexential, Subsea Cables

DAC Cables Shine in the Cloud

By Voices of the Industry - May 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

Data centers with the fastest throughput and processing times have a digital advantage. Ryan Harris, Sales Engineer and Market Manager for The Siemon Company, explains why direct attach copper (DAC) cables are here to stay.

Tagged With: Cloud, data center cables, Data Center Design, siemon

How to Accelerate Digital Business with Resilience in Mind

By Voices of the Industry - May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Businesses must have a robust hybrid IT infrastructure that supports today’s business needs while innovating with an intention for the future. Patrick Doherty of Flexential explores how IT leaders can accelerate digital business growth while also increasing resilience.

Tagged With: Data Center Design, Flexential, infrastructure, Interconnection, Networking

Is a Multi-Cloud Solution Right for Your Business?

By Kathy Hitchens - April 29, 2022 Leave a Comment

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A future ready multi-cloud solution gives you all the flexibility you need while optimizing cloud spend and strengthening security across all cloud environments. Opus:Interactive outlines best practices for assessing whether a multi-cloud solution is right for your business.

Tagged With: Cloud, Data Center Infrastructure, data center modernization, multi-cloud, Opus:Interactive

Data Center Migration: How to Optimize the Transition

By Kathy Hitchens - April 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

The exterior of the Flexential data center facility near Nashville. (Photo: Flexential)

No matter the reason for migration, it’s a complicated endeavor, and must be executed without error. Flexential outlines seven migration best practices that will minimize downtime and ensure the migration process runs smoothly.

Tagged With: Cloud, Data Center Design, Data Center Management, Data Center Migration, Flexential

How Data Center Management Solutions Drive Sustainability and Help Ensure a Climate-Secure World

By Voices of the Industry - April 25, 2022 Leave a Comment

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The data center industry, which gave wings and provided thrust to the digital transformation of business and society during a time of tumultuous change, has another urgent, mission-critical responsibility—to our environment. Eric Xie, Software Application Engineer for Intel Data Center Management Solutions, explores the journey to data center sustainability and net zero carbon emissions, including the role that data management solutions will play.

Tagged With: Data Center Management, data center sustainability, Energy Consumption, Intel DCM

Virtualization is a Necessity for Entertainment and Media Companies

By Kathy Hitchens - April 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Iron Mountain AZP-2 data center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo: Iron Mountain)

Capital pressures, the push to develop new channels and services, the need to automate, and increased bandwidth are just a few of the drivers pushing the media and entertainment industries to change. Iron Mountain explores the challenges, drivers, and opportunities for media infrastructure.

Tagged With: cloud data centers, Colocation, edge, entertainment, Iron Mountain

Digital Twin Technology Reveals Hidden Data Center Value

By Kathy Hitchens - April 20, 2022 Leave a Comment

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How do financial institutions balance the need for high-performing computation and the increased power and cooling higher-density servers expend? Future Facilities explores how a digital twin can maximizing performance and uncover hidden value in existing data centers.

Tagged With: compute capacity, Cooling, future facilities, Virtualization

Survey Shows Steps Toward Sustainability, Standardization at the Edge

By Voices of the Industry - April 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

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The edge of network is a juggernaut, and it has to be to keep up with the ever-increasing demands for data and compute, right down to the individual level. Martin Olsen of Vertiv, shares the results of the company’s recently concluded global survey on growth at the edge of network.

Tagged With: edge, Networking, sustainability, Vertiv

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Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.

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How to Build a Global Data Center Strategy

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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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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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