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Insights: Data Center Site Selection

The latest trends in data center site selection and geography: where cloud computing facilities are being built and why, including the cost of power and tax incentives.

The Top 10 Data Center White Papers of 2020: Insights from an Unusual Year

By Sarah Rubenoff - December 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

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The hot downloads from Data Center Frontier’s white paper library in 2020 tracked the rise of edge computing, the ins and outs of data center site selection and strategies for addressing data center power and water needs.

Tagged With: 2020, Colocation, Coronavirus, Data Center Site Selection, Edge Computing, white paper

In Latest Urban Greenfield Project, CoreSite Opens LA3 Data Center

By Rich Miller - December 3, 2020 1 Comment

The new CoreSite LA3 data center in Los Angeles. (Photo: CoreSite)

CoreSite has opened its LA3 data center, adding capacity in the Los Angeles market. CoreSite says it is the city’s first purpose built data center, designed from the ground up as a for storing and delivering data.

Tagged With: CoreSite, Los Angeles

Microsoft Plans Cloud Data Center Campus Near Atlanta

By Rich Miller - November 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

Microsoft is finalizing plans for a data center campus near Atlanta, according to local economic development officials, who this week authorized tax incentives and a $420 million bond resolution to support the project.

Tagged With: Atlanta, Atlanta Data Center Market, Microsoft, Switch Data Centers

Salt Lake City Data Center Market Growth Spurred on by Tax Incentives

By Sarah Rubenoff - November 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Utah’s tax incentives for data centers are among the most attractive in the nation. That’s according to a new brief from Aligned Energy that hones in on the state, and Salt Lake City, in particular — a rapidly growing data center destination.

Tagged With: Aligned Energy, Data Center Site Selection, Salt Lake City

Equinix Expands in Ashburn, Plans Fleet of Four-Story Data Centers

By Rich Miller - November 17, 2020 1 Comment

The Equinix DC21 data center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo: Equinix)

Equinix is expanding in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley, opening a new campus in Ashburn featuring an innovation lab and new design for a series of four-story data centers.

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

News Roundup: Park Place, Vapor IO, Flexential

By Rich Miller - November 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

Park Place Technologies CEO Chris Adams announces his company's acquisition of Curvature. (Image: Park Place)

The steady stream of new about the data center industry continues. This week: third-party maintenance specialist Park Place Technologies acquires Curvature, Hivelocity expands its bare metal edge with Vapor IO, and Flexential adds capacity in its Atlanta data center.

Tagged With: Flexential, park place technologies, Vapor IO

How the West Was ‘Tier 1’

By Voices of the Industry - November 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Andrew Schaap, CEO at Alignedy, takes a deep dive into Tier 1 cities for data center development, and how the evolution of Tier 1, 2, and 3 locations is changing the market. 

Tagged With: Aligned Energy, Data Center Site Selection, Pacific Northwest, tier 1

Data Center Site Selection: Know Your Local Stakeholders

By Paul Gillin - October 23, 2020 1 Comment

Local stakeholders and community members can sometimes be overlooked in data center site selection, but they can be the data center operator’s most important ally. Stack Infrastructure and Data Center Frontier finish up a new special report series.

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, disaster planning, special report, Stack Infrastructure

Prime Data Centers Plans Four-Story Project in Santa Clara

By Rich Miller - October 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

An illustration of the planned Prime Data Centers facility in Santa Clara. (Image: Prime)

Wholesale data center developer Prime Data Centers will enter the Silicon Valley market with a project in Santa Clara, the company said this week.

Tagged With: Prime Data Centers, Santa Clara, Silicon Valley

Follow the Network: Connectivity and Data Center Site Selection

By Paul Gillin - October 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Data centers require reliable, robust and scalable network connections. These needs should be considered early in the planning process. A new Data Center Frontier report series continues to explore the ins and outs of data center site selection.

Tagged With: Data Center Infrastructure, Data Center Network, Data Center Site Selection, special report, Stack Infrastructure

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Voices of the Industry

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.

DCF Spotlight

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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Data Center Airflow

Data Center Airflow Management Basics: Key Steps for Optimizing Cooling Performance

Get the new white paper, by Chatsworth Products (CPI) and Innovative Research Inc. (IRI), that provides an overview of the key steps for optimizing the cooling performance of air-cooled data centers. This includes employing a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling software tool for analysis and exercising airflow management best practices that will help data center managers understand the what and how of optimizing airflow and, consequently, cooling performance.

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Data Center 101

Data Center 101: Mastering the Basics of the Data Center Industry

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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