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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.

Knowing the Power Grid is Critical for Data Center Site Selection

By Paul Gillin - October 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

Data centers require lots of power, and users need to understand local utilities and their capacity and reliability. That’s why knowing the grid is crucial in data center site selection.

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

Data Center Tax Revenues Provide Pandemic Cushion for Some Counties

By Rich Miller - October 7, 2020 1 Comment

Construction continues at Aligned’s second hyperscale data center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo: Aligned)

Data centers have provided an economic cushion for hard-hit county budgets in areas with clusters of cloud computing campuses. Data centers have been in growth mode, providing a bright spot as the pandemic has depressed revenues for state and county governments.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Data Center Incentives, Economic Development, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

5 Keys to Success in Data Center Site Selection

By Paul Gillin - October 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

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A data center is a long-term investment, and choosing a location requires being sensitive both the needs of the business and the surrounding community.  A new special report series, courtesy of Stack Infrastructure,, looks at 5 keys to success in data center site selection.

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

Echelon Data Centres Explores London Data Center Growth and Possibilities

By Sarah Rubenoff - September 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

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A new white paper from Echelon explores the Ireland-based data centers company exploration and investments into the London market — one the report states is ripe for growth and high in demand for data capabilities.

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, Echelon Data Centres, european data center market

Silicon Valley Data Center Market Accelerates Growth Amid AI Boom

By Rich Miller - August 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Silicon Valley — one of the largest and most important data center markets in the U.S. — has entered a new phase of acceleration and competition, and is positioned for its strongest growth in years.

Tagged With: Silicon Valley data center market, Vantage Data Centers

Build-to-Suit is Back in Rebounding New Jersey Data Center Market

By Rich Miller - August 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

A Digital Realty data center in Clifton, New Jersey. The company has begun a new campus in nearby Totowa. (Photo: Rich Miller)

A new Digital Realty project in Totowa marks the return of the build-to-suit data center in New Jersey, which was once a hotbed for single-tenant enterprise data centers. It’s the latest sign of improvement for demand in New Jersey and New York.

Tagged With: Analytics, Digital Realty, New Jersey

Data Center Site Selection Key to Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

By Sarah Rubenoff - June 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity (BC) are critically important but often misunderstood. A new report from Prime Data Centers highlights how to better protect your data in today’s climate, where COVID-19 illustrates the complex risk environment.

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, Data Center Strategy, Prime Data Centers

Price of Power Positions Portland for Data Center Development

By Rich Miller - June 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

The NTT Global Data Centers Americas data center in Hillsboro, Oregon. (Photo: NTT)

A special report from Data Center Frontier focuses on the Portland, Oregon data center market, including the city’s business environment, including hazard risk, economic development, and connectivity infrastructure. 

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, DatacenterHawk, NTT, Portland, Portland Data center market

Commissioning Agents Needed as More Data Centers are Brought Online

By Sarah Rubenoff - June 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

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The data center industry is experiencing big demand for commissioning agents as the industry continues to bring many more data centers online, according to the latest data center jobs report via Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting.

Tagged With: Data Center Jobs, Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting

Supply Pipeline Positions Portland for Dramatic Data Center Growth

By Rich Miller - June 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

The story of Portland as a data center market will be defined in the next several years. With a historic volume of supply in the pipeline, the Hillsboro cluster is poised for dramatic growth. Developers are embracing the thesis that Portland is the hot emerging market for low-cost data center development in the Pacific Northwest. 

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, DatacenterHawk, NTT, Portland, Portland Data center market

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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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Understanding the Importance of Power Quality in the Data Center

Clean uninterruptible conditioned power is one of a data center’s most critical elements which can have the most immediate impact if any issues occur. This white paper from Powerside examines the equipment, operational characteristics and conditions that can influence various points in the data center power chain, which ultimately can the impact the power quality and operation of the IT equipment.

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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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