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Tips and best practices to help social media professionals use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and other social networks to build their business and advance the industry.

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

Voices of 2020: The Top 10 Voices of the Industry Columns

By Sarah Rubenoff - December 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Education is part of our mission at Data Center Frontier. In our Voices of the Industry feature, we share the experience of data center executives on the front lines of innovation. Here’s a look at the 10 most popular Voices columns for 2020.

Tagged With: colocation industry trends, Voice of the Industry

The Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2020

By Rich Miller - December 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

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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

Data Center Video Effectiveness in a COVID-19 World

By Dan Ephraim - October 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of video in data center marketing. Dan Ephraim of IMA says that focus should include enhanced use of YouTube in addition to LinkedIn, the industry’s traditional social channel of choice.

Tagged With: Video, YouTube

Data Center Events Firms Retool for B2B Virtual Conferences

By Rich Miller - March 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

About 1,800 data professionals gathered last year for the DCD>NY conference. This year, the event is going virtual. (Photo: Rich Miller)

With conference schedule disrupted by the Coronavirus, organizers are pivoting to online delivery of content, hoping to bring new energy to online B2B events. First up is DCD, which is promising “the mother of all virtual events” for DCD>NY.

Tagged With: COVID-Industry, Data Center Events, DCD

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

Data Center Day Kicks Off Focus on Students, Future Workforce

By Rich Miller - October 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

The 7x24 Exchange team celebrates International Data Center Day during the livestream of Tuesday's festivities in Phoenix. (Photo: Rich Miller)

The organizers of International Data Center Day hailed Tuesday’s event as an important first step in raising the profile of the data center industry and building a workforce for the future.

In Ireland, Data Centers Team Up to Save the Bees

By Rich Miller - October 29, 2019 Leave a Comment

About 100 members of Host in Ireland planted 2,000 trees in County Wicklow as part of its new DCs for Bees initiative. (Photo: Host in Ireland)

The members of Host In Ireland have teamed with the Irish National Biodiversity Centre in a long-term data center industry initiative to help preserve Ireland’s bee population.

Tagged With: Environment

Data Center Fall Conference Season: Schedule, What You Need to Know

By Rich Miller - October 8, 2019 1 Comment

We’re entering the busiest part of the data center conference season. Here’s a quick reference guide to some of the major conferences, along with some insights on how to have a successful event.

Data Center Day: Inspiring the Next Generation of Industry Leaders

By Rich Miller - September 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

The first International Data Center Day will be October 29 as an effort to raise awareness of the data center industry and to inspire the next generation of talent.

Tagged With: Data Center Careers

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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.

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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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The Basics of Selecting Rack-Mount Power Distribution Units and Power Strips

Almost every Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) equipment rack used to store compute, storage or network equipment requires a rack-mount Power Distribution Unit (PDU) or power strip to distribute power to equipment. But, if you are unfamiliar with electrical power distribution systems or even the differences in industry jargon, selecting a PDU or power strip can be challenging. This white paper, by Chatsworth Products (CPI), presents an overview of the basics of selecting Rack-Mount Power Distribution Units and power strips.

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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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