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Data Center Operators Look to Cooling Strategies for Greater Efficiency

By Paul Gillin - January 15, 2021 1 Comment

data center water usage

A closer look at data center cooling strategies, including tips on balancing power efficiency and water usage — a process that is unique to each data center and is affected by continual technology change.

Tagged With: Data Center Cooling, data center sustainability, Liquid Cooling, Vertiv

Tackling Data Center Water Usage Challenges Amid Historic Droughts, Wildfires

By Paul Gillin - January 8, 2021 1 Comment

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Data center water use has broad impacts. It affects the quality and availability of local water supplies, particularly when groundwater is involved. This special report series  examines data center water usage amid historic droughts and wildfires in California and beyond. 

Tagged With: data center sustainability, Energy, sustainability, Vertiv

A Smart Grid that Includes Data Center UPS Units: A Potential ‘Win-Win-Win Solution’

By Paul Gillin - December 18, 2020 4 Comments

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The grid that provides most of the electrical power in the U.S. was designed in the 1890s. A Smart Grid that includes data center UPS units has the potential to be a win-win-win solution for all parties.

Tagged With: data center sustainability, Energy, smart grid, sustainability

New Concepts of the Sustainable Data Center Arise Amid an Evolving Market

By Paul Gillin - December 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Sustainability is now a top-of-mind issue in data center construction and management, as cloud computing and digital transformation fuel the world’s growing thirst for processing power. This new special report series explores the future of the sustainable data center and its impact on the industry.

Tagged With: data center sustainability, Energy, sustainability, Vertiv

Data Center Infrastructure Monitoring Key to Power Quality

By Julius Neudorfer - December 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

A power room inside the QTS Ashburn data center. (Photo: Rich Miller)

It is impossible to discuss monitoring power quality without mentioning Data Center Infrastructure Monitoring (DCIM), as well as power monitoring and management systems. The final entry in a  special report series highlights the importance of data center infrastructure monitoring to ensuring power quality in today’s colocation facilities. 

Tagged With: Data Center Power, powerside, special report

Power Quality Monitoring & its Impact on Today’s Data Centers

By Julius Neudorfer - November 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

Power Quality Monitoring

Recently, just as the cost of other digital devices have come down while becoming more powerful; PQM has also become more sophisticated and intelligent. The result, now PQM is far more cost effective and justifiable, even for smaller data centers. This post continues a new special report series and highlights the ins and outs of power quality management (PQM) for today’s data centers and the influence of power quality on data performance and integrity. 

Tagged With: Data Center Power, powerside, special report, Systems Monitoring

Data Center Power Quality is Critical for Successful Facilities

By Julius Neudorfer - November 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Data center power quality has implications throughout the mission-critical power chain, and can impact the operation of the IT equipment. In this special report series, Data Center Frontier and Powerside examine the key factors in data center power quality.

Tagged With: Data Center Power, powerside, special report, Systems Monitoring

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

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

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

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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.

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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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Moving Toward Data Center Transparency with ‘Unrelenting Innovation’

Rapidly evolving business needs and customer expectations have upped the ante when it comes to efficiency, productivity, cost control and an unlimited number of other business drivers. Get the full report from QTS explores how data centers are ripe for digital innovation. 

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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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