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Additional Data Center Applications for Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Robert Lindsay - August 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

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In the third entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier Special Report Series that covers the future of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on energy storage, we explore the variety of ways lithium-ion batteries are being used in data centers. 

Tagged With: energy storage, Liion, Lithium-ion, Lithium-Ion Batteries, special report, UPS Energy Storage

Lithium-Ion Batteries & Their Role in the Future of UPS Energy Storage for Data Centers

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Widely used in today’s consumer electronics, lithium-ion batteries are now being adopted as a backup energy source for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) in data centers. Download the new Data Center Frontier special report, in partnership with Liion, that explores the energy storage possibilities of lithium-ion batteries. 

Tagged With: energy storage, Liion, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, UPS Energy Storage

Managing Privacy In A Data-Driven World

By Bill Kleyman - June 27, 2018 1 Comment

Companies are handling more and more data, as seen in the endless rows of servers in this Google data center in Oklahoma. (Photo: Google)

We’ll soon become a persistently connected society. Bill Kleyman examines how companies can meet their responsibilities for handling of personal data amid the explosion of data creation and storage. 

Tagged With: BigData, GDPR, Privacy

Four Technologies That Will Affect Your Enterprise Network, and How to Support Them in Your Premise Networks

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As a Network Engineer, responsible for ensuring availability and speed of the network to business users, there are a number of technologies you should consider when planning any upgrades to your enterprise network. This white paper, by Chatsworth Products (CPI), summarizes these technologies and their impact on the physical premise network, and highlights some advancements in cable management and equipment storage that will help you with network upgrades. Download the new report from Chatsworth Products to learn more about the latest technologies for your enterprise network.

Tagged With: Chatsworth Products, Data Center Network, Storage, Technology

Roundtable: What Has the GDPR Meant for Data Centers?

By Rich Miller - June 20, 2018 Leave a Comment

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had broad implications for data privacy policies. (Image: Pixabay)

The GDPR has finally arrived. What has it meant for data center providers? Five thought leaders on our DCF Executive Roundtable debate privacy, security and whether a GDPR-style law could work in America.

Tagged With: BASELAYER, Cyxtera, GDPR, Iron Mountain, Privacy, RagingWire Data Centers, Stream Data Centers

Online Video is Everywhere, and Filling Up Data Centers

By Kayla Matthews - June 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Online video usage is surging, spanning everything from YouTube to Netflix to Twitch.

Video content is increasingly delivered over the Internet or other online service, and stored in data centers. Video data is just one of the many data streams filling cloud data centers. Here’s a look at what lies ahead.

Tagged With: Big Data, Video

Doing Converged Infrastructure Right: A Practical Approach

By Bill Kleyman - May 23, 2018 2 Comments

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There are many use cases for converged infrastructure (CI) and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), but they can be frustrating to implement. Bill Kleyman offers tips for a successful deployment of CI and HCI solutions.

Tagged With: Converged Infrastructure, Hyperconverged Infrastructure

How All-Flash Storage Can Benefit Data Center Design

By Bill Kleyman - November 28, 2017 3 Comments

The Pure FlashBlade is among the all-flash array solutions that offer the potential to reduce the space and power used by storage. (Image: Pure Storage)

All-flash storage solutions are gaining traction, offering the potential to cut costs by consolidating petabytes of storage onto a smaller, more nimble infrastructure. Bill Kleyman examines the key factors in adopting all-flash solutions.

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Cloudian Hyperstore: Data Protection And The Hybrid Cloud

By Sarah Rubenoff - October 12, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Explosive growth in stored data volumes is putting intense pressure on IT budgets and staff. The challenge now will be figuring out how best to store all this data. A new white paper explores the changing landscape of data storage, and offers a review and economic evaluation of Cloudian Hyperstore.

Tagged With: Cloudian, Hybrid cloud, object storage

What You Need to Know About Backup and Object Storage

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Backup appliances do one thing well, store backup data. Object storage systems can also fulfill this role.  But unlike typical backup appliances, object storage systems can do so much more. Download a new white paper from Storage Switzerland, sponsored by Cloudian, that explores easily scalable object storage as an option for backups.

Tagged With: Cloud, Cloudian, object storage

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5 Ways to Mitigate Supply Chain Unpredictability and Labor Shortages in Data Center Construction

5 Ways to Mitigate Supply Chain Unpredictability and Labor Shortages in Data Center Construction Blake Weaver, Data Center Specialist at ProLift Rigging offers a list of ways to overcome supply chain challenges and labor shortages in data center construction. 

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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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The Rise of the Sustainable Data Center

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. Get the new report from Vertiv that explores the future of the sustainable data center and its impact on the industry. 

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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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