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WEBINAR: Greening of Data Centers and the Sustainability Imperative

By Sarah Rubenoff - February 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

Data Center Frontier and Iron Mountain come together for a Feb. 10 webinar to discuss green data centers and the impact of sustainability initiatives on the future of the data center business.

Tagged With: data center energy, data center sustainability, Green Data Centers, Iron Mountain, webinar

Dominion Energy Plans More Green Power for Virginia’s Data Centers

By Rich Miller - January 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

Solar panels at Dominion Energy's Whitehouse generation project in Louisa County. The 250-acre array generates 20 megawatts of solar energy. (Photo: Dominion Energy)

Dominion Energy is developing more renewable energy for its power grid, a welcome development for tech companies seeking more green power for their data centers in Northern Virginia.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Dominion Energy, Northern Virginia, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind

The Power of the Negawatt: Efficiency Improves Data Centers’ Energy Impact

By Rich Miller - January 25, 2021 1 Comment

High-capacity power lines in Manassas , support data center development in Prince William County. ( Photo: Rich Miller)

Cloud computing has emerged as a surprising force for sustainability, improving its energy efficiency while emerging as the largest buyers of renewable energy. A new DCF special report highlights the key role data centers are playing in sustainability.

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, data center sustainability, Green Data Center, Iron Mountain, sustainability

Dataverse Growth Requires Sustainable Data Solutions

By Voices of the Industry - January 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Damien Gaynor, Chief Marketing Officer  from Echelon Data Centres,  explores the dataverse and how its growth requires sustainable data solutions. 

Tagged With: data solutions, dataverse, Echelon Data Centres

The Sustainability Imperative: Green Data Centers and Our Cloudy Future

By Rich Miller - January 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

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The data center industry can be a catalyst for action on climate change, advancing sustainability and adoption of renewable energy. Customers are demanding it, and the planet needs it. A Data Center Frontier Special Report series. 

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, data center sustainability, Green Data Center, Iron Mountain, sustainability

Data Center Operators Look to Cooling Strategies for Greater Efficiency

By Paul Gillin - January 15, 2021 2 Comments

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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

Echelon Sees Green in Wind-Powered Irish Data Center Project

By Rich Miller - January 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

An illustration of Echelon Data Centres newest project near Dublin, which includes wind power generation. (Image: Echelon Data)

Echelon Data Centres is bringing integrated renewable energy to its new wind-powered data center project in the Dublin market, one of Europe’s most important cloud computing hubs.

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

The Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2021

By Rich Miller - January 6, 2021 1 Comment

Servers inside a Facebook hyperscale data center in North Carolina. (Photo: Rich Miller)

What’s ahead for the data center industry? We’ve identified eight themes that will shape the data center business in 2021. The big themes: Pandemic response, sustainability and lots of M&A.

Tagged With: Edge Data Centers, energy storage, Enterprise, Lithium-Ion Batteries

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

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Voices of the Industry

Water Scarcity: How Data Centers Can Help

Water Scarcity: How Data Centers Can Help Water scarcity is a looming global crisis. Kris Holla, Group Vice President, Channel Sales, Nortek Air Solutions, and Michael Lesniak, AVP Global Corporate Accounts, Global Data Center Solutions at Nalco Water, discuss how data centers can conserve the planet’s diminishing fresh water supply and practice water stewardship.   

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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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Optimizing Data Center Power Management with Advanced Multi-Circuit Monitoring Systems

A new report from Anord Mardix explores how new multi-circuit metering systems (MCMS) can provide advanced metering capabilities at a lower cost. In this whitepaper, the firm looks at the evolution of metering and where the technology and market stand today, discusses the benefits and best-practices associated with metering deployment in a variety of data center environments, focuses on key device attributes and why they matter, and more.

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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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