• Metaverse

    Virtual reality (VR) allows users to interact with digital environments and objects, typically using a headset. When you turn your head, you see other areas of a 360-degree digital environment. Some VR apps include controllers that allow users to manipulate digital objects. But these 360-degree video applications require a LOT of data, and delivering these experiences across the Internet presents a major challenge.
    XYZ Reality
    XYZ Reality Engineering Grade AR Technology Visualized
    Matt Vincent
    Oct. 29, 2024
    Waleed Zafar, Mission Critical Director at XYZ Reality, joins the DCF Show Podcast to discuss using augmented reality technology to improve data center project delivery.

    Adobe Stock, courtesy of Radix IoT
    Source: Adobe Stock, courtesy of Radix IoT
    Michael Skurla
    April 2, 2025
    Michael Skurla, co-founder of Radix IoT, explains how active, intelligent monitoring can extend data center lifespans while unlocking hidden capacity for AI innovation.
    Vertiv
    A demonstration of how the Vertiv XR mobile app can simulate how data center equipment will look in a user environment.
    Rich Miller
    March 13, 2023
    Ever wondered what your data center would look like if you added a new rack or cooling unit? Wonder no more, as a Vertiv app uses mixed reality to let you visualize what new gear...
    A rendering of the future expansion of the Meta data center in DeKalb County Illinois. Meta is adding three data center buildings. (Image: Meta)
    Rich Miller
    April 27, 2022
    Meta continues to prepare its digital infrastructure for the metaverse, adding three more data centers to its $1 billion cloud campus in Illinois. We look at Meta’s accelerating...
    Rows of NVIDIA DGX systems supported by NVIDIA Spectrum-4 , a 400Gbps end-to-end networking platform. (Image: NVIDIA)
    Rich Miller
    March 22, 2022
    NVIDIA today unveiled powerful new GPU hardware to serve as the key building blocks for its vision to transform data centers into “AI factories” unleashing new frontiers in technical...
    An illustration of the 960,000 square foot data center that Meta will be building in Kuna, Idaho. (Photo: Meta)
    Rich Miller
    Feb. 17, 2022
    Meta will build an $800 million data center in Kuna, Idaho as it continues adding infrastructure to support its future metaverse. The 960,000 SF square feet campus is another ...
    Several leading players in the edge market have deployments in Dallas, showcasing innovation and laying the groundwork for future growth. (Source: Digital Realty)
    Rich Miller
    Feb. 2, 2022
    Several leading players in the edge market have deployments in Dallas, showcasing innovation and laying the groundwork for future growth. Here’s why the Dallas data center market...
    Roblox-showcase
    Rich Miller
    Jan. 24, 2022
    Gaming and metaverse platform Roblox is expanding its infrastructure to address a 73-hour outage in October that left its 50 million daily users offline. The outage highlights...
    Horizon Worlds is a social VR experience launched by Meta (Facebook) where users can create and explore together. (Image: Meta)
    Rich Miller
    Dec. 16, 2021
    Whatever form they take, metaverse technologies are bound to be resource-intensive applications. We asked our Roundtable experts to put on their futurist hats and explore what...