Education is part of our mission at Data Center Frontier. With Voices of the Industry, we tap the experience of data center executives on the front lines of innovation and market dynamics, and share their insights with our readers.
Have you ever wondered what an average day looked like for a data center operator? Or has your business been struggling with data center cable management? Perhaps you are in the market for a new cooling solution for your data centers.
These are just some of the topics data center thought leaders addressed in the most popular Voices of the Industry columns on Data Center Frontier this past year. Data Center Frontier’s Voices of the Industry columns are guest articles from thought leaders across the data center industry. Interested in participating? Learn more.
Here are the top 10 most popular Voices columns on Data Center Frontier for 2019:
A Day in the Life of a Colocation Data Center Operator (Sabey Data Centers): Ryan Beebout, GM for Sabey Data Centers, Central Washington, says the team at Sabey’s Central Washington facilities start each morning with a “standup meeting.” Find out what else is integral to the job, as Beebout walks readers through the day-to-day tasks and routine of a colocation data center operator.
Following the Money at the Edge (Compass Data Centers):
Here’s an existential question for you, when does a new technology legitimately become a “thing”? The team at Compass Data Centers shares how the company predicts in 2019, edge computing will begin to see the level of investment required to push it past the status of “new big thing.”
State of the European Data Center Market (Iron Mountain Data Centers): Eric Boonstra, VP & GM of Iron Mountain Data Centers Western Europe, explores how the European data center market is evolving and poised for future growth.
7 Best Practices of Data Center Cable Management (Sunbird Software): Data center cable management is a complex task. Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, explores the ins and outs of data center cable management and how to streamline processes.
10 KPIs You Need to Improve Data Center Health and Efficiency (Sunbird Software): Modern data center managers are under constant pressure to do more with less while simultaneously being tasked with balancing data center uptime and optimizing for efficiency and capacity utilization. Chan, also offers readers 10 KPIs to track if your goal is improving data center health and efficiency.
Realizing the Advantages of Hybrid Cloud in 2019 (Digital Realty): One of the reasons for the evolution from public- or private-only models is the growing realization that not everything fits neatly into a single, traditional deployment environment. Digital Realty’s Rick Moore, Senior Director of Global Cloud Services, highlights how a hybrid cloud approach can help data centers operate efficiently without sacrificing security and management control.
Public Sector and Government Data Center Trends: IT Modernization (Iron Mountain Data Centers): As innovation and demand for information technology continues to increase, IT departments of all sizes are facing incredible pressure to finish building a new way of delivering services. Isaac Negusse, Director, Federal Data Center Practice at Iron Mountain, discusses IT modernization initiatives in the public sector.
Data Center Cooling: Machine Learning is the Problem and the Solution (Sabey Data Centers): Clearly, machine learning can and has been used to achieve greater data center cooling efficiency. While most data centers are not yet equipped to do the same, the theory behind how machine learning can optimize cooling efficiency is fairly well understood. Sabey Data Centers’ John Sasser, Sr. Vice President of Data Center Operations, takes a look at how machine learning presents both challenges and opportunities for today’s data center cooling technology.
Education is part of our mission at Data Center Frontier. With Voices of the Industry, we tap the experience of data center executives on the front lines of innovation and market dynamics, and share their insights with our readers.
The Edge is Where The Customer Needs it to Be (EdgeConneX): The continuous demand for speed and bandwidth, combined with the need to lower latency, is driving the move to the edge. However, while the above definition provides a perfectly serviceable framework to jumpstart discussion, EdgeConneX’ Phillip Marangella advocates perhaps a more focused definition that is at once far broader and meaningful.
Cooling the High-Performance Computing Center of Atlanta’s Tech Square (DataBank) : Vlad Friedman CTO at DataBank, explores data center cooling options, and highlights the rear door cooler system, which the company is implementing at its new ATL1 data center in Atlanta.
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