Frontier Spotlight: The Top Data Center Stories for June 2018

A row of Facebook servers inside one of the company’s data centers in North Carolina. (Photo; Rich Miller)

Cloud MegaLeases, Land Banking Boost Northern Virginia: Northern Virginia is seeing unprecedented activity in both data center leasing and new construction of cloud campuses, according to panelists at the Bisnow Data Center Investment Conference in Tysons Corner.

Internet of Things Driving Change in the Data Center Industry: The Internet of Things is changing the way we live and do business, from developments with smart cities, to connected cars and more. Here’s a look at the latest IoT trends and how they are impacting the data center industry.

Online Video is Everywhere, and Filling Up Data Centers: 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.

As Cloud Investment Surges, What’s the New Normal for Data Centers?: Hyperscale cloud builders are accelerating their data center buildouts as they add capacity for new customers. As investment surges to new highs, what will the “new normal” look like for the data center industry?

The Watery Edge: Microsoft Deploys Undersea Servers in Scotland: Microsoft has deployed the second phase of its undersea data center prototype in the waters off of Scotland. The project represents a radical new approach to deploying edge computing capacity, which could enable Microsoft to shift its factory-built modular designs from earth to sea.

The Project Natick enclosure is lowered over a rack of Microsoft Azure cloud servers. (Photo: Microsoft Corp.)

Infomart Unveils Ashburn Data Center, Retooled for the Future: Infomart Data Centers has completed the commissioning of a new data center suite at its Ashburn facility, which it purchased several years ago from America Online.

Roundtable: Are We Nearing the Speed Limit on Data Center Delivery?: Our Executive Roundtable debates data center construction and supply chain management. In an era of just-in-time cloud demand, can we go even faster?

Executive Roundtable: Is the Cloud More Secure Than the Enterprise?: In our quarterly Executive Roundtable, five data center thought leaders discuss the security of cloud platforms and service provider facilities versus on-premises data centers.

Voices of the Industry

Data Center Frontier readers are also privy to expert commentaries from top data center companies in the industry. This past month’s top Voices of the Industry columns included insight from Sunbird Software, Vertiv, and Chatsworth Products.

Learn more about where DCIM software capabilities are headed, the transition to edge-to-core computing and which new network standards may require you to rethink your upgrades:

DCIM Software: Where Are We Now?: Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, discusses DCIM’s progress and the key differentiators that set second-generation DCIM software apart from legacy data center management tools.

Facilitating the Transition to Edge-to-Core Computing: Martin Olsen, vice president, global edge and integrated solutions at Vertiv, explores what is needed to transition from core-to-edge to edge-to-core computing.

New Network Standards Will Require Network Upgrades: David Knapp, Product Marketing Manager at Chatsworth Products, explores what to consider as new network standards create network upgrade requirements.

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