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Chicago Business Environment Ready for Data Center Expansion

By Rich Miller - December 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

An abundance of fiber providers and several Internet exchanges make Chicago a hub for content delivery services to a large portion of the American Midwest. This excerpt from a new special report on the Greater Chicago data center market highlights the Chicago market’s business environment, including factors like power, hazard risk, incentives, connectivity and more. 

Tagged With: Chicago, Chicago Data Center Market, Chicago Data Center Market Special Report, Data Center Markets, RagingWire Data Centers

Chicago Data Center Development Brings New Construction, Providers

By Rich Miller - December 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Moves from CoreSite, RagingWire, STACK Infrastructure, Equinix, Iron Mountain and more have made 2019 a stand-out year for colocation development in Chicago. This excerpt from a new Data Center Frontier Special Report gives a full rundown of highlights of development activity in the Greater Chicago market for 2019.

Tagged With: Chicago, Chicago Data Center Market, Chicago Data Center Market Special Report, Data Center Markets, RagingWire Data Centers

Chicago Data Center Demand Driven by Cloud & Interconnection Growth

By Rich Miller - November 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

A look at the CoreSite CH1 data center (center) showing its proximity to the Chicago Stock Exchange. (Photo: Rich Miller)

The growth of cloud computing has had significant benefits for the Chicago market. This excerpt from a new Data Center Frontier special report explores what drives supply and demand trends for the data center industry in the downtown Chicago market.

Tagged With: Chicago, Chicago Data Center Market, Data Center Markets, NTT, RagingWire Data Centers

Chicago Data Center Market Boosted By New Economic Incentives

By Rich Miller - November 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

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New economic incentives in Illinois have boosted interest in the Greater Chicago data center market after several years of steady but unspectacular leasing, Our DCF market report offers a deep dive into the market dynamics in Chicago.

Tagged With: Chicago, Chicago Data Center Market Special Report, Data Center Markets

STACK Infrastructure Expands Chicago Data Center Campus

By Rich Miller - June 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

An illustration of the STACK Infrastructure expansion project in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. (Image: STACK Infrastructure)

STACK Infrastructure has announced a significant expansion of its Chicago data center campus, with plans to add at least 20 megawatts of capacity.

Tagged With: Chicago, Stack Infrastructure

Lincoln Rackhouse Continues Expansion With Purchase of ByteGrid

By Rich Miller - May 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Lincoln Rackhouse continues to expand its data center network. It has just acquired ByteGrid, which offers colocation and managed services in three markets.

Tagged With: Chicago, Lincoln Rackhouse, Sale-Leaseback, Seattle

Element Critical Acquires Data Centers in Chicago Suburbs

By Rich Miller - January 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

Downtown Chicago, as seen from the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Data center provider Element Critical is expanding into the Chicago market with the acquisition of two data centers in suburban Wood Dale, Illinois.

Tagged With: 1547, Chicago, Element Critical, New Continuum

RagingWire Makes the Jump to Hyperscale

By Rich Miller - October 16, 2018 2 Comments

RagingWire CEO Douglas Adams on the catwalk corridor overlooking the data hall in the company's CA3 data center in Sacramento. (Photo: Rich Miller)

RagingWire Data Centers’ decision to compete for large hyperscale deals is paying dividends in Northern Virginia, where the company is adding capacity to support recent customer wins.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Chicago, Northern Virginia, RagingWire Data Centers

The Power of Scale: Multi-Campus Deals Bring Energy Discounts

By Rich Miller - August 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

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Cloud growth is providing opportunities for the largest data center developers to gain discounts on power pricing from utilities. A look at how Digital Realty is leveraging its scale in the power market.

Tagged With: Chicago, Digital Realty, Renewable Energy

Coinbase Plans Low-Latency Colocation for Bitcoin Trading

By Rich Miller - May 15, 2018 Leave a Comment

A corridor inside an Equinix low-latency colocation facility in Secaucus, N.J. Bitcoin specialists are seeking to create similar capabilities for cryptocurrency trading. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Bitcoin specialist Coinbase is entering the market for low-latency colocation services, a move that could signal a shift in the data center industry’s relationship with the cryptocurrency world.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Chicago, Cryptocurrency

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How Automation is the Precursor to AI in the Data Center

How Automation is the Precursor to AI in the Data Center A guest article from CoreSite asserts automation is shifting data centers from reactive to preventative on the way to predictive. Brenda Van der Steen, VP of Marketing at CoreSite, explores how automation acts as not only a precursor to artificial intelligence, but a crucial "step in the journey."

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The Hyperscale Data Center Drives the Global Cloud Revolution

The hyperscale data center is reshaping the global IT landscape, shifting data from on-premises computer rooms and IT closets to massive centralized data center hubs. Explore further how cloud campuses will continue to enable hyperscale operators to rapidly add server capacity and electric power.

An aerial view of major facilities in Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia. (Image: Loudoun County)

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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Traffic Access Points

TAP vs. SPAN: Network Visualization Considerations for Professionals

A new white paper explores two different network connectivity options: SPAN ports vs. network traffic access points. Download the new report from Garland Technology to better understand the ins and outs of Network TAPs 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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