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CoreSite
CoreSite is a real estate investment trust focused on data centers. Originally a colocation specialist, CoreSite has grown also include wholesale and build-to-suit data centers in their portfolio. CoreSite is unique in its willingness to build up instead of out. It started with their largest colocation facility, the 30 story One Wilshire in Los Angeles, and continued with their 4 and 5 story designs in Santa Clara, CA and Ashburn, VA.
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Web: http://www.coresite.com/
American Tower: Interconnection is Key to the Converged Digital Future
In buying CoreSite for $10.1 billion, American Tower says the business value of the edge is tied to the cloud, and will require connections that run through data centers at the core of the network.
The Largest Data Center Deals of All Time
The list of the largest data center deals has been remade, with new entries at the top to reflect today’s acquisitions of CyrusOne and CoreSite. Here’s a look at the billion-dollar deals and the trends behind them.
American Tower to Acquire CoreSite for $10.1 Billion
American Tower Corporation will acquire data center developer CoreSite for $10.1 billion, the companies announced this morning. The deal represents a bold move into the data center business for American Tower, which is the world’s largest owner of wireless infrastructure.
Next-Gen Power Supply for This-Gen Businesses
Power use growth has been offset through energy efficiency gained by the dramatic shift of compute workloads from legacy data centers to newer, significantly more efficient, enterprise-class colocation campuses and hyperscale cloud data centers. Ben Garrard, Vice President of Product Management at CoreSite, takes a deep dive into the changing landscape of power supply in today’s data centers.
In Latest Urban Greenfield Project, CoreSite Opens LA3 Data Center
CoreSite has opened its LA3 data center, adding capacity in the Los Angeles market. CoreSite says it is the city’s first purpose built data center, designed from the ground up as a for storing and delivering data.
Roundtable Recap: The Road Ahead on Hyperscale, AI, Density, Automation
Our 20th Data Center Executive Roundtable showcases the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, with panelists from CoreSite, EdgeConneX, Digital Realty, Vertiv, Nortek Air Solutions and Infrastructure Masons.
What the Rise of the Autonomous Market Means for Edge Computing & Data Centers
Brian Eichman, Director of Solution Architecture and Product Development at CoreSite, explores what the rise of the autonomous market and connected vehicle industry means for the data industry, as well as the role latency and edge computing play in this evolution.
The Pandemic May Accelerate the Arrival of the Lights-Out Data Center
We conclude our DCF Executive Roundtable with a discussion of the future of data center automation, and how it is being shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several panelists believe the “lights-out” data center is drawing closer.
Roundtable: New Generation of AI Hardware Raises the Bar on Cooling
As AI brings more powerful chips into the data center, our DCF Executive Roundtable weighs in on the present and future of rack density, and how it may influence data center equipment and design.
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