This is the third entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier special report series that explores how Gallium Nitride, or GaN, is showing significant benefits for data center equipment refreshes. This post covers how data centers can decrease OPEX using GaN power conversion, as well as use cases that illustrate the benefits of GaN.
Leaving Legacy Behind: Understanding GaN Power
The benefits of gallium nitride (GaN) technologies can best be understood by exploring four “pillars” normally used to vet power converter technologies.
Rise of GaN Technologies Bodes Well for Data Center Efficiency
This is the first entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier special report series that explores how forefront Gallium Nitride, or GaN technologies, are showing significant benefits for data center refreshes. This first article sets the stage and discusses the state of today’s data center in regards to efficiency and data center design, including inclusion of more power-efficient solutions.
Data Center 101: Data Center Types
The Data Center 101: Data Center Types report, brought to you in partnership with Open Spectrum, is part of Data Center Frontier’s Data Center 101 Special Report series. This entry is part of a group of 14 reports that cover the ins and outs of the data center industry. Download the Data Center 101: Data Center Types report, which provides an overview of data center types available to your customers today.
Data Center 101: Designing Data Center Power Systems
The Data Center 101: Designing Data Center Power Systems report, brought to you in partnership with Open Spectrum, is part of the Data Center Frontier Data Center 101 Special Report series. This entry is part of a group of 14 reports that cover the ins and outs of the data center industry. Download the new report that describes the crucial elements of data center power systems that make sure there are as few outages as possible.
Data Center Evaluation Checklist Makes Comparison Easy
The use of colocation services has continued to increase, rapidly becoming the solution of choice for organizations requiring an efficient, secure and cost-effective way to manage their IT infrastructure. Colocation providers deliver a stable foundation upon which you can support your core business and execute on your IT strategy – but not all data center service providers are created equal. Download the new white paper from Cyxtera that provides a data center checklist to ensure you cover all selection criteria as you tour various facilities.
Build-to-Suit Data Centers: The Best Option You Haven’t Considered
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Chris Kincaid, Senior Vice President of Design and Construction at Stream Data Centers, explores how build-to-suit data centers may be the answer to your colocation needs.
Build-to-Suit Data Centers: The Best Option You Haven’t Thought Of
For businesses in this technology-driven economy, one of two things is true: you need to expand your data center now, or you need to plan for the time when you do. And build-to-suit data centers can be more cost-effective and future-proof than other expansion solutions. Download the new white paper from Stream Data Centers to learn how build-to-suit data centers optimize your operations today and position you for growth.
Data Center Design & Construction: How Does a Developer Meet Today’s Diverse Requirements?
In the wake of our growing digital economy and a data center industry that’s continually challenged with staying ahead of the customers’ IT roadmaps, different end-users have emerged to distinguish themselves with varying data center requirements. The evolving challenge, however, is how to efficiently build data centers for various types of users. The new white paper from Stream Data Centers explores the differences between enterprise users and cloud providers as two examples of data center users who present contrasting challenges in design and construction requirements.
Full-Service Colocation Providers Provide More than Just Space
This is the final post in a four-part series from Cyxtera that explores crucial elements to consider before choosing a colocation provider. This post focuses on what support services full-service colocation providers should provide for their clients.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 15 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.