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Cloud-Based Gaming Company Case Study

By Kathy Hitchens - March 18, 2021

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A new white paper from Aligned presents a case study of their multi-year colocation partnership with a global cloud-based gaming company. The report outlines the challenges presented by the client, the solutions provided by Aligned, and three of the key business results achieved by the partnership.

Tagged With: Aligned, Cloud, Data Centers, Gaming, Interconnection

Agriculture and Data Centers — a Match Made for the Future

By Sarah Rubenoff - January 26, 2021

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A new report from QTS Data Centers explore the symbiotic relationship between data center technology and agriculture, and the impact tech will have on the future of farming. The white paper shares on the need for robust, low-latency connectivity to support the future of farming.

Tagged With: Agriculture, Data Centers, Edge Data Centers, machine learning, QTS

DCIM Software: Where Are We Now?

By Voices of the Industry - June 7, 2018

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In this edition of Voices of the Industry, 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.

Tagged With: Data Centers, DCIM, DCIM software, Sunbird Software

Data Centers and the Future of Hybrid Cloud

By Voices of the Industry - March 29, 2018

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Hybrid IT enables enterprises to close the gap between the legacy enterprise IT model and what modern cloud-based products can achieve. In this week’s Voices of the Industry, CoreSite President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Szurek explores the future of the hybrid cloud and the benefits of hybrid-ready data centers. 

Tagged With: Colocation, CoreSite, Data Centers, Hybrid cloud

High Speed Migration: What You Need to Know to Keep Up

By Voices of the Industry - May 30, 2017

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A dramatic shift is occurring in the enterprise data center that affects how information across the organization is stored, accessed and retrieved. In this week’s Voices of the Industry, James Young, global enterprise data center lead at CommScope, shares the ins and outs of high speed migration and what your business needs to know to keep up with fast-paced changes.

Tagged With: CommScope, Data center high-speed migration, Data Centers

Managing the Data Centers of the Future

By Voices of the Industry - May 15, 2017

The best-prepared companies not only connect to the latest and greatest technologies, but they also connect back to legacy solutions. BASELAYER’s Shay Demmons shares how to utilize legacy technology, as well as new tech, while planning for the data centers of the future.

Tagged With: BASELAYER, Data Center Manager, Data Centers, Internet of Things

7 Often-Overlooked Considerations for a Successful Data Center Move

By Voices of the Industry - May 4, 2017

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Whether you’re building a new data center, moving to a colocation facility, or transitioning to a cloud/hybrid environment, a data center migration is a complicated, risky endeavor. And many crucial considerations for success often aren’t considered at all in the planning and execution of data center migration.

Tagged With: Data Center Migration, Data Centers, Sunbird Software

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Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.

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Top Factors to Consider when Assessing a Colocation Data Center Facility

Colocation data centers have become popular alternatives to proprietary facilities for several key reasons, including core competency, access to cost-efficient expertise, flexability and scalability, and more. Get the new white paper from Sabey Data Centers that explores in details factors to consider when choosing a colocation data center facility and provider. 

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DCF Spotlight

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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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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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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