Data center safety and innovation were the hot topics last month, including coverage of hydrogen power generators, data centers in earth orbit, and the intersection of data centers end electric vehicle charging. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in August 2022.
DigitalBridge: Buying Switch Helps Solve the California Capacity Crunch
Power constraints in Silicon Valley data center hubs are among the reasons DigitalBridge sees opportunity in its pending $11 billion acquisition of Switch, which has plenty of capacity at its massive campuses in Reno and Las Vegas.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for May 2022
The M&A deals keep coming in the data center industry, and readers of Data Center Frontier are paying close attention. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in May 2022, in order of article views.
DigitalBridge to Buy Switch for $11 Billion as Data Center M&A Binge Continues
Data center developer Switch will be acquired by DigitalBridge and infrastructure investors IFM and taken private in an all cash deal valued at about $11 billion. The deal continues a trend in which public data center REITs have been bought by large investors and taken private.
DigitalBridge Launches VC Unit, Outlines Full Stack Investment Strategy
DigitalBridge has launched a venture capital arm that invests in tech startups as part of its evolution into a “full stack” platform that operates data centers, while also connecting investors with a range of opportunities to place capital in digital infrastructure.
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