Iron Mountain is becoming a larger force in the data center business, building beyond its base of enterprise customers with recent hyperscale wins. The recent acquisition of ITRenew may boost Iron Mountain’s sustainability strategy.
Scorecard: Looking Back at DCF’s 2021 Predictions
Here’s a look back at DCF’s 2021 Forecast. Our scorecard finds many predictions that were right on the money (big years for M&A, sustainable finance, and cloudification) while several of our takes on innovation are still ahead of their time.
6 Factors Enterprises Should Look for in a Colocation Provider
Colocation data center providers should be willing to answer the tough questions posed by potential customers. Robert Rockwood of Sabey Data Centers, outlines six key questions enterprise organizations must ask when searching for a colocation provider.
Roundtable: Will The Enterprise IT Recovery Continue into 2022?
Will the recovery in enterprise IT spending continue into 2022? Our Executive Roundtable discusses what to look for in digital modernization, hybrid IT and cloud repatriation and how these trends may impact demand for data centers.
Omicron: A New Resiliency Test for the World and the Cloud
What might the Omicron variant mean to the data center sector and cloud computing? That’s our topic today on the DCF Show podcast, where we look at three areas of potential business impact: travel restrictions, supply chain disruptions, and the progress of the enterprise IT recovery.
Evoque Boosts Connectivity Options, Looks to Expand Data Centers
Evoque Data Center Solutions enters 2021 with new connectivity options, and ambitions to boost its customer base and presence in the data center business. That includes data center expansions, and perhaps some M&A.
Flexential Continues its Expansion, Targeting Hybrid Enterprise Solutions
Flexential CEO Chris Downie says recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will bring a sharper focus on hybrid IT, Flexential aims to use its growing portfolio of services and markets to help enterprise customers sort out a complex IT landscape
Enterprise IT Looks to Cloud, Colo to Drive Transformation
What’s ahead for the data center industry in 2021? On the Data Center Frontier Show Podcast, we discuss how enterprise IT will adapt to the changed landscape created by the COVID19 pandemic, and why this will matter to data center professionals and end users.
The Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2021
What’s ahead for the data center industry? We’ve identified eight themes that will shape the data center business in 2021. The big themes: Pandemic response, sustainability and lots of M&A.
Roundtable: The Year Ahead in Enterprise IT Spending
In today’s Data Center Executive Roundtable discussion, our panel weighs in on the outlook for enterprise IT spending as the COVID-19 pandemic extends into 2021.