The geography of subsea cables is changing, and data center providers are responding with new facilities and partnerships. That trend was on display in announcements this week from DC BLOX, Flexential and Cologix.
How to Accelerate Digital Business with Resilience in Mind
Businesses must have a robust hybrid IT infrastructure that supports today’s business needs while innovating with an intention for the future. Patrick Doherty of Flexential explores how IT leaders can accelerate digital business growth while also increasing resilience.
Data Center Migration: How to Optimize the Transition
No matter the reason for migration, it’s a complicated endeavor, and must be executed without error. Flexential outlines seven migration best practices that will minimize downtime and ensure the migration process runs smoothly.
Flexential Steps Up Building Program for 2022
Flexential will step up its building program for 2022. The company plans to expand its data center platform by adding 33 megawatts (MWs) of capacity, more than double the rate of expansion compared to 2021.
Flexential Continues Its Expansion, Adding Capacity in Denver
Flexential will expand the power capacity at its Englewood Data Center in Denver, as the company continues to expand its network following a $2.1 billion funding late last year. Denver is among the regional markets seeing strong data center growth.
Top 10 Data Center Stories of January 2022
Future trends and the emerging metaverse were hot topics on Data Center Frontier last month. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in January 2022.
For Flexential, Success-Driven Funding Unlocks Growth Opportunities
The recent $2.1 billion secured loan by Flexential illustrates how data center developers are using success-based strategies to line up growth capital, leveraging their leasing success to attract investors and lenders.
Edge to Core Networking is Critical for IoT Devices, AI and Automation
Workloads are becoming more distributed to support new generation apps and broader use of Machine Learning and AI to help make real-time decisions. Jason Carolan of Flexential explores why networking from the edge to core (and back to the edge) will be critical for IoT, AI, and automation.
Flexential Lines Up $2 Billion to Build More Green Data Centers
Flexential has raised $2.1 billion to accelerate its growth strategy, and will use the money to deploy highly-sustainable data centers and enter new markets. Flexential is the latest data center company to use asset-backed securities to raise funds, including a green bond component.
Top 10 Data Center Stories for November 2021
Merger mania swept the data center industry in November, and dominated industry news headlines. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in November 2021.
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