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What’s to Come for Tech in 2022: Our Top Predictions

By Voices of the Industry - December 1, 2021

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Over the past year, the IT industry has experienced significant challenges and has faced them head on with rapid shifts in the way we work. Chief Executive Officer Chris Downie leads a round-up of some of Flexential’s top tech predictions for the coming year.

Tagged With: cloud data centers, Edge Computing, Flexential, Hybrid cloud

Your New Era of Cybersecurity: A Three-phase Roadmap for Implementing Your New Cybersecurity Strategy

By Voices of the Industry - November 3, 2021

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New workforce strategies that allow remote work have rendered traditional perimeter-based cybersecurity obsolete. Will Bass, Vice President of Cybersecurity Services for Flexential, discusses how organizations can transform their cybersecurity strategy to include long-term remote workforces.

Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Center Design, data security, Flexential

The Top 10 Data Center Stories for September 2021

By Rich Miller - October 1, 2021

An illustration of the Facebook campus in Prineville, Oregon, including two new data centers (at lower left) that will feature two stories of server rooms. (Image: Facebook)

Facebook’s growth and the industry’s approach to sustainability were the hot topics for September for readers of Data Center Frontier. Here are the 10 most popular stories in September 2021.

Tagged With: Facebook, Flexential, QTS Realty, Service Express, TMGcore, uptime institute, Verne Global, Vertiv, Yondr Group

The Silicon Forest: Unparalleled Connectivity in Hillsboro, Oregon

By Voices of the Industry - September 1, 2021

For businesses looking to enrich the data center experience, the advantages of the Hillsboro, Oregon extend beyond its proximity to the Bay Area and Seattle. Ryan Mallory, COO of Colocation Services at Flexential explains why Hillsboro, Oregon is a hot spot for data centers.

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, Flexential, Hillsboro, Hyperscale, Site Selection

Accelerate and Empower Your Digital Transformation with Professional Services

By Voices of the Industry - August 2, 2021

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Jason Konzak, SVP, Professional Services at Flexential discusses how the experience of professional services organizations can help a business avoid disruptions during their digital transformation.

Tagged With: data center strategies, digital transformation, Flexential

Real-Time Data Demands the Edge

By Voices of the Industry - July 7, 2021

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There are approximately 10 billion IoT devices in the world, and that number is expected to hit 75 billion by 2025. With so many connected devices, it is no wonder the amount of data created each day continues to spike upward. Jason Carolan, Chief Innovation Officer at Flexential, explores the importance of the edge when it comes to real-time data processing.

Tagged With: Edge Computing, Flexential, Internet of Things, machine learning

Developing a Hybrid IT Strategy to Support a Distributed Workforce

By Voices of the Industry - May 19, 2021

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A hybrid IT stratgegy enables businesses to integrate a decentralized footprint into its existing IT strategy without sacrificing the needs of the enterprise and its existing stakeholders.

Tagged With: Data Center Design, Flexential, hybrid IT, remote work

Flexential Continues its Expansion, Targeting Hybrid Enterprise Solutions

By Rich Miller - February 5, 2021

The exterior of the Flexential data center facility near Nashville. (Photo: Flexential)

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

Tagged With: Dallas, Enterprise, Flexential, Hybrid cloud, hybrid IT, Portland

News Roundup: Park Place, Vapor IO, Flexential

By Rich Miller - November 13, 2020

Park Place Technologies CEO Chris Adams announces his company's acquisition of Curvature. (Image: Park Place)

The steady stream of new about the data center industry continues. This week: third-party maintenance specialist Park Place Technologies acquires Curvature, Hivelocity expands its bare metal edge with Vapor IO, and Flexential adds capacity in its Atlanta data center.

Tagged With: Flexential, park place technologies, Vapor IO

Development Update: T5, Stack, Flexential, Vantage, Iron Mountain

By Rich Miller - October 9, 2020

The groundbreaking at STACK Infrastructure's newest campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. (Photo: STACK Infrastructure)

Data center developers continue to deploy more capacity, as the digital economy races to keep pace with demand for more capacity due to pandemic-driven societal shifts. Here’s a roundup of this week’s development and finance news.

Tagged With: Flexential, Iron Mountain, Stack Infrastructure, T5 Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers

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Understanding the Differences Between 5 Common Types of Data Centers

Understanding the Differences Between 5 Common Types of Data Centers No two are data centers are alike when it comes to design or the applications and data they support with their networking, compute and storage infrastructure. Shad Secrist of Belden outlines the differences between 5 of the most common types of data centers including edge, colocation and hyperscale.

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The Affordable Microgrid: Securing Electric Reliability through Outsourcing

Microgrids, which use controllers to connect multiple power generation and storage sources, can provide electric reliability but they can also be too complex and costly for businesses to tackle on their own. Enchanted Rock explains how the reliability-as-a-service model makes microgrids affordable while providing electric reliability.

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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 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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