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Modular data centers in an IO data center IO provides both colocation and cloud campus to address a wide range of IT needs. IO was one of the pioneers of modular design, understanding how essential flexibility and scalability are to addressing data demands. IO was acquired by Iron Mountain in early 2018.

Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ
Web: https://www.io.com/

With Flurry of Deals, Iron Mountain Accelerates its Growth

By Rich Miller - December 21, 2017

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Iron Mountain closed 2017 with a flurry, announcing three acquisitions and opening a new data center campus. Iron Mountain’s Mark Kidd talks about what’s next.

Tagged With: IO, Iron Mountain, Phoenix

Iron Mountain Acquires IO Data Centers for $1.3 Billion

By Rich Miller - December 11, 2017

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Iron Mountain is acquiring IO Data Centers in a $1.3 billion deal that will add four data centers to its growing footprint. The deal continues the rapid consolidation in the data center industry.

Tagged With: IO, Iron Mountain, Modular Data Centers

The Future of the Enterprise Data Center in a Cloud and Colo World

By Rich Miller - November 16, 2017

A horizon filled with clouds, rising above the mountains, and viewed from the roof of the Facebook data center in Prineville, Oregon. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Our Executive Roundtable panel of thought leaders discuss the future of the enterprise data center, and where it fits amid the dynamic growth of cloud and colocation services.

Tagged With: BASELAYER, Enterprise, Intel, IO, Vertiv

Roundtable: The Shape of Edge Computing is Still Emerging

By Rich Miller - November 15, 2017

An SRP DataStation housed at the intersection of utility transmission lines offers one vision of edge infrastructure. (Photo: SRP)

In our Executive Roundtable, data center thought leaders debate the most promising opportunities in edge computing, in terms of location, form factor and timing.

Tagged With: BASELAYER, Edge Computing, Edge Data Centers, Intel, Intel DCM, IO, Vertiv

Roundtable: IoT Sensors and Data Center Software Decisions

By Rich Miller - November 14, 2017

A blue-lit row of servers in a Google data center, (Photo: Google)

Our Executive Roundtable panel ponders the state of data center instrumentation, and how it influences decisions on data center management software. (Photo: Google)

Tagged With: BASELAYER, DCIM, Intel, IO, Vertiv

Executive Roundtable: Supply, Demand & Risk Amid the Cloud Boom

By Rich Miller - November 13, 2017

Data center thought leaders from IO, BASELAYER, Vertiv & Intel share their insights in the Data Center Frontier Executive Roundtable.

Our Data Center Executive Roundtable showcases the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed.

Tagged With: BASELAYER, Intel, IO, Vertiv

Which Matters More in a Colocation Provider: Capacity or Efficiency?

By Voices of the Industry - September 4, 2017

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How do you turn the “capacity over efficiency” equation around? David Mettler, vice president of sales and market director for the United States, IO Data Centers, explores how finding the right colocation provider can help you improve efficiency in the data center. 

Tagged With: compute capacity, Efficiency, IO

Why Continually Evaluating and Updating Your Data Center Security Strategy is Mission Critical

By Voices of the Industry - June 12, 2017

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Threats will continue to escalate, both in number and sophistication, and having a sound data center security strategy that includes colocation can be the best way to mitigate your threat risk. David Mettler, Vice President of Sales and the Market Director for the US at IO, explains why continually evaluating and updating your data center security strategy is mission critical.

Tagged With: Data Center Security, IO, Security

Overcoming Data Center Migration Challenges with a Staged Approach

By Voices of the Industry - March 13, 2017

top data center stories for December 2017

Fast-changing business needs—such as mergers and acquisitions, regulatory changes, the need to remotely access data, and security changes—can necessitate a data center migration. But with a data center migration come numerous challenges, such as application or other dependencies, poorly defined data requirements, distributed data and applications, lack of expertise or management support, and others. In this week’s Voices of the Industry, David Mettler, IO Data Centers vice president of sales and market director for the United States, discusses how best to overcome data center migration challenges with a planned approach.

Tagged With: Data Center, Data Center Migration, IO

Equinix Acquires IO London Data Center Business

By Rich Miller - February 10, 2017

The Equinix LD10 Data Center in Slough, England. (Photo: Equinix)

Equinix is acquiring IO UK’s data center operating business in Slough, which comes with existing customers and space for an additional 3,000 cabinets of gear in one of the world’s busiest data center markets.

Tagged With: BASELAYER, Equinix, IO, London

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Voices of the Industry

Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance

Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance If a vendor conducts the actual work in your data center, then you or your operator aren’t maximizing your current operating resources and are experiencing incremental cost and risk. Chad Giddings of BCS Data Center Operations, explains the importance of your data center provider having a high-degree of self-performance.

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The Secret to Building Data Centers Faster is Project Buffering

To meet the needs of the rapidly expanding global colocation market, a significant amount of new infrastructure must be built quickly. Project buffering can eliminate many of the threats that inhibit data center speed-to-market, including market demand for OFCI equipment, supply chain issues, labor shortages, and conflicts around the just-in-time delivery of mission critical equipment.

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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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