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Compass Quantum Unveils Edge-Focused ‘White Space as a Service’

By Rich Miller - April 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

A modular data center design from Compass Quantum, a new edge computing initiative. (Image: Compass Datacenters)

Compass Quantum is a new service from Compass Datacenters that aims to make it simple to provision distributed data centers as a turnkey “white space as a service” offering. Industry veteran Tony Grayson has joined Compass to lead the Quantum team.

Tagged With: Compass Data Centers, Edge Computing, Modular Data Centers

Scalable Modular Data Centers and the Race to ROI

By Bill Kleyman - November 23, 2021

Scalable data centers

Learn about common myths and where today’s modular modernization and the race to data center ROI impact digital infrastructure. A DCF special report courtesy of ABB looks at How Digital Modernization is Impacting Physical Modular Infrastructure.

Tagged With: ABB, Edge Computing, Hyperscale, Modular Data Centers

From Modernization to Modular: New Design Considerations

By Bill Kleyman - November 19, 2021

Modular Data Center

Leaders in the edge, cloud, and data center space have looked to modular data center designs to ensure they can meet emerging requirements. A DCF special report courtesy of ABB looks at How Digital Modernization is Impacting Physical Modular Infrastructure.

Tagged With: ABB, Data Center Design, Edge Computing, Modular Data Centers

How Digital Transformation is Impacting Physical Modular Infrastructure

By Bill Kleyman - November 2, 2021

Modular Infrastructure

The design landscape of the traditional data center has shifted. Modular infrastructure is optimizing resources to improve ROI and speed-to-market. A DCF special report courtesy of ABB looks at How Digital Modernization is Impacting Physical Modular Infrastructure.

Tagged With: ABB, Cloud, Hyperscale, Modular Data Centers

The 4 Elements That Can Make or Break Your Construction Schedule

By Voices of the Industry - August 13, 2021

Construction schedule

One major contributor to the increased speed of data center construction is modularization. Nate Harper, Marketing and Inside Sales Manager at ProLift Rigging, discusses how logistics, storage, transportation, and on-site installation can make or break a modular data center’s construction schedule.

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, Modular Data Centers, ProLift Rigging Co.

How Pre-Fab Cooling Modules Can Speed Data Center Deployments

By Voices of the Industry - July 26, 2021

Cooling

The pre-fabricated module (PFM) data center is a growing trend. Cooling manufacturers are accommodating this trend with their own modular skid platform designs, factory-assembled, tested and plug-and-play ready for quick and easy integration. Kris Holla of Nortek Data Center Cooling discusses this trend and its benefits.

Tagged With: Data Center Cooling, Data Center Design, Modular Data Centers, Nortek

Investors Funding Data Center Projects in Smaller Cities

By Rich Miller - March 29, 2021

The DC BLOX data center campus in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo: DC BLOX)

Investors are increasingly funding data center growth in smaller cities like Chattanooga and Greenville as well as the huge cloud clusters in Northern Virginia. Regional developer DC BLOX has lined up $187 million from Bain Capital Credit and Post Road Group.

Tagged With: Atlanta, DC BLOX, Modular, Modular Data Centers

Fit for the Edge: Modular Data Centers

By Voices of the Industry - February 26, 2021

Modular data center

Jackie Pasierbowicz, Director of Sales and Marketing at TAS explores the dramatic rise of multiple markets for edge computing and the benefits of a modular data center strategy.

Tagged With: Modular Data Centers, TAS energy

Schneider Electric Adds Micro Data Centers for a More Rugged Edge

By Rich Miller - November 18, 2020

The Schneider Electric R-Series Micro Data Centers offer a variety of form factors and deployment modes for edge deployments. (Image; Schneider Electric)

Targeting a broader set of edge computing use cases, Schneider Electric has launched a new line of micro data centers for more rugged “industrial edge” use cases, along with expanded on-site support services.

Tagged With: Modular Data Centers, Schneider Electric

Racing in a Modular World

By Voices of the Industry - September 14, 2020

Construction schedule

Blake Weaver, Data Center Specialist at ProLift Rigging, explores what it takes to win with modular construction in the speed to market race. 

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, Data Center Design, Modular Data Centers, ProLift Rigging Co.

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Six Ways Edge Computing is Changing the Digital Ecosystem Landscape The pandemic exposed a nation-wide digital divide. Brad Alexander of DartPoints, outlines how edge computing is bridging that gap and changing the digital ecosystem landscape.

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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 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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