The list of the largest data center deals of all time has been remade with a flurry of M&A, including the acquisition of Switch by DigitalBridge and IFM. Here’s a look at the billion-dollar deals and the trends behind them.
QTS Data Centers
QTS Data Centers are masters of retrofitting industrial facilities and transforming them into state-of-the-art data fortresses. Their ability to renovate buildings in infrastructure rich areas makes them cost-efficient while delivers their 3 C’s: cloud, colocation, and custom data centers.
Headquarters: Overland Park, KS
Web: http://www.qtsdatacenters.com/
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for April 2022
Our Top 10 most popular stories for last month includes profiles on eight leading developers and service providers. If you’re seeking to understand the competitive landscape of the data center sector, it’s a pretty good reading list.
QTS Builds for a Future Filled With Faster, Larger Hyperscale Projects
QTS Data Centers has emerged as a leading player in hyperscale infrastructure. The QTS journey has been powered by two prevailing trends: the growth of hyperscale computing and the consolidation in the data center sector.
AWS Adds Cloud Interconnection Hubs in QTS Data Centers
Amazon Web Services has deployed components of its network infrastructure in QTS data centers in Chicago, Atlanta, and Piscataway, N.J., The multi-megawatt agreement boosts access to AWS, as well as QTS’ efforts to make interconnection more distributed.
Balancing Security, Availability and Connectivity in the Modern Financial Services Landscape
The rising acceptance of financial technology (fintech) organizations, such as Venmo, Zelle, GoFundMe and Apple Wallet, adds to the surging amounts of data financial services organizations need to manage and protect. David McCall of QTS Realty Trust explores the changing needs of the financial services sector as it looks to protect a growing amount of data.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for September 2021
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.
Facebook Eyes Major Data Center Expansion in Hillsboro, Oregon
Facebook is pursuing a massive expansion of its data center infrastructure in Oregon, prompting developer QTS Data Centers to seek approvals for more renewable energy for its new campus in Hillsboro.
Billion Dollar Deals Are Transforming the Data Center Industry
As Blackstone Infrastructure completes its record $10 billion deal to buy QTS Realty, we look at the major billion-dollar deals in the data center industry, and how they have shaped the sector over the past five years.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for June 2021
The top data center story for June was an easy call – the $10 billion acquisition of QTS Data Centers. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in June 2021.
The State of the Colocation Data Center Industry
COVID has created a global remote workforce that is accelerating interaction with digital services in all forms, consumption of video and social media. QTS Realty Trust’s Sean Baillie discusses what this means for the colocation and data center sector.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 20 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.