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Evoque to Partner With Archer Datacenters on $200M Nashville Campus

By Rich Miller - May 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

In the latest step in its expansion beyond colocation, Evoque has formed a joint venture with Archer Datacenters to create a 100-megawatt data center campus in Gallatin, Tennessee.

Tagged With: Archer Datacenters, Evoque, Nashville, Renewable Energy

Earth Day 2022: The Cloud is Getting Greener, But Much Work Remains

By Rich Miller - April 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

Solar panels at Dominion Energy's Whitehouse generation project in Louisa County. The 250-acre array generates 20 megawatts of solar energy. (Photo: Dominion Energy)

The theme for today’s Earth Day 2022 is “Invest in Our Planet.” DCF looks at the investments made by cloud platforms in how they build, operate and power for the data centers – along with innovations from the past year that may help mitigate climate change.

Tagged With: Climate Change, Earth Day, Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Water

Powering the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Eliminating GHG

By Voices of the Industry - February 23, 2022 Leave a Comment

Rows of custom containment systems inside a Switch data center. (Image: Switch)

How do we power the Fourth Industrial Revolution to ensure a more sustainable future? And, how do we ensure that we begin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions measurably? Bill Kleyman of Switch discusses why sustainable data centers are key to the success of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Tagged With: data center sustainability, Green Data Centers, Renewable Energy, Switch Data Centers

4 Factors Driving Data Centers to More Sustainable Operations

By Kathy Hitchens - February 14, 2022

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A new white paper from Schneider Electric explores four key factors that are driving data centers to more sustainable operations: Colocation tenant requirements, Government regulations, Business value and ESG investment.

Tagged With: Colocation, data center sustainability, Renewable Energy, Schneider Electric

Cloud Titans Were the Largest Buyers of Renewable Energy in 2021

By Rich Miller - February 11, 2022

The Amazon wind far in Texas that helps provide green energy for the AWS cloud. (Photo: Jordan Stead/ Amazon)

The top cloud computing companies accelerated their purchases of renewable energy last year accounting for more than half of all corporate clean energy power purchase agreements in 2021. The data confirms that data center operators are stepping up their sustainability efforts.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind

Better Business, Better World: Why Sustainability-Linked Financing Will Influence the Data Center Industry

By Voices of the Industry - January 7, 2022

A cooling wall of Delta-3 units inside an Aligned data center. (Photo: Aligned)

While a sustainability-linked loan can be used for any purpose, the hallmark of this debt instrument is that the borrower’s performance is measured against predetermined sustainability objectives which affect the interest rate, incentivizing improved performance over time. Anubhav Raj, CFO of Aligned, explores how sustainability-linked financing will influence the data center industry in years to come. 

Tagged With: Aligned, data center sustainability, Financing, Renewable Energy

Scorecard: Looking Back at DCF’s 2021 Predictions

By Rich Miller - December 29, 2021

Servers inside a Facebook hyperscale data center in North Carolina. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Here’s a look back at DCF’s 2021 Forecast. Our scorecard finds many predictions that were right on the money (big years for M&A, sustainable finance, and cloudification) while several of our takes on innovation are still ahead of their time.

Tagged With: energy storage, Enterprise, Renewable Energy

The Cloud Computing Community Confronts Climate Change

By Rich Miller - August 16, 2021

The Amazon wind far in Texas that helps provide green energy for the AWS cloud. (Photo: Jordan Stead/ Amazon)

As the world confronts the growing urgency of the climate crisis, top cloud computing companies are stepping up their efforts to lead the transition to a cleaner economy. Here’s a look at the next phase of the cloud sector’s climate impact.

Tagged With: Editors Choice 3, Google, Green Data Centers, HPE, Infrastructure Masons, Microsoft, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind

Microsoft Outlines Its Vision For a Zero-Carbon Cloud, Around the Clock

By Rich Miller - July 16, 2021

A long row of racks and servers inside a Microsoft Azure cloud data center. (Image: Microsoft)

Microsoft has outlined a vision to run its Azure “planetary computer” and its 4 million servers using entirely zero-carbon sources, including hourly matching of renewable energy.

Tagged With: Microsoft, Renewable Energy

10 Gigawatts: Amazon Hits Milestone in Renewable Energy Purchasing

By Rich Miller - June 25, 2021

A large solar array on the roof of an Amazon distribution center. (Image: Amazon)

Newly-announced solar and wind projects bring Amazon’s total renewable energy investments to date to 10 gigawatts (GW), and amplifies the huge role of cloud computing platforms in leading a society-wide transition to renewable energy.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind

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Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.

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Application of EPA Diesel Tier 4 Final Certified & Compliant Generators

The EPA mandates that all stationary nonemergency generators meet Tier 4 emissions levels. A new white paper from Kohler explains the differences between systems that are compliant through aftertreatment devices, and those that are factory-certified. Get the report to learn more about key considerations and solutions.

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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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