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How Microgrids Can Modernize The Grid

By Kathy Hitchens - June 28, 2022 Leave a Comment

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The reliability of the U.S. electric grid has taken center stage as increasingly powerful storms and more frequent natural disasters have revealed grid vulnerabilities. Learn why microgrids are the new highly resilient, carbon-neutral backup generation solution for today’s technology ecosystems.

Tagged With: data center microgrids, enchanted rock, Energy, Reliability, sustainability

Survey Shows Steps Toward Sustainability, Standardization at the Edge

By Voices of the Industry - April 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

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The edge of network is a juggernaut, and it has to be to keep up with the ever-increasing demands for data and compute, right down to the individual level. Martin Olsen of Vertiv, shares the results of the company’s recently concluded global survey on growth at the edge of network.

Tagged With: edge, Networking, sustainability, Vertiv

Data Center Cooling Requires Future-Ready Flexibility

By Kathy Hitchens - November 29, 2021

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Data centers must have the capacity for growth as digital transformations drive an increased demand for remote connectivity. A new white paper from Data Aire explains why fluidity in business and global economies requires future-ready flexibility, especially as relates to data center cooling.

Tagged With: Data Aire, Data Center Cooling, data center efficiency, sustainability

Dual Purpose Microgrids Provide Resilience and Grid Stability

By Kathy Hitchens - November 23, 2021

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Increasingly severe weather events and the resulting power outages (some lasting weeks) exacerbate challenges to grid reliability. Enchanted Rock explores how dual purpose microgrids can offer both value to site hosts as well as stability to the grid at large.

Tagged With: backup power source, enchanted rock, microgrids, sustainability

Don’t Let Density Increases Become an Efficiency Nightmare

By Voices of the Industry - October 20, 2021

Density increases, along with designers’ and operators’ desire to plan for the future is creating a gap between the design load, and the actual load. Eric Jensen, Vice President & General Manager at Data Aire discusses how data centers can achieve high density cooling at scale.

Tagged With: Data Aire, Data Center Cooling, data center efficiency, sustainability

Green Data Centers and the Sustainability Imperative Webinar

By Lisa King - February 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

Rich Miller will examine the role of green data centers as a catalyst for action on climate change in this webinar.

Tagged With: data center sustainability, Green Data Centers, Iron Mountain, sustainability

The Power of Progress: Price, Predictability Boost Interest in Renewables

By Rich Miller - February 8, 2021

Iron Mountain has deployed a 7 megawatt solar array on the roof of its data center in Edison, N.J. (Image: Iron Mountain Data Centers)

The outlook on renewable energy for data centers is changing. That’s one takeaway from a conversation with Iron Mountain executives Kevin Hagen and Alex Sharp about the future of sustainable data centers.

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, data center sustainability, Green Data Center, Iron Mountain, sustainability

Beyond Green Power: New Frontiers in Data Center Sustainability

By Rich Miller - February 3, 2021

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As the drive for data center sustainability enters a new and more urgent phase, what are the next frontiers beyond efficiency and energy sourcing? Here’s a look at the technologies, strategies and best practices we are watching at Data Center Frontier: 

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, data center sustainability, Green Data Center, Iron Mountain, sustainability

The Power of the Negawatt: Efficiency Improves Data Centers’ Energy Impact

By Rich Miller - January 25, 2021

High-capacity power lines in Manassas , support data center development in Prince William County. ( Photo: Rich Miller)

Cloud computing has emerged as a surprising force for sustainability, improving its energy efficiency while emerging as the largest buyers of renewable energy. A new DCF special report highlights the key role data centers are playing in sustainability.

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, data center sustainability, Green Data Center, Iron Mountain, sustainability

The Sustainability Imperative: Green Data Centers and Our Cloudy Future

By Rich Miller - January 20, 2021

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The data center industry can be a catalyst for action on climate change, advancing sustainability and adoption of renewable energy. Customers are demanding it, and the planet needs it. A Data Center Frontier Special Report series. 

Tagged With: Data Center Frontier Special Report, data center sustainability, Green Data Center, Iron Mountain, sustainability

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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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Migrate Your Data Center Worry-Free

In this new white paper, Flexential provides best practices for IT teams looking to optimize their data center migration by minimizing downtime and avoiding hurdles.

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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 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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