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Powering the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Eliminating GHG

By Voices of the Industry - February 23, 2022

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

Switch Will Support Reno Data Center Campus with Reclaimed Water

By Rich Miller - October 27, 2021

The Tahoe Reno 1 data center at the Switch Citadel Campus spans 1.3 million square feet. (Photo: Switch)

Switch will use reclaimed water to operate its Citadel data center campus near Reno, tapping into a new pipeline that will bring treated effluent water to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRI).

Tagged With: Reno, Switch Data Centers, Water

Beyond Generators: Data Centers Pursue New Approaches to Backup Energy

By Rich Miller - July 26, 2021

Crown Oil delivers HVO fuel, a diesel alternative, to generators at the Kao Data Center facility in Harlow, England. (Image: Kao Data)

What comes next after diesel generators? We dive into the future of backup power, as data center operators are test-driving fuels using vegetable oil and forestry byproducts, fuel cells powered by hydrogen and natural gas, and large lithium-ion batteries.

Tagged With: Equinix, Google, Kao Data, Microsoft, Switch Data Centers

The Top 10 Data Center Stories for June 2021

By Rich Miller - July 1, 2021

The QTS Data Centers Shellhorn DC-1 project in Ashburn. (Image: QTS)

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.

Tagged With: Equinix, QTS Realty, Quantum Loophole, Switch Data Centers, Yondr Group

Switch to Build Huge Data Center Campus at Dell HQ Near Austin

By Rich Miller - June 2, 2021

An illustration of the first data center buildings at Switch's new campus in Round Rock, Texas, which it has dubbed The ROCK. (Image: Switch)

Switch has unveiled plans to build a 1.5 million square foot data center campus adjacent to the Dell Technologies global headquarters in Round Rock, amplifying its recent entry into the Texas market with acquisition of Data Foundry.

Tagged With: Austin, Dell Technologies, switch, Switch Data Centers

The Top 10 Data Center Stories for May 2021

By Rich Miller - June 1, 2021

The exterior of the Data Foundry Houston 2 data center. Data Foundry is being acquired by Switch. (Image: Data Foundry)

The industry’s largest players and markets topped the news last month. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier during May 2021.

Tagged With: EdgeConneX, Equinix, Facebook, Google, Satellite, switch, Switch Data Centers, Yondr Group

Switch Acquires Data Foundry for $420 Million, Enters Texas Market

By Rich Miller - May 3, 2021

The Data Foundry Texas 2 data center in Austin. Switch is acquiring Data Foundry to enter the Texas market. (Image: Data Foundry)

Switch is acquiring data center provider Data Foundry for $420 million, expanding into the Texas market. The deal provides Switch with its fifth “prime” data center region, which will include Data Foundry facilities in Austin and Houston.

Tagged With: Austin, Houston, Switch Data Centers

The Top 10 Data Center Stories for November 2020

By Rich Miller - December 1, 2020

Digital Realty's Building P in Ashburn is among the multi-tenant data center facilities housing different types of workloads. (Photo: Digital Realty)

Edge, Equinix and Atlanta were the three themes that grabbed readers’ attention in November. Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in November 2020, in order of article views.

Tagged With: Colony Capital, DataBank, Equinix, Microsoft, Switch Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers

Microsoft Plans Cloud Data Center Campus Near Atlanta

By Rich Miller - November 20, 2020

Microsoft is finalizing plans for a data center campus near Atlanta, according to local economic development officials, who this week authorized tax incentives and a $420 million bond resolution to support the project.

Tagged With: Atlanta, Atlanta Data Center Market, Microsoft, Switch Data Centers

Switch Teams With FedEx, Dell to Deploy Edge Data Centers

By Rich Miller - November 12, 2020

An interior view of a Switch Edge MOD 15 modular data center. (Image: Switch)

Switch is teaming with FedEx and Dell Technologies to create an edge computing network for enterprise customers, deployed Switch modular data centers on FedEx real estate, with Dell providing hardware and managed services.

Tagged With: Dell Technologies, Edge Computing, Edge Data Centers, switch, Switch Data Centers

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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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User Experience is Everything at the Edge

Under the legacy approach of centralized data centers and core networks, too many challenges around capacity, lower latency and cost exist. Get the new report from EdgeConnex that explores how edge data centers can solve for these issues by moving computing and data storage closer to the end-user, thus enabling higher capacity, lower latency and reduced expenditures — and ultimately, improving user experience.

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DCF Spotlight

Data center modules on display at the recent Edge Congress conference in Austin, Texas. (Photo: Rich Miller)

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.

An aerial view of major facilities in Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia. (Image: Loudoun County)

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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