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Uber is a ride-sharing app with plenty of data storage needs from mapping to driver location and behavior Uber, the ride-sharing platform with driver in over 340 cities across 61 countries, is a key player in data storage. Their data storage network must handle the massive volume of driver updates, mapping data, and dispatch tracking they receive every minute. Uber is also a leader in autonomous vehicle development, which will have unique networking needs in vehicle-to-vehicle communications.

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Web: https://www.uber.com/

The Gig Economy Drives Global Real-Time Data Movement

By Kayla Matthews - December 12, 2019

Emerging “gig economy” workforce platforms require the rapid movement of data across the globe, as databases keep track of a growing universe of devices, workers and locations.

Tagged With: Lyft, Uber

For Autonomous Vehicles, The Road Ahead is Paved With Data

By Rich Miller - October 14, 2019

Autonomous vehicles are the equivalent of supercomputers rolling down the highway. We look at what the rise of autonomy might mean for data centers, edge computing and wireless.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars, Lyft, Uber

Dean Nelson’s Next Chapter: Family, Philanthropy, iMasons and Startups

By Rich Miller - July 10, 2019

Infrastructure Masons founder Dean Nelson speaks at the group's member summit last year. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Industry veteran Dean Nelson has departed Uber, and is starting a consulting business that will make more time for his family, philanthropy, and Infrastructure Masons.

Tagged With: Dean Nelson, Infrastructure Masons, Uber

Frontier Spotlight: The Top Data Center Stories for June 2018

By Sarah Rubenoff - July 3, 2018

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June’s most-read stories on Data Center Frontier ranged from continued expansion in the Northern Virginia data center market to Microsoft’s new undersea servers in Scotland. Uber also announced plans for major data center expansion as the company is looking grow its data center network. Here are the top data center stories of June 2018.

Tagged With: Cloud, Colocation, Data Center Cooling, Edge Computing, Internet of Things, Uber

Uber Prepares for Major Data Center Expansion

By Rich Miller - June 14, 2018

Dean Nelson, Head of Uber Compute, discusses the company's data center deployments Tuesday at Datacloud Europe. (Photo: Rich Miller)

As Uber experiences rapid growth, the company is preparing to expand its data center network. Uber’s Dean Nelson discussed its data center infrastructure at Datacloud Europe.

Tagged With: Uber

Uber Scales Up Its Data Centers to Support Growth

By Rich Miller - January 12, 2016

Ride-sharing startup Uber has leased large chunks of data center space in three major markets during 2015, expanding the future capacity of the real-time data platform driving its growing global transportation logistics empire.

Tagged With: Connected Cars, Uber

Cloud Growth Spurs Robust Leasing for Data Center Firms

By Rich Miller - January 12, 2016

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The growth of cloud computing is providing a huge boost for data center developers, who reported leasing in 2015 on a par with the record volume in 2014. A new report cites 2015 as “one of the best leasing years ever.”

Tagged With: LinkedIn, Microsoft, Uber

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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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Technology Takes on Agriculture — the Role of Agrotech and Data Centers in Farming Success

Data centers have a role in enabling agrotech. And a new white paper from QTS focuses on this role. Small, remotely managed edge data centers will provide the proximity to rural areas to handle latency-sensitive, locally cached data requirements. Get the new report that explores how agrotech can help farmers be successful today and into the future. 

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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.

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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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