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Green Data Centers Special Report

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Customers and stakeholders are demanding accountability on climate impact, pushing sustainability near the top of the agenda in selecting sites and providers. Get the special report from Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Iron Mountain, that explores how the data center industry is in a unique position to accelerate the adoption of green data centers and sustainable practices — and reduce the damage to our changing climate. 

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The Rise of the Sustainable Data Center

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Sustainability is now a top-of-mind issue in data center construction and management, as cloud computing and digital transformation fuel the world’s growing thirst for processing power. Get the new report from Vertiv that explores the future of the sustainable data center and its impact on the industry. 

Tagged With: data center sustainability, sustainability, Vertiv

Five Things To Know About Data Center Site Selection

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A data center is a long-term investment, and choosing a location requires being sensitive both the needs of the business and the surrounding community.  If selecting a site for a hyperscale facility, get the new special report that explores five rules of the road to keep your business and the surrounding community in perfect harmony. 

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Hybrid IT – Supporting Critical Initiatives During a Journey to Digital Modernization

Today, with even more data being created, new applications being deployed, connected devices being connected, and even further reliance on our data center ecosystems, leaders in the technology space are always looking for ways to differentiate themselves in a digital market. Get the new special report, sponsored by Panduit, that explores hybrid IT, and how it’s impacting an organization’s ability to scale and deliver new solutions.

Tagged With: Hybrid cloud, hybrid computing, hybrid IT, Panduit, special report

Special Report: How Colocation Can Be the Nervous System of Digital Business

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How much does your company spend on data communications each year? Chances are it’s a lot and growing. Gartner estimates that spending on communication services will make up 35% of the average IT budget this year. For organizations that are geographically distributed or moving operations to the cloud, the network is increasingly the lifeblood of the business. And as more business moves online, latency is not just unacceptable, it’s a threat to the health of the business. Download the new special report from Data Center Frontier and CoreSite that highlights for companies that depend upon high-speed communications to conduct business, colocation might just be the answer to remain competitive.

Tagged With: Colocation Provider, CoreSite, digital business

Hyperscale Data Centers: A Data Center Frontier Special Report

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A new special report, courtesy of Iron Mountain, explores how the hyperscale data center is reshaping the global IT landscape, shifting data from on-premises computer rooms and IT closets to massive centralized data center hubs. Workloads are consolidating in the world’s largest and most efficient facilities.

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Denver Data Center Market: A Prime ‘Second Tier’ Digital Hub

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Digital transformation is boosting the importance of IT infrastructure for businesses of all sizes, in all markets. Denver is a prime example of a “second tier” digital hub driven by demand from local businesses with growing requirements for data center space. Download the new Denver data center market report from Data Center Frontier and datacenterHawk, courtesy of Iron Mountain Data Centers. 

Tagged With: Data Center Site Selection, Denver data center market, Denver Data Center Market Special Report, Iron Mountain

How Lithium-ion Batteries for UPS Systems Provide Multiple Advantages for Data Center Designers and Mission-Critical Operations Engineers

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Lithium-ion batteries have become an “invisible” but significant part of our everyday lives. In the past 10 years, lithium-ion batteries have been introduced as an energy storage solution for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) in data centers and mission-critical facilities. Download the new white paper, courtesy of LiiON, that shows readers how utilizing lithium-ion batteries can help them to achieve key efficiency and resiliency goals for today’s data center design engineers and operations engineers. 

Tagged With: Data Center Design, Liion, Lithium-Ion Batteries, UPS systems

Edge Computing: A New Architecture for a Hyperconnected World

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The newly distributed workforce has accelerated the case for edge computing, which extends data processing and storage closer to the growing universe of devices and sensors at the edge of the network. Get the new Data Center Frontier Special Report, brought to you by Chatsworth Products, that explores the possibilities of the edge data center and how edge computing is changing the colocation and data landscape of today.

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Optimizing Data Center Power Efficiency

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Power efficiency in terms of power supplies and data center power systems within other equipment is an area sometimes deprioritized during refresh cycles. But times are changing. Download the new Data Center Frontier Special Report, courtesy of transphorm, to explore how GaN technologies show significant benefits for data center refreshes.

Tagged With: Data Center Power, Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Gallium Nitride, GaN Data Center Frontier Special Report, special report, transphorm

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Voices of the Industry

Fit for the Edge: Modular Data Centers

Fit for the Edge: Modular Data Centers Jackie Pasierbowicz, Director of Sales and Marketing at TAS explores the dramatic rise of multiple markets for edge computing and the benefits of a modular data center strategy.

DCF Spotlight

The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic presents strategic challenges for the data center and cloud computing sectors. Data Center Frontier provides a one-stop resource for the latest news and analysis for decision-makers navigating this complex new landscape.

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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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High Efficiency Modes of Operation: Path Toward Highest Energy Efficiency Without Load Availability Trade-Off

The most common UPS topology currently used in the industry is double conversion; nevertheless, most UPS suppliers have introduced Eco Modes of operation to further increase the levels of efficiency of the UPS. Download the new paper from Vertiv, which analyzes potential drawbacks of Eco Mode types of operation, further highlights elements to consider when using these modes of operation, and gives a review of field results for technologies like the Liebert Trinergy Cube UPS and more. 

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Data Center 101

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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