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Data Center Frontier
- Streamlining Data Center Tasks with Machine Learning 7 MayIn this edition of Voices of the Industry, Service Express Chief Technology Officer Jake Blough shares how machine learning offers new opportunities for IT leaders to accomplish route tasks in the data center.Voices of the Industry
- Vantage Data Centers Expands Green Power Options for Customers 6 MayVantage Data Centers now offers access to renewable energy options at each of its North American and European campuses to help customers reduce carbon emissions, and has expanded its sustainability team.Rich Miller
- Strategies for Safeguarding Mission Critical Infrastructure in Data Centers 6 MayAs the data center industry grows and evolves to meet the changing needs of its customers, data center owners need strategic solutions for how people, processes and technology can safeguard mission critical infrastructure during uncertain times.Kathy Hitchens
- Leesburg Data Center Cluster Expands With New 1.5 Million SF Campus 5 MayAnother major data center cluster is emerging in Northern Virginia near Leesburg, about 10 miles west of Ashburn's Data Center Alley, where TA Realty has unveiled plans for a 1.5 million square foot data center campus.Rich Miller
DATACENTERDYNAMICS
- NZ's DataCenter220 gets direct link to Chorus relay 7 MayNew Zealand telco helps content delivery networks get faster links
- Interxion plans to mark Marseille ground breaking with drinks party 7 MayWork on MRS4 data center will be underway by the end of May
- Stack Infrastructure plans 56MW data center campus in Toronto, Canada 7 MayFirst phase of campus will go live in mid 2022
- Boundary Street Capital raises $330 million for new digital infrastructure credit fund 7 MayFund will focus on middle market digital infrastructure investments
- Oregon commission allows Facebook to continue with current renewable energy scheme 7 MayState’s Public Utility Commission excludes wind farm from caps previously imposed on FB’s energy provider
- UK's Databarracks acquires backup expert 4sl 7 MayDisaster recovery specialist buys in more expertise
- Aus Home Affairs signs AU$235 million mainframe contract extension 7 MayHome Affairs extends 2007 mainframe deal by another four years
- Just how resilient are satellites? 7 MayThey’ve become integral to our world, but how robust are the satellites on which we depend?
- Schneider Electric launches 43U Edge micro data center for office spaces 7 MayNew EcoStruxure cabinet has intelligent cooling and can sit in shops and offices
- OneWeb & Hughes secure US Air Force as customer for Arctic pilot project 7 MayOneWeb and Hughes Network Systems will demonstrate LEO satellite comms capabilities for Arctic sites
Data Center Knowledge
- Report: After Amazon-Whole Foods Deal, Target Plans Move from AWS Cloud 30 AugustWill AWS start to bleed retail clients as merchants begin to pull out of their cloud investments with the company? Read MoreNicole Henderson
- Dell Says EMC Merger Pays Off as Customers Seek `Fewer Partners’ 30 AugustMichael Dell: Corporate customers seek to buy more of their gear from a smaller number of vendors. Read MoreBloomberg
- HPE and VMware Team Up on Composable Infrastructure, Hybrid Cloud 30 AugustAnnounce plans to integrate HPE Synergy with VMware Cloud Foundation Read MoreChristine Hall
- How to Design a Data Center in a Norwegian Fjord 30 AugustSite of the future 1GW campus presents an unusual design challenge. Read MoreMary Branscombe
- Five Challenges Companies Must Overcome to Make Use of All Their Data 29 AugustThere are five big challenges that companies must overcome in order to fully exploit their data along with partner data, and other external data sources. Read MoreIndustry Perspectives
- How Google’s Custom Security Chip Secures Servers at Boot 29 AugustSoftware security tools are increasingly augmented with dedicated security processors Read MoreChristine Hall
Bisnow News Feed
- For Data Centers, Opportunity Lies In Florida 28 AprilThe number of people who move into Florida each year is about equal to the population of Orlando, said Landmark Dividend Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer John Regan, speaking on a Bisnow webinar about South Florida data centers on April...
- Canadian Data Centers Are Hot Acquisition Targets: Report 1 AprilCanadian data centers have turned into acquisition magnets amid ongoing consolidation in the sector, according to Bloomberg.
- Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Could Boost Demand For Rural Data Centers 1 AprilPresident Joe Biden unveiled a massive infrastructure bill that, among other things, allocates $100B to what the White House dubs the new electricity: broadband internet access. “Americans pay too much for internet,” Biden said in a speech in Pittsburgh...
- Facebook To Expand Data Center In Sarpy County, Nebraska 25 MarchFacebook said this week that it plans to expand its data center footprint in Sarpy County, Nebraska. The social media giant is adding nearly 1M SF of data center space to its existing data center campus, which is located in Papillion. The planned expansion...
- How 5G Is Poised To Reshape Data Center Development 25 MarchThe expansion of 5G networks is likely to significantly expand opportunities for data center builders, particularly in areas outside of dense, first-tier markets. Although relatively nascent — 5G isn’t yet the prevailing network for mobile phones...
- Modular Edge Data Centers Offer Minimum Footprint, Maximum Efficiency 22 MarchThe pressure is on to move data closer to the edge. Edge computing is an IT architecture that features decentralized processing power — as opposed to transmitting information all the way to a huge data center many leaps away, edge devices process themselves...
- Facebook Plans $2B Data Center Expansion in Oregon 18 MarchFacebook is planning a significant expansion of a data center facility in central Oregon. The facility, located in Prineville, is already among Facebook’s largest data center sites. The social media giant plans to add two new buildings totaling 900K...
CAPRE Omnimedia: Digital infrastructure and commercial real estate
- CAPRE Student Housing Future: 10 Predictions for 2021 30 DecemberStudent housing industry executives have survived one of the most management-intensive years in the history of this growing sector. Faced with many challenges, insiders pivoted and adopted new methodologies to survive, and in some cases, they thrived. So what will 2021 look like in terms of general & international student enrollment in the United States, […]Josh Anderson
- CAPRE Holiday Webinar Replay: Digital Infrastructure Industry Forecast Virginia & Emerging Mid-Atlantic Markets 24 DecemberHappy Holidays from CAPRE! On November 18 and 19, CAPRE hosted the Digital Infrastructure Industry Forecast: Virginia & Emerging Mid-Atlantic Markets, featuring the most active public and private sector executives. CAPRE is making the two-day webinar replay available for the holiday season! Relive the CAPRE experience with industry experts, including: Buddy Rizer, Jim Kerrigan, Sean […]Brian Klebash
- Data Center Trends for 2021: Exclusive Predictions from Vertiv’s Gary Niederpruem 21 December2020 has been a tumultuous, and surprising year. You could be forgiven for not having a clue as to what to expect in 2021. But that doesn’t stop industry insiders from taking a crack at what they think is on the horizon. For example, this week Gary Niederpruem, Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Vertiv […]Josh Anderson
- CAPRE Exclusive: Digital Infrastructure Insiders Offer Predictions for 2021 19 DecemberDigital infrastructure industry executives have survived one of the most management-intensive years in the history of this growing sector. Faced with many challenges, insiders pivoted strategies and adopted new methodologies to survive, and in some cases, thrive. What will 2021 look like in terms of leasing demand post-COVID? On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, CAPRE gathered […]Josh Anderson
- CAPRE Exclusive: COVID-Proofing Office and Retail Real Estate in Greater New York 18 DecemberThe COVID-19 pandemic has halted many aspects of American life. However, in a return to normalcy in conjunction with the vaccine rollout, many commercial buildings are attempting to reopen. The steps to reopening commercial assets in a safe and effective manner are no easy task – and were the key discussion area of CAPRE’s latest […]Josh Anderson
Data Center POST
- Subsea Environmental Services and Red Penguin Associates Set to Decommission the TAT-14 Subsea Cable System 6 MaySubsea Environmental Services (‘Subsea’) and Red Penguin Associates (advisors) (‘Red Penguin’) are beginning to decommission the TAT-14 telecommunications cable system. The system, operational between 2001 and 2020 was a North Atlantic connectivity kingpin, connecting the US, UK, France, Denmark and The Netherlands. In its heyday, the system was the 14th consortium transatlantic telecommunications cable system, […]Kwan Cheng
- Latency is the New Currency 6 MayGaming The Global Interconnection Landscape Ivo Ivanov, the CEO of DE-CIX an International, operator of the largest neutral interconnection ecosystem, which recently celebrated its 25 year anniversary, reflected on how latency is becoming the new currency, coining business strategies around the globe going forward. Celebrating InterGlobix Magazine’s first-year Anniversary, Ivo Ivanov is honored to be […]Kwan Cheng
- IXs, IXPs and Peering 101 5 MayOriginally posted on DartPoints What it is and why it matters to the Edge As the edge continues to evolve, so does the meaningful concept of what we mean by an internet exchange point or IXP. An Internet Exchange Point (IXP) is a physical infrastructure where carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISP), content delivery networks, web […]Kwan Cheng
- Hello Car – Future-Proofing Industries Through Interconnection Ecosystems – the Digital Car as a Model 5 MayBy Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International In the digital world, performance, resilience, and security in network connections are business-critical. Enterprises need the fastest reaction times and the highest resilience, which together improve the performance and the reliability of applications and services. Furthermore, in the increasingly complex world of digital business – where companies exchange […]Kwan Cheng
- Ocean Networks and Trans Ocean Network Partner to Provide Landing Party Services and Infrastructure in the Republic of Panama 4 MayOcean Networks Inc., a privately held developer of submarine cable systems for carriers, content providers and more, signed an MOU for Trans Ocean Network to provide landing party services and infrastructure in the Republic of Panama for the Caribbean Express (CX) submarine cable system. The CX subsea system, announced in February 2021, is an 18-fiber […]Kwan Cheng