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Data Center Frontier
- Colony-Led Group Invests $1.2 Billion in Vantage Portfolio, Funding Future Growth 7 JulyColony Capital is leading an investor group that will invest $1.2 billion in Vantage Data Centers' data centers, providing Vantage with capital to build more data centers.Rich Miller
- Evoque Shifts into Growth Mode, Eyes Global M&A Opportunities 7 JulyWith an experienced dealmaker as its new CEO, and the backing of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Evoque Data Center Solutions expects to be an active player in the global merger scene for digital infrastructure.Rich Miller
- Data Center Jobs: Companies Hiring in Virginia’s Data Center Alley 7 JulyData center providers are looking to fill a variety of engineering and management positions, including opportunities in growth markets in Ashburn, Virginia and Portland, Oregon.Sarah Rubenoff
- Focused on France: Digital Realty Building Big in Paris, Marseille 6 JulyDigital Realty has created data center campuses from a former helicopter plant (Paris) and submarine base (Marseille) as it boosts its data center capacity and connectivity in France.Rich Miller
DATACENTERDYNAMICS
- Shareholder sues Oracle over alleged failure to promote diversity 9 July"Blacks need not apply" could be a warning to would-be Oracle staff, says lawsuit
- Oracle upgrades its Cloud@Customer service to offer all its cloud services on-premises instances 9 JulyAt a hefty price, of course
- Near the Facebook "noose" site, racism emerges at a Microsoft project in Iowa 9 JulyBoth this facility and Facebook's are under development by Turner Construction
- DCD>Building at Scale: Covid-19 moved risk management up the priority list 9 JulyDigital Realty's Brent Shinall told us how the giant provider adapted to get through the pandemic
- Google gives up on Chinese Cloud project 9 JulyPossibly due to growing tensions and Covid-19
- Data center management in the cloud 9 JulyJust five years ago, it was unthinkable for business-critical data to be transferred and stored in the cloud. Today, however...
- Facebook plugs its Danish data center into Odense district heating system Denmark 9 JulyThe servers could be keeping more than 70,000 Danes nice and toasty
- Live Blog: Building at Scale Day 2 9 JulyWelcome to DCD>Building at Scale Virtual live blog!
- Stulz launches CyberWall fan-wall cooling 8 JulyHyperscalers get a wall of cool
- DCD>Building at Scale: Hyperscalers aim to build at $6m per MW 8 JulyAnd some achieve as good as $3.6m per MW
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
- Colony Pours $1.2B Into Vantage Data Centers, Forms New JV 7 JulyColony Capital is forming a multibillion-dollar partnership with Vantage Data Centers to capitalize on growth in the data center industry. Colony and Vantage officials confirmed the $3.5B deal Tuesday.
- Data Center Developer Breaks Ground On 500K SF Ashburn Facility 2 JuneThe world's largest data center market is continuing to grow, with construction starting on a new project in Loudoun County. Aligned announced Tuesday it broke ground on a new 513K SF data center that will add 120 megawatts of capacity to its hyperscale...
- As The World Moves Online, KKR Plans $1B UK And European Data Centre Push 27 MayThe coronavirus pandemic means that even more activities that used to take place in real life now happen online: We have more time to stream TV programmes on platforms like Netflix, and now even the water cooler around which we discuss them is digital...
- How One Utility Company Empowers Data Centers In The Up-And-Coming Markets That Need Them Most 26 MarchData center operators continually struggle to secure low-cost, reliable power. Data centers in the U.S. use more than 90 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, and consumption is projected to double every four years. Along with being major energy...
- Land Costs Forcing Data Centers To Densify 10 MarchThanks to rising land prices in prime urban areas, data center users are facing the same trend seen in office buildings. But instead of lumping more people into less square footage, they're cramming more computing power into less space.
- New Markets Roll Out The Perks For Data Center Dominance 27 JanuaryThough almost all of the global data center power under development can be found in a handful of markets led by Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley, that dominance is likely to change in coming years, experts say.
- Peterson Cos. Partnering To Build 4M SF Data Center Campus In Manassas 22 JanuaryOne of the D.C. region's largest real estate owners is planning to build a huge data center campus in Prince William County. Peterson Cos. is partnering with Denver-based data center company Stack Infrastructure to develop a 4M SF-plus data center...
CAPRE MEDIA | CAPRE EVENTS
- [Webinar Registration] Hillsboro, Seattle Outlook with Westin Building Exchange, Sabey, Quintillion, OFCC, Opus Interactive, GI Partners, Data Center Frontier, Business Oregon, Equinix; Pacific Subsea Cable Update 8 JulyCAPRE’s Digital Infrastructure Outlook: Hillsboro, Portland, Seattle and Connecting Asia to the Great Northwest July 9, 2020 1pm – 3pm ET Sponsor: Opus Interactive Featured Speakers: * Michael Boyle, Strategic Planning Director, Westin Building Exchange * Shannon Hulbert, CEO, Opus Interactive, Inc. * Michael Lee, Director, GI Partners * Scott McMullen, Chairman, OFCC (Oregon Fishermen’s […]Brian Klebash
- [Webinar Registration] CAPRE’S STUDENT HOUSING FUTURE: Cross-Border Investment Activity Featuring Mapletree, Centaline, Scion Group, DMG, 海众 OC Ventures, Preiss Company, Campus Apartments, CBRE 7 JulyCAPRE’s Student Housing Future July 8, 2020 3pm – 5pm ET Sponsor: Varsity Campus Featured Speakers: * Wen De Tam, Vice President – Investments, Mapletree * Sean Dwyer, Vice President – Asset Management, Mapletree * Kavis Ip, CEO, Centaline Investment Management Co. Ltd. * Avi Lewittes, Chief Investment […]Brian Klebash
- Opus Interactive to Deliver Multi-Cloud for Fed Agencies, Digital Realty Develops Second Hong Kong Data Center 6 JulyOpus Interactive Partners with ScienceLogic to Deliver High Security Multi-Cloud Monitoring and Management for Federal Agencies: Opus Interactive has announced a partnership with ScienceLogic, leading provider of AI-driven monitoring solutions for multi-cloud management, to deliver highly secure hybrid and multi-cloud monitoring and management. The joint solution offers federal agencies the ability to acquire the DISA-approved […]Josh Anderson
- [Webinar Registration] NYC: THE NEXT CHAPTER 5 JulyNYC: THE NEXT CHAPTER July 20, 2020 10am-11:30am ET Featuring: * David Eyzenberg, President, Eyzenberg & Company * Neil Shapiro, Partner – Real Estate, Herrick, Feinstein LLP * David Shorenstein, Principal, Hildreth Real Estate Advisors * Lois Weiss, Columnist, The New York Post Additional Speakers TBA Against the backdrop of COVID-19, commercial real estate […]Brian Klebash
- CAPRE Exclusive: The Future of Digital Infrastructure: What’s Next for Hyperscale & The Edge? What are the New Drivers of Demand? 1 JulyNEW YORK, NY –– This week CAPRE invited five mission critical movers and shakers to participate in an in-depth virtual roundtable about the future of digital infrastructure in a post-pandemic world. Specifically, the session honed in on verticals such as Hyperscale and the Edge, with an eye toward demand drivers. The session showcased the perspective […]Josh Anderson
Data Center Post
- Ohio’s Monroe County Opportunity Zone and Its Growing Appeal to Data Centers 9 JulyOriginally posted to DP Facilities When it comes to data centers, geographic location is one of the most important components for delivering robust physical infrastructure and service excellence. If chosen strategically, the right location can add a host of advantages on both the provider and the client side, including increased uptime and service reliability, security, economic […]Kwan Cheng
- DE-CIX and Lamda Hellix Partner to Deliver New South East Europe Interconnection Hub SEECIX 8 JulyDE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator, and Lamda Hellix Data Centers, the Athens-based leading neutral data center operator in South East Europe (SEE), recently announced their strategic partnership to establish SEECIX (South East Europe Cloud & Interconnection Exchange) powered by DE-CIX. SEECIX will offer peering, private interconnection and cloud exchange services, along with access […]Kwan Cheng
- The 5 Key Ingredients for DE-CIX’S Success 8 JulyOriginally posted to DE-CIX As every budding bread baker knows, the combination of right ingredients and the right environment is what leads to success – that, and the patience to allow time for growth. The same recipe also applied for DE-CIX, as Arnold Nipper, Chief Technology Evangelist and Co-Founder, recalls. 1. Location, location, location One […]Kwan Cheng
- How the Foundations of the Modern Internet Were Built 8 JulyOriginally posted to DE-CIX The public Internet has come a long way from the days of screeching modems and making a cup of coffee while the web page loads. DE-CIX has been there since those early days, and has worked together with network partners around the world to optimize traffic flows and make the Internet […]Kwan Cheng
- Data Centers and Networks: Interplay and the Impact of Heightened Demand 6 JulyAmid evolving IT use cases and digital requirements, change has been a constant force for enterprises and end users alike. While recent events have impacted all differently, the virtual world has become a mainstay of any and all facets of life for businesses and communities. As a result, the IT and telecommunications sphere has been […]Kwan Cheng