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Data Center Frontier
- The Role of PDU Design in Mission Critical Uptime 18 SeptemberMarc Cram, Director of Sales for Server Technology, highlights what the role of PDU design means for mission critical uptime in today's data centers.Voices of the Industry
- Vantage Expanding Campuses in Northern Virginia, Silicon Valley 17 SeptemberVantage Data Centers is continuing its global expansion by adding capacity in the two largest U.S. markets, Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley. Both markets are seeing strong customer demand, with developers working steadily to provide inventory to keep pace.Rich Miller
- Facebook Adds 1.5 Million SF of Data Centers in $1 Billion Georgia Expansion 17 SeptemberFacebook will invest $1 billion to add three huge data center buildings to its campus in Georgia. The construction project will add 1.5 million square feet of capacity.Rich Miller
- Greener Capital: Aligned Lines up $1 Billion for Expansion 16 SeptemberAligned has completed a $1 billion credit facility that will fund an expansion of its data center portfolio. The financing used a sustainability-linked loan structure that ties terms to sustainability metrics.Rich Miller
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
- 'A Sobering Picture Of Stagnation’: CREW Finds Gender Wage Gap Is Much Worse Than 2015 2 SeptemberThe wage gap between men and women in commercial real estate has widened over the past five years, leaving women at all levels underpaid, underrepresented and increasingly unsatisfied with their careers in 2020, according to a new benchmark study report...
- Tech Deals Flourish With $83.3M Silicon Valley Buy 23 AugustEast Coast data center developer EdgeConneX has acquired three Santa Clara buildings for $83.3M as interest in Silicon Valley's data center hub grows, the Mercury News reports. An affiliate of New York-based investment company DRA Advisors sold the...
- Amazon Says CRE Exec Provided Info About Alleged Kickback Scheme 12 AugustThe former chief operating officer of Northstar Commercial Partners provided information about an alleged kickback scheme to Amazon, according to a revised version of a lawsuit that the retail giant filed against Denver-based Northstar.
- Amazon Sues Developer For Racketeering, Fraud Over Data Center Deals After FBI Raid 27 JulyAmazon has filed a federal lawsuit against one of its former development partners, alleging a fraud and kickback scheme that siphoned millions out of Northern Virginia data center projects and into the defendants' pockets.
- 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...
CAPRE MEDIA | CAPRE EVENTS
- [Webinar Registration] CAPRE’S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLOOK SOUTHWEST: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA & EMERGING MARKETS – Sept 24 18 SeptemberCAPRE’S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLOOK SOUTHWEST: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA & EMERGING MARKETS September 24, 2020 2:30pm – 4:30pm ET Featuring: * Tom Maples, Project Executive, DPR Construction Inc. * James Murphy, CEO, Willmeng Construction, Inc. * Michael Ortiz, Practice Leader – Digital Infrastructure Solutions, Keyser * Jason Shepard, Founder & Mangaging Principal, Cresa […]Brian Klebash
- [Webinar Registration] GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY DURING COVID & BEST PRACTICES FOR HIRING, TRAINING & RECRUITMENT – Oct 6 17 SeptemberCAPRE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUTURE: THE GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY DURING COVID & BEST PRACTICES FOR RECRUITMENT October 6, 2020 3pm-5pm ET Featuring: * Tolu Ayiloge, Partner, Leocorn Capital Management This CAPRE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUTURE webinar will raise important key themes, including: * Analysis of data center performance and yield compared to other commercial real estate […]Brian Klebash
- CAPRE Podcast Exclusive: Digital Infrastructure Leader Tesh Durvasula 17 SeptemberCAPRE caught up with digital infrastructure industry leader, Tesh Durvasula, who left Cyrus One in August 2020. In this wide ranging interview with CAPRE President & Founder, Brian Klebash, Mr Durvasula answered many questions, including: What you have you learned in 2020? What technology or service will likely accelerate during the current environment? Will temporary […]Brian Klebash
- [Webinar Replay] An Action Plan for Student Housing Virtual Marketing & Media with uForis VR Inc, Cardinal Group Management, Varsity Campus, Campus Life & Style 17 SeptemberOn September 16, 2020, CAPRE convened a high-level panel, sponsored by uForis, to discuss enhancements to marketing and leasing strategies of student housing assets due to the COVID-19 environment. Panelists represented Cardinal Group Management, Varsity Campus, Campus Life & Style. The one-hour webinar replay is now available. CAPRE Commercial Real Estate Daily Wednesday, September 16, […]Brian Klebash
- [Webinar Registration] CAPRE & COLONY CAPITAL PRESENT THE GLOBAL HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLOOK 16 SeptemberCAPRE & COLONY CAPITAL TO PRESENT THE GLOBAL HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLOOK September 22, 2020 10am-12pm ET CAPRE and Colony Capital are teaming to present this global industry outlook. Colony Capital, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) is a leading global digital infrastructure, real estate, and investment management firm that creates long-term value through identifying and capitalizing on differentiated […]Brian Klebash
Data Center POST
- How the Pandemic Exposed Deficiencies in 5G and Edge Network Designs 18 SeptemberFor better or worse, COVID-19 has permanently changed the way businesses operate and as a result, has shown us that there are issues with our core communications infrastructure.Today’s communication infrastructure was designed for the way we used to function, not how we operate today or will in the future. As carriers and enterprises alike think […]Kwan Cheng
- The Search for Greener Pastures: What Sustainability Looks Like in Today’s Data Center 18 SeptemberOriginally posted to DP Facilities, The need for the data center in our day and age is unavoidable, but the toll this dependence takes on global environments is unmistakable. In 2016, it was reported that worldwide data centers consumed around 3 percent of global electricity supply and accounted for about 2 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions — […]Kwan Cheng
- Views from the Center (Data Center that is) 16 SeptemberThis session brings together data center industry leaders to discuss how data centers are adapting to the wireless world from edge to enablement and connectivity. Participants will hear about standard, non-standard and unique solutions enabling communications convergence solutions for all. You can watch more of our videos here at our company YouTube.Kwan Cheng
- How are CRE’s Adapting Today 16 SeptemberAddressing the age-old question – whose problem is it anyway? This panel discussion brings a variety of viewpoints from Commercial Real Estate Owners and Operators to the network providers installing connectivity for tenants and businesses alike. Panelists will share thoughts, insights, and general challenges that everyone needs to understand and overcome in order to meet […]Kwan Cheng
- Insights from a Network Convergence Industry Leader: Ray LaChance 10 SeptemberOriginally posted to NEDAS On Episode 17 of NEDAS Live! Where Wireline and Wireless Meet, a podcast program produced by NEDAS, the featured guest Ray LaChance, Co-Founder and CEO of ZenFi Networks shares insights about his company, 5G network deployments, new network designs, his thoughts on IoT and much more. For readers not familiar, NEDAS […]Kwan Cheng