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Data Center Frontier
- The New Focus on Automation: Making IT Operations Manageable 3 AprilThe COVID-19 crisis has underscored the benefits of automation, including remote IT management and AI-driven security. New data from Cisco illustrates how data growth is testing the limits of manual network management.Kayla Matthews
- Data Center Jobs: Opportunities in New York, Seattle, Ashburn 2 AprilData centers are still hiring, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as demand surges for online business tools and the value they provide. Top opportunities this month include positions in New York City, Seattle and Ashburn.Sarah Rubenoff
- Spotlight: The Top 10 Data Center Stories for March 2020 2 AprilThe data center industry's response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus dominated the news in March, as industry professionals sought out the latest news on the evolving crisis.Rich Miller
- Special Report: 5 Common Colocation Myths 1 AprilMany myths have emerged about the quality and reliability of colocation services, as well as the level of customer control. There are five common misperceptions about colocation in particular.Paul Gillin
DATACENTERDYNAMICS
- Report: Amazon planning 'Project Tempo' cloud gaming service 3 AprilIt was set to launch this year, but might slip to 2021 due to Covid-19
- Keysource and DellEMC take home coveted DCD>Awards trophy 3 AprilKeysource and DellEMC take home the Global Edge Project of the Year with automotive edge solution.
- Strategic Capital Fund Management hires Chris Flynn to oversee data center division 3 AprilThe new hire comes with a lot of experience with data centers and telecommunications
- Rack of ages: 30 years in cabinets 3 AprilMaking and selling racks and enclosures has changed since 1990
- CyrusOne amends $2.5bn credit facility to lower interest rate, extends maturity date 3 AprilPlus the company can take out an extra $1.5 billion loan if it wants
- IBM Cloud offers AMD Epyc in bare metal servers 2 AprilSecond gen Epyc deployed across IBM's data centers
- DCD>NYC Virtual: Understanding the impact of Covid-19 2 AprilFrom short term delays and high demand, to a longer recovery and a teleconferencing way of life
- Event News: Google’s Director of Global Energy & Location Services talks driving innovation to reduce carbon emissions 2 AprilRaiford Smith sat down with DCD's Rebecca Davison to discuss Google's ambitions to scale without compromising on its position as the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
- If you’ve got it, use it 2 AprilToo much power capacity in data centers is going to waste
- NextDC aims to raise $400m for new build, warns of Covid-19 uncertainty 2 AprilNew S3 data center on its way, but a recession could affect the company
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
- 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...
- How A Real-Time Platform Is Optimizing Data Center Performance 2 DecemberWhen it comes to data centers, timing is important but data, and uninterrupted access to it, is everything. Companies can lose tens of thousands of dollars every second a center is down, and even minor service incidents can result in major financial...
- Data Centers Could Be Private Equity's Next Target For Leveraged Buyouts 13 NovemberAs data centers grow and mature as an asset class, the pool of potential investors is changing, for better or worse.
- Bold Investors Like Goldman See Opportunities In Data Centres 10 NovemberFor traditional real estate investors, getting involved in the data centre sector can be hard. But investors looking to back and build companies can find ways into a sector where occupational growth is set to continue to rise.That was the view of panellists...
CAPRE MEDIA | CAPRE EVENTS
- CAPRE WEBINAR REWIND | A C-Suite Perspective on Disruption and Challenge in the Mission Critical Ecosystem 3 AprilFollowing our recent webinars in response to the public health crisis and canyon of economic uncertainty, CAPRE officially commenced its new product, CAPRE’s Commercial Real Estate Daily Webinar, on Friday April 3. Commencing on April 6, 2020 CAPRE’s daily webinar will be held at 3pm ET to cover all aspects of commercial real estate. On Friday […]Brian Klebash
- Registration Open for CAPRE’s Commercial Real Estate Daily Webinar: An Action Plan for Digital Infrastructure in Uncertain Times 3 AprilA Free Webinar: CAPRE’s Commercial Real Estate Daily: An Action Plan for Digital Infrastructure in Uncertain Times Friday, April 3, 2020 1pm-2pm ET Friday’s Topic: A C-Suite Perspective on Disruption and Challenge in the Mission Critical Ecosystem Data center and digital infrastructure operators are considered essential businesses in the face of the COVID-19 challenge. While […]Brian Klebash
- CAPRE WEBINAR REWIND | Data Center Weekly: Development, Investment, Capital Raising & Managing the COVID-19 Crisis 1 AprilIn its effort to continue industry dialogue and peer networking in uncertain times, CAPRE’s International Data Center Series hosted a webinar with industry leaders on March 31 to discuss current challenges and opportunities. Moderated by Brian Klebash and Rima Raouda, the webinar touched on key themes, including: the industry response to COVID-19, capital raising in […]Brian Klebash
- CAPRE WEBINAR REWIND | NJ CRE COVID-19 Action Plan: The Industry Response and Outlook for Remainder of 2020 30 MarchCAPRE’s New Jersey CRE Series hosted a webinar with industry leaders on March 30 to discuss current challenges and opportunities in the commercial real estate arena. Moderated by Brian Klebash and Rima Raouda, the webinar touched on key themes, including: the industry response to COVID-19, capital raising in the current environment, operations and management and […]Brian Klebash
- Registration Open for FREE CAPRE Webinar | NJ CRE COVID-19 Action Plan: The Industry Response and Outlook for Remainder of 2020 27 MarchNJ State of the Market: The Industry Response to COVID-19 and Outlook for Capital Raising, Investment, Development and Operations over 2020 Property management and operations strategies will be modified in the coming weeks to best manage this crisis. In addition, many capital raising strategies and current construction projects could be impacted. Join industry leaders on […]Brian Klebash
Data Center Post
- An Interview with Phillip Koblence, Co-Founder and COO of NYI 31 MarchTell us about DE-CIX’s new point of presence (PoP) in NYI’s data center facility in the 60 Hudson Street carrier hotel and the benefits of this expanded partnership between DE-CIX and NYI. We are excited to have DE-CIX available within our 60 Hudson Street data center as it allows us to offer powerful connectivity options. […]Kwan Cheng
- CoreSite Insights on their Partnership with DE-CIX and OCX 31 MarchBrian Eichman is Director – Solution Architecture & Product Development at CoreSite, a real estate investment trust that invests in carrier-neutral data centers and provides colocation and peering services. CoreSite has 21 operational data centers in eight major communications markets across the United States, serves more than 1,350 customers and has a portfolio totaling more […]Kwan Cheng
- DE-CIX Continues to Observe Evolving Internet Usage Behaviors in the Wake of COVID-19 27 MarchDE-CIX, the operator of the world’s largest Internet Exchange (IX) in Frankfurt, recently released more information about the changes it’s seeing to internet usage behavior and traffic growth across its IXs as a result of COVID-19. The company has seen increased use across a range of segments, including video conferencing, online gaming and more. Since […]Kwan Cheng
- DEMYSTIFYING INTERCONNECTION: A Summary of The Interconnection Playbook 27 MarchAuthored By: Ilissa Miller On March 5, 2020, industry interconnection specialists published the first-ever ‘Interconnection Playbook,’ which sets out to demystify interconnection, explore what the term means and outline the options available to companies embracing digital transformation. The Interconnect Playbook is a 36-page resource that is chock-full of information clarifying and quantifying interconnection options to help […]Kwan Cheng
- A Year in Review: GTT’s Rob Westervelt Talks Channel Evolution and SD-WAN Growth 26 MarchDon Witt of The Channel Daily News recently sat down with Rob Westervelt, SVP/Channel Chief at GTT America, to revisit the company’s channel growth and progress in the past year. Since the last time Don and Rob spoke to each other in 2019, the conversation shifted from GTT’s significant indirect channel growth, which has exhibited […]Kwan Cheng