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Data Center Frontier
- Landmark Dividend Acquires Prime Property in Ashburn’s Data Center Alley 14 OctoberLandmark Dividend has acquired approximately 1.2 million square feet of space within the Quantum Park development in "Data Center Alley" in Ashburn, Virginia. The deal includes vacant land that supports data center development.Rich Miller
- STACK Infrastructure Plans Major Expansion Into Asia-Pacific Markets 13 OctoberSTACK Infrastructure is expanding into the Asia-Pacific market, and will to build its first two data centers in Tokyo and Osaka. The company expects to enter at least four other Asia-Pacific markets through either acquisitions or development.Rich Miller
- Vantage Plans $1 Billion Expansion into Africa with Johannesburg Campus 13 OctoberVantage Data Centers is expanding into Africa, and has begun construction on a $1 billion data center campus in Johannesburg, South Africa. The project is notable because it is first direct expansion into Africa by a major U.S. data center developer.Rich Miller
- For the Balance Sheet and the Sake of the Planet, It’s Time Data Centers Reduce Power Consumption By Improving Utilization 13 OctoberIn this edition of Voices of the Industry, Eric Xie, Software Application Engineer at Intel® Data Center Management Solutions shares insights on how data centers can reduce power consumption to benefit both the bottom line and the planet.Voices of the Industry
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
- Facebook's Massive Blackout: Here's What Data Centers Have Learned So Far 5 OctoberFacebook’s massive outage put data centers on front pages across the globe this week — and may pose some uncomfortable questions for operators moving forward.
- UK Giant Doubles Down On Data Centre Dash 5 OctoberNew Zealand-based infrastructure business Infratil has teamed up with Kao Data, the data centre business of UK fund Legal & General, to back a £120M boost to advanced data centres for high-performance colocation. Kao's joint owners, Legal & General...
- 'The Devil’s In The Details': How CRE Discovered New Revenue In Edge Data Centers 4 OctoberAs traditional asset classes continue to struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic, property owners are beginning to train their eyes and dollars on something they typically never touch: digital infrastructure.
- Pentagon Closing Data Centers Amid Transition To Cloud 28 SeptemberThe U.S. Department of Defense has shuttered dozens of data centers as part of the military’s transition to the cloud, with more closures to come.
- Data Centers Are Surviving Hurricanes. But Are They Ready For Stormier Days Ahead? 24 SeptemberData centers are proving they can survive natural disasters without downtime. But are they prepared to meet the challenges created by a changing climate and a changing industry?
- Survey Says: For Data Centers, Sustainability Appears To Be Nothing More Than Talk 22 SeptemberThe data center industry has discussed sustainability for years, but a recent study shows most operators aren’t putting their money where their mouths are when it comes to tracking environmental impact.
- Military Veterans Could Solve U.S. Data Center Labor Woes. So, Why Aren't They? 17 SeptemberThe data center industry is learning that while military veterans may seem like the answer to its labor woes, actually hiring them will require more than lip service.
Data Center POST
- Basslink and Red Penguin Create a Partnership for the Sea 15 OctoberBass Strait is a complex body of water with highly variable and frequently difficult sea conditions related to the metocean characteristics of the region. Basslink’s Inteconnector connects the Tasmanian high voltage transmission network at George Town substation with the Victorian high voltage transmission network at Loy Yang substation and includes fibre optic assets which carry […]Kwan Cheng
- The North Sea Link Now Feeds Norwegian Renewable Energy Into the British Grid 14 OctoberBut that same energy continues to provide the whole world with low-carbon data storage. Earlier this week, the world’s longest sub-sea power cable entered service. International linkups between power grids are key to the world’s renewable future, as they present an antidote to intermittency. If it’s windy in Britain, surplus power can find its way […]Kwan Cheng
- Meeting Data Centre Demands With Datalec’s Wholly Owned ACCS Manufacturing Plant in Europe 13 OctoberEurope has seen a tremendous growth in data centre development causing the demand in data centre components to rise. The constraints in the supply chain are causing a significant impact in the building process. The cost of raw materials are consistently rising causing data centre operators to be at a standstill when looking to find […]Kwan Cheng
- NEDAS Live! Presents Episode 25 From Subsea to 5G Featuring Jim Fagan, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer for Global Cloud Xchange 7 OctoberOriginally published on NEDAS NEDAS Live! Presents Episode 25 “From Subsea to 5G featuring Jim Fagan, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer for Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), and Ilissa Miller, President of NEDAS. Listen to the podcast as Jim Fagan and Ilissa Miller discuss the current trends, differences in emerging markets and the impact of the […]Kwan Cheng
- Bulk Solutions Stand Out as DCS Awards 2021 Finalists 7 OctoberBulk Infrastructure has had two of their solutions shortlisted by the DCS Awards 2021 review panel. Bulk nominations reached the finals for Pandemic Project of the Year and for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability and Efficiency. The winners will be determined by an open voting process and will be announced at the in-person Awards Ceremony to […]Kwan Cheng