As data center rack densities rise and chips get hotter, some are turning to immersion-based, open-tub liquid cooling to beat the heat. In an open-tub scenario, there are two distinct types of coolant – single phase and two-phase – the phase meaning the state the coolant is in at any given moment during the cooling loop. Single-phase coolants will remain in a liquid state while two-phase coolants will change from… Read More
How much will AI transform the data center real estate landscape?
ChatGPT — the web-based AI interface that responds to user questions with often strikingly human written responses — has captured the public imagination since its release by OpenAI in November. Indeed, access to a technology that can instantly create both real estate marketing emails and a biblical verse explaining how to remove a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR seems like a massive leap toward a future envisioned in science fiction novels. While… Read More
Five Important Phases for a Successful Data Center Migration
Five Phases for a Successful Data Center Migration As businesses grow and change, they inevitably reach a point where their existing information technology systems are unable to keep up with demand. A data center migration, or relocation, is the process of moving assets from one environment to another. The move is often to a contemporary hybrid IT model that includes owned or colocation data center space and public or private… Read More
How Businesses Can Save Millions With More Efficient Data Centers
Businesses are under great pressure to reduce their impact on the environment — and in every industry, data center power consumption is cause for significant and growing concern. That’s in part because most data centers are not designed for optimal power efficiency. An IDC survey found that the average data center wastes more than $1.4 million each year in electricity. A separate study found that a single server rack can… Read More
Looking Ahead into 2023 Data Center Industry Predictions
While 2022 proved to be a challenging year for the data center industry, 2023 is poised to bring exciting changes to the sector. Based on data from some of the world’s top research firms, including Dell’Oro Group, Forrester, and Gartner, here are five data center predictions for 2023. Increased SASE adoption Security — particularly network security — remains top of mind for data centers in 2023. According to a report… Read More
Cloud vs On-Premise? Here are Five Factors to Consider
In today’s world of enterprise IT, there are many factors that a company must consider in order to decide whether a cloud infrastructure is the right fit. Conversely, there are many companies that are unable to make the leap into the cloud, instead relying on their tried-and-true legacy and on-premise applications and software to do business. On Premise vs. Cloud It’s no surprise that cloud computing has grown in popularity as much… Read More
Benefits and Challenges of Colocation in a Hybrid Cloud Architecture
As a multi-tenant cloud environment, the public cloud offers companies with vast amounts of data a highly affordable option. However, it also presents a number of limitations including reliability challenges, a lack of control and transparency, and information security issues. First, uptime reliability can be a major issue for public cloud architectures. Popular cloud platforms – including Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and IBM Cloud – typically offer a… Read More
How Modular Data Centers Can Provide a Foundation of Sustainability
When it comes to data, what was once novel is now typical – the internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, just to name a few. A similar pattern shows up in data centers, where concepts once seen as novel and emerging are now becoming more commonplace. One such example is the rapid growth in adoption of prefabricated modular data center systems (PMDCs). A recent survey of 228 data center executives… Read More
Six Key Benefits of Data Center Colocation
As a company grows, so does its data. The continuous focus on digital transformation and the Internet of Things (IoT) is partly responsible for the rapid acceleration of data. The latest estimates expect the amount of new data to reach 180 zettabytes (ZB) by 2025—which is up from 44 ZB in 2020. Surging quantities of data inevitably lead to insufficient data center space and strained bandwidth. This can introduce service delays and impact operations. In-house… Read More
Virtual Interconnection: A Necessity for Modern Data Centers
Why does Virtual Interconnection matter? Interconnection is a core service of most co-location providers that supports many-to-many connections between entities for rapid data exchange as well as an on-ramp to cloud services. The need for interconnection is growing in lockstep with the move toward digital business as constant connectivity becomes an essential element of partner, supplier, and customer relationships. It is the fastest-growing segment of the colocation industry, with worldwide… Read More