For years we’ve been hearing about how great liquid cooling is, and how everyone will soon be using it to enable high power densities. At the same time, we’ve seen an immense amount of white space resolutely cooled by air, with no intention of ever being cooled by anything else. According to an Uptime Institute survey (see more on Monday), 85 percent of enterprise IT operators don’t use direct liquid… Read More
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Considering Colocation?
Here are Six Advantages for Your Business 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… Read More
Data Center Trends To Follow For A Competitive Edge
As the world becomes more automated, the role of data centers grows more critical. Our hybrid IT infrastructure is ripe for innovation, which is fortunate because the demands are great and so are the challenges. As an industry, we must meet calls for accelerated capacity across the globe while improving data center sustainability and ushering in a new age of sustainability reporting. Let’s take a moment to look at some… Read More
How Data Centers are Breathing Life into Abandoned Buildings
The trend in data center construction has been to construct an entirely new building, designed to meet all kinds of demands, like maximum power and air conditioning efficiency. But alongside these greenfield developments, there have been some creative exceptions to the rule: old, abandoned structures which are given a new, modern life. Over the last few years, there has been an effort to convert abandoned buildings in densely populated urban… Read More