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Report: Data Center Leasing Surged 25 Percent in 2013

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Data center demand from social media companies and cloud-builders contributed to a surge in leasing of wholesale data center suites in 2013, with total leasing volume up about 25 percent from 2012, according to a report from a real estate firm. Featured'

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Top 10 Data Center Stories, September 2013

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Data center expansions by Google, Microsoft and eBay captured the attention of readers in September, along with a cloud outage for Amazon Web Services. Here are the most viewed stories on Data Center Knowledge for September 2013, ranked by page views. Google Has Spent 21 Billion on Data Centers.

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Google Spent $7.3 Billion on its Data Centers in 2013

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Google continues to pump big bucks into its data center operations, investing a massive $7.35 billion in capital expenditures in its Internet infrastructure during 2013. Featured'

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Top 10 Data Center Stories, August 2013

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The impact of a "leap second" on servers at Facebook and the number of servers at Rackspace were the most popular stories of August 2013 at Data Center Knowledge. We present our top ten stories, ranked by popularity.

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The Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2013

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Big projects, big budgets, design innovation and repurposing the old economy''s infrastructure for the new economy were key themes during 2013. Here are the top 10 stories of 2013, ranked by page views. Featured'

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QTS is Top Performer in 2013 as Data Center Stocks Lag the Market

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QTS Realty and CyrusOne were the top performers among publicly-held data center companies for 2013 after going public earlier in the year. The sector trailed the broader market, as investors cooled on data center stocks amid growing cloud competition and. But they were the best of a weak bunch. Featured'

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Top 10 Data Center Stories, November 2013

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In November, lots of data center stories drew our readers'' interest. The top items included: the possibility of turning former Sears auto service centers into mission critical space, the automation at Facebook that allows a sys admin to manage at least 20K servers, and more.