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Facebook Ready to Begin Second Data Center in Iowa

Data Center Knowledge

Facebook hasn''t even finished its first massive data center building in Altoona, Iowa. But the social networking company is ready to begin construction on a second 476,000 square foot building. Featured'

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Accelerating sustainability to build stronger businesses

CIO Business Intelligence

A holistic collaborative approach, involving all strategic business units, has become integral to supporting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments and targets across its core operations and processes. Depending on location and climate conditions, Equinix’s new data centers are designed to achieve under 1.20

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The Convergence of High-Performance Compute and Sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

Recently, data center operators have recognized the challenges associated with the ever-growing rack power density and that the demand for HPC and storage cannot be underestimated. The questions that come to mind are: is there a conflict between the need for HPC and corporate social responsibility?

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Customers come first at LuxProvide

Dataconomy

“At LuxProvide, we place people at the center of everything we do. The company operates from a Tier IV Data Center and has obtained ISO 27001 certification. Furthermore, assets entrusted to LuxProvide benefit from the strictest data sovereignty measures.

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Fountainhead: A data center trifecta? (Prediction)

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. A data center trifecta? While Im not sure what this market segment may eventually be called, it represents the third critical data center managemnet component. #1 is constructed and "doled-out" as a workload on #1 and #2.

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Dupont Fabros Signs Facebook To 7.5MW Lease – Facebook Now Leases Over 40MW On Ashburn Campus

Data Center Knowledge

Another blockbuster Facebook lease for Dupont Fabros, with the social media giant taking space in the new ACC7's constructed first phase and upcoming second phase. Read More.

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5G, industry, and collaboration at the edge

TM Forum

In this environment, the technologist in me can’t help but consider the possibilities of edge computing in remote parts of the world, where big data center footprints and always-on connectivity are not typically found. This was only possible because each trend built on the others. But it can’t happen without collaboration.

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