Colorado Data Centers and Technology Finance and Investment

Colorado Springs is a hot bed for technology companies. In the most recent years leading companies such as FedEx, Progressive Insurance, Verizon Wireless, HP, Agilent and Wal-Mart have decided to make Colorado Springs, CO the home for their data centers. Is Colorado Springs quickly becoming the Silicon Valley or shall we dub it ‘Technology Valley’ … Read more

It’s Criticality Dummy

We all read frequently about rising cooling and power demand in the data center. It seems like the trend is back to the mainframe world where computers will be housed in water cooled cabinets. My reaction to all of that is, who cares? Of all the considerations for a data center deployment, power density has … Read more

BSNL’s Data Center Fire Reminds Us to Know Our Fire Suppression Options

Though it was about half way across the world, the fire that affected BSNL’s network in India was another reminder of the importance of ensuring your telecom infrastructure is protected with the right fire suppression solution. A bit closer to home, back in October 2011 the New York Stock Exchange experienced a small fire in … Read more

Energy Efficient Data Center Design

This is the question asked by Deerns Consulting Engineers’ white paper published in the fall of 2011. The white paper addresses key issues associated with energy optimization of data centers, with an emphasis on implementing cost-savings solutions. “Based on Deerns’ experience, energy savings of 15-35% with a payback time of less than one year are … Read more

Data Center Design Engineering Firm Deerns on Cooling Energy

When it comes to data center engineering, there are certain specific attributes that must be considered. When selecting an international engineering group, just one focused on data centers may not be in the most ‘know’ as those that have experience in other areas such as Energy Neutral Building design, Airports, Medical facilities and Clean Rooms … Read more

San Francisco Data Center, Brannan Street

Telco grade with cooling loops and commercial power to space. 4 MW Utility Power. Leased facility – 2019 expiration with renewal rights. Common cooling loop with Level 3 presence – dedicated power could be configured. Major interconnection location in San Francisco 24 x 7 Building Security

San Francisco Data Center, Carrier Hotel

This state-of-the-art, secure data center provide a resilient, high performance environment for your IT operations. Cloud Services and Managed Services offerings span a variety of services and technologies and result in end-to-end infrastructure solutions that allow enterprises, service providers and small and medium businesses to realize the efficiencies that can be gained from hosting and … Read more

Fire Suppression Considerations for Your Data Center

Researching information on the different methods of fire suppression for data centers, I came across this article from 2006 written by Matt Stansberry of TechTarget. He writes, “fire suppression experts determined one method is not enough to keep your facility safe and equipment functioning. You need both.” What are the options? There’s water and gas. … Read more

Virginia Data Center, Sublease

This Data Center is just minutes from Washington D.C. This Data Center has received Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Moderate Authorization and Accreditation from the U.S. General Services Administration. FISMA requires federal agencies to develop, document, and implement an information security system for its data and infrastructure. Government entities can now utilize these infrastructure … Read more

WiredRE Continues to Move Data Centers – Partnership With Five Universities In Massachusetts

MIT, Northeastern University, Boston University, the University of Massachusetts and Harvard University are collaborating on an exciting project called the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC). One of the goals of this project is to implement high efficiency systems and use state-of –the-art power distributions and cooling which will make it LEED certified. The … Read more