Chicago Data Center Market Update 2011

Steadfast Networks Goes SSAE 16 The Chicago-based hosting and colocation provider, Steadfast Networks, recently announced that both of their Data Centers located in Chicago and Data Centers located in New York successfully completed an Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 16 audit. “We are extremely happy to have completed this recent third-party audit,” says … Read more

Silicon Valley Colocation
Tech Plug & Play Office (Cloud+SaaS Development)

WiredRE are offering this 2N data center with combined office, warehouse, and flex space for cloud and SaaS development, from concept through operations. Situated directly across Caspian Drive from Equinix SV4, this property has the following features: Scalable Colocation from One Rack to Private Suites Pass?Through Power + Low PUE High & Low Density Options … Read more

WiredRE Advises Avista Capital Partners in DataBank Deal

San Francisco, CA – Wired Real Estate Group Inc. (“WiredRE”), the nation’s leading cloud, colocation and data center real estate advisor, announced its role as advisor to Avista Capital Partners (“Avista”), a leading private equity firm, in their recently announced acquisition of DataBank Holdings from Freeman Group, a private investment firm. DataBank’s existing data center … Read more

Data Center Research, Benchmarking

Cloud, Colocation, and Data Center Real Estate Analysis With the maturation of the IT infrastructure business, solution sets for any given need have multiplied and produced an alphabet soup of viable alternatives. IaaS, Cloud, Colo, PaaS, Container, etc., all serve essentially the same need for infrastructure services. Processor level advances have solved many problems, and … Read more

Chicago Data Center
Central Chicago Loop Location

Extremely reliable and highly-secure Managed Data Center and Disaster Recovery Services. Customers have the option of choosing either pre-configured or custom-configured spaces for their equipment. The Chicago Data Center boasts of a fully redundant traffic-engineered network with AT&T, RCN, Level 3, Qwest and AboveNet.

Data Center Design and Efficiency – Yahoo’s Lockport Facility

Scott Noteboom, Yahoo!’s global head of data center operation, recently pointed out similarities between Henry Ford’s Ford Motor Company’s manufacturing revolution and the revolution of design and construction of modern data centers. He pointed out how slow and inefficient car production was before the invention of the assembly line, and it compares to the process … Read more

Colorado Data Center Real Estate Market Update

Colorado continues to see tremendous data center activity. HP recently announced the opening of new 50,000 sq ft facility that will serve as a working data center, in addition to a research facility to test the most efficient and sustainable approaches to data center operations. Colorado was chosen by HP for its climate which enables … Read more

US Data Center Statistics

WiredRE recently talked with ACR regarding the data center market. According to their CEO, there are many ways to identify the size of a data center or IT department, and the approach will depend on the specific market you serve. There are more accurate ways to target IT markets than the traditional approach of simply … Read more

Washington Data Center for Lease, Sale (Improvements)

This data center, on site of the Titan development at Moses Lake Washington, was designed and built for the primary data center of a multi-national enterprise. The data center was commissions in 07, and since reaching full operations, the site has achieved an enviable track record of uptime performance. With the introduction of virtualization and … Read more

Vineyard Data Center Park Receives Urban Renewal Status, New Tax Incentives

The 108-acre tract in south Colorado Springs will be developed under urban renewal rules, which could translate to using tax money. City Council voted 5-3 to approve the Vineyard Data Center Park, southeast of Janitell Road and Executive Circle, as urban renewal property, paving the way for tax money for infrastructure, allowed in urban renewal … Read more