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

Efficient Data Center Summit | Free Online Event

Join WiredRE and some of the world’s most innovative IT infrastructure and operations professionals for this interactive online event. End-users, analysts and other experts will present the latest solutions for increasing efficiency and maximizing availability in the data center. Key topics will include efficiency metrics, capacity management, cloud strategy, and storage efficiency. Presentations include: Creating … Read more

Data Center Real Estate Available at WiredRE, Five MW of Distressed

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, 2011 /Data Center Real Estate News/ — Wired Real Estate Group Inc. (‘WiredRE’), the nation’s leading data center planning, search, and finance firm, announced today their exclusive assignment to market four MW of wholesale, turnkey data center services that have been made redundant by virtualization and global consolidation as well as … Read more

Data Center Finance, Investing, and Real Estate Development Forum

I wanted to pass along an update on IMN Data Centers Forum on Financing, Investing, & Real Estate Development, scheduled for May 23-24 at the Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago. Their Inaugural DC Forum held this past November in Los Angeles, was a tremendous success w/ nearly 250 folks in attendance, featuring DC Developers/Operators/Owners, Tenants, … Read more

DATA CENTER DILEMMA AND DCRE GROUP RECEPTION

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1177 Airport Blvd, Burlingame, California April 28, 2011 – 1:00 PM TO 6:00 PM – Click to REGISTER – -Registration Starts at 12:30 PM – – KEYNOTE 10GBASE-T for Broad 10Gigabit Adoption in the Data Center Presented by Carl Hansen, Intel Designing and Retrofitting for Flexibility Presented by Carrie higbie, Global Director, … Read more