Virginia Data Center and Telecom Development
The Washington, D.C. and Virginia data center real estate market is often on the receiving end of massive technological upgrades like Lightower’s all-fiber network.
Menu
Data Center Design
House Subcommittee Hearing Focuses On US Data Center Finance Issues
A debate over the number of data centers used by U.S. federal agencies calls data center design, financing and definitions into question.
Rapid Deployment Modular Data Centers: Comparisons and Contrasts
As modular data centers continue to grow in popularity, it’s worthwhile to take an inside look at the specific services and solutions offered by industry leaders.
Data Center Design Trends 2013
Regardless of how a company is provisioning its underlying IT infrastructure, it’s important to consider a number of new and disruptive technologies. Our data center research has uncovered three technology trends and associated solutions for addressing potential problems: 1) software defined networking, 2) microservers and 3) IT operations analytics. 1) Software-Defined Networking (“SDN”) As IT … Read more
Cyber “Virtual” Colocation and Cloud Computing 2.0
The next stage of cloud computing will likely be influenced by demand for further customization and adaptability.
Data Center Design Influenced by Supercomputer Metrics
A new metric for supercomputers could have far-reaching implications on data center design and development.
Data Center Design Architecture Constants
External data center design can vary dramatically from one location to another, however, all facilities have common outward elements.
Data Center Design Approaches and Certification
Telecom service providers, data center users and colocation providers all rely on data centers and continuous uptime of 24 x 7 x 365. While the uptime goal is the same, data center design approaches are numerous and multiplying. Many new firms have self-taught “experts” holding the reigns to millions of dollars of long-term investment capital. … Read more
Data Center Design and Construction Costs
GETTING THE UPPER HAND IN DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION COSTS – Data center expansion decisions are risky and rarely simple. The number of technical and financial trade-offs to consider are vast, making perfection unlikely. Now include the dynamics of various stakeholders leveraging their power in the decision making process or attempting to protect their careers. It’s … Read more
California Data Center Construction Completed by Swinerton
Swinerton Builders, one of the nation’s oldest and most trusted construction firms, tapped into the talent of its Critical Facilities division on the recently completed Phase 2 of a 93,000-square-foot build-out for Latisys, a national IT infrastructure services provider with a large data center in Irvine, CA. Backed by 125 years of construction expertise, Swinerton … Read more
