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
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
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
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
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 now bottlenecks have emerged elsewhere in the solution … Read more
I was recently reminded of the genius of Bill Norton, one of the founders of Equinix and now proprietor of DrPeering.com. Bill wrote back in 2008 about how the next wave of “disruptive” traffic growth would be 10X the first wave of 2001, and he also postulated several Internet Hierarchies that might evolve, namely: 1. … Read more
I had the opportunity to speak with Geoff Hampson late last year regarding the data center market. If you don’t know Geoff, he has been the captain of the ship at several retail brands including Peer 1 Network and CoreLink Data Centers. Geoff had a few things to say about the current environment, “It used … Read more
It may not be considered a first-tier market, but Colorado is rapidly gaining share nationally as a destination for the enterprise and large and highly secure – read government and intelligence community – deployments owing to it’s cheap power (4.5 cents or less) and temperate climate allowing 75% or more free cooling throughout the year. … Read more
We recently acquired a pricing graphic that we first observed late last year at the IMN event on Data Center Development and Finance. At the time, it was cited by Rick Magnuson, who given that he is the Chairman of Digital Realty Trust, we were quite flattered that he would use this graphic. Â And … Read more
If you aren’t familiar with the Economic Cycle Research Institute, then I encourage you to check them out. They have an unequaled track record of predicting recessions, and according to their CEO, Lakshman Achuthan, there’s no double dip recession on the horizon. This should be welcomed news to data center investors, as they open their … Read more
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