Global Datacenter Trends
Global Datacenter Trends
Datacenter trend intelligence tracks data centre market trends, AI-driven capacity demand, power availability, colocation growth, interconnection strategy, and regional campus investment worldwide, giving readers a fuller view of the demand shifts, capacity constraints, platform strategies, capital timing, regulatory pressure, and operating assumptions behind the market.
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What does a data centre operator do on a daily basis?
Data centre operators ensure that mainframes and large computers are functioning efficiently in a data centre organisation. Their job is to ensure that network servers are running well, and need to escalate issues centres face to data centre managers. They must have excellent…
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Equinix boosts earnings forecast amid surging data centre demand
Equinix has raised its annual adjusted core earnings forecast amid robust data center demand, driven by the increasing generative AI adoption. The company has also provided a revenue forecast for the third quarter and reported a sequential increase in adjusted core earnings and…
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CtrlS invests $47M in new Patna data centre
CtrlS Datacenters is investing Rs 400 crore ($47 million) to build a new data centre in Patna, featuring a 10MW IT load capacity and 1,000 racks.
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Aruba integrates liquid cooling tech at Ponte San Pietro campus
OUR TAKERecently Aruba has implemented liquid cooling technology at their Ponte San Pietro data centre near Milan? That’s pretty impressive! With AI and HPC demanding more from hardware, traditional air cooling systems are struggling to keep up. I remember Google and Microsoft…
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What is retail colocation? A guide to shared data services
Retail colocation offers a strategic advantage to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing access to advanced data centre technologies without the high costs typically associated with such infrastructure. As digital technologies become increasingly critical to…
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What is colocation trading? Speed up the financial markets
Colocation trading is a key high frequency trading (HFT) strategy whereby financial firms locate their trading servers in the same data centres as the electronic trading platforms used by financial exchanges. This proximity is key to dramatically reducing delays in data…
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What is server colocation and why is it important for businesses?
Server colocation is a strategic IT management approach whereby organisations host their server hardware in a third-party data centre. This arrangement allows organisations to benefit from the advanced infrastructure of these facilities without the high costs associated with…
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Microsoft’s earnings: Investors eye AI growth amid rising costs
Investors anticipate Microsoft’s upcoming earnings report to assess the impact of its AI infrastructure investment on Azure’s growth. There is apprehension regarding the short-term returns on tech giants’ data centre spending, with Alphabet’s recent financial results serving as a…
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Insights into choosing the right colocation provider
A colocation provider is a data centre that permits clients to house their servers within its racks, sharing bandwidth. Certain colocation providers also offer interconnection services to facilitate edge-to-core digital goals.
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What are colocation services?
Colocation is a hosting service where a business rents space for its servers and other computing hardware in a data centre. With colocation, the customer retains ownership of the hardware but benefits from the data centre’s infrastructure, security, and connectivity.
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What is colocation hosting?
Colocation hosting is a data centre service offering businesses secure, scalable server accommodation without the need for self-maintenance. As businesses increasingly rely on the internet for operations, the demand for reliable and scalable hosting solutions like colocation is…
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What is a power distribution unit (PDU) and what does it do?
Power is a foundational element of data centre operations. Without a highly reliable power source, data centre operators cannot ensure the availability and performance of IT systems. That’s why the power distribution unit (PDU) is one of the most important components of the data…
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How does your data centre recover from a disaster?
Data centre disaster recovery plan(DRP) is critical to maintaining business continuity and protecting valuable data from a range of threats, including cyber-attacks, human error and power outages. A comprehensive DRP includes detailed risk assessments, strategic backup protocols…
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Tesh Durvasula named CEO of AtlasEdge
Tesh Durvasula has taken the helm as CEO of AtlasEdge, succeeding Giuliano Di Vitantonio who now chairs the board. With a strategic vision focused on expanding the European Edge data center market, Durvasula’s appointment marks a pivotal step for AtlasEdge as it aims to…
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Virgin Media’s $12.7M program launches fibre routes to Equinix’s Manchester data centre
Virgin Media Business Wholesale, the fixed wholesale connectivity arm of Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2 Business), has launched diverse fibre routes and high bandwidth services into the Equinix flagship site, Manchester MA5 data centre as part of its £10 million ($12.7 million)…
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Digital Realty launches direct liquid cooling for high-density configurations
Digital Realty’s latest offering enhances their standard high-density colocation service by introducing direct liquid cooling.
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Google launches Trillium AI chip that’s five times faster
Google introduced a product in its line of AI data center chips called Trillium that it claims is 5 times faster than its previous version.
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Internet Multifeed Co. expands JPNAP connection points in Osaka
Digital Edge Holdings Pte. and Internet Multifeed Co., announced a new data centre has been installed at Digital Edge’s OSA1 data centre.
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Tract unveils plans for 2.4GW data centre campus in Virginia
Tract, a data centre land acquisition and development company, has announced its plans to build a 2.4GW data centre campus in Hanover County, Virginia. This significant development signals Tract’s strategic expansion in the rapidly growing data centre market and underscores its…
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Google earmarks $3B for data center investment
Tech companies like Google and Amazon are ramping up their investments in data center infrastructure. Google has unveiled plans to invest $3 billion in establishing a new data center campus in Indiana and expanding its existing facilities in Virginia. Expanding data center…