Design

The latest developments in data center design, providing updates on the innovations and best practices for creating energy efficient and sustainable data centers. Our stories provide insights into the role of modular and pre-fabricated data center designs, the impact of the Open Compute Project and open hardware movement, and new approaches to creating data center racks and servers.

Data Center World Experts Drill Down for AI Facility Design and Construction Case Study

Matt Vincent

April 24, 2024

PowerHouse Data Centers' VP of Data Center Development and Construction Luke Kipfer and Critical Facilities Group Principal Christopher McLean are known for their wealth of hands...

Voices of the Industry

Navigating the Future: Upgrading Networks in Data Centers for 400G  

Nicholas Cole

April 26, 2024

Nicholas Cole, Data Center Solution Manager at EXFO, explains why the journey towards 400G and beyond is not merely about keeping pace but also ensuring that every step forward...

Vertiv's Free Online Configurator Eases Prefabricated Modular Data Center Design, Planning

Matt Vincent

March 7, 2024

Vertiv Modular Designer Lite is a new web-based application that streamlines the process of designing PFM data centers based on the Vertiv SmartMod and Vertiv SmartMod Max platforms...

'C' Revision of TIA-942 Data Center Standard Specifies for Fiber Connectivity, Cabinet Widths

Patrick McLaughlin

Feb. 16, 2024

The newly authorized TIA-942-C standard will include several significant modifications from the TIA-942-B version—including the incorporation of previously published standards...

The Eight Themes That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2024

Rich Miller

Jan. 2, 2024

The AI boom will ripple through the digital infrastructure sector, impacting the availability of space, the supply chain, pricing, cooling, power and design.

DCF's Top 10 Data Center White Papers of 2023

DCF Staff

Dec. 27, 2023

Here are the 10 most popular data center white papers of 2023 from Data Center Frontier, ranked by number of reader downloads.

Voices of 2023: The Top 10 'Voices of the Industry' Columns

DCF Staff

Dec. 26, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, who better to turn to for advice on how to handle the changing business landscape, than the data center industry’s leaders? Here are the top 10 most ...

Roundtable: Manufacturing Outlook and Possibilities for U.S. Data Center Supply Chains

Matt Vincent

Dec. 14, 2023

We asked our Executive Roundtable for their takes on opportunities going into 2024, geographical and otherwise, for an expansion of U.S. manufacturing capabilities to benefit ...

PowerHouse Data Centers, Data Center Alley, Virginia

Roundtable: Tips On Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Properties for Data Centers

Matt Vincent

Dec. 12, 2023

We asked our Executive Roundtable for considerations regarding "adaptive reuse" of vacant office, retail and other commercial real estate properties for data center design and...