Frontier Spotlight: The Top Data Center Stories for May 2018

Jason Waxman, the VP and General Manager for Intel’s Cloud Platforms Group, speaking at DCD Enterprise in New York. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Equinix Hires Jim Smith for Hyperscale Data Center Initiative: Equinix has tapped industry veteran Jim Smith as its new Managing Director – Hyperscale, a sign that the colocation provider sees a significant opportunity in its expansion into hyperscale data center construction.

Smart Cities: A Platform for Urban Transformation: The technology to enable smart cities is close at hand, but political and cultural challenges will take longer to resolve. That was the key takeaway from a Think Tank on smart cities at the Infrastructure Masons Leadership Summit.

Coinbase Plans Low-Latency Colocation for Bitcoin Trading: Bitcoin specialist Coinbase is entering the market for low-latency colocation services, a move that could signal a shift in the data center industry’s relationship with the cryptocurrency world.

As Cloud Investment Surges, What’s the New Normal for Data Centers?: Hyperscale cloud builders are accelerating their data center build-outs as they add capacity for new customers. As investment surges to new highs, what will the “new normal” look like for the data center industry?

The exterior of the EvoSwitch data center in Amsterdam, which has been acquired by Iron Mountain. (Photo: EvoSwitch)

Iron Mountain Acquires Amsterdam’s Evoswitch in $235M Deal: Iron Mountain has acquired the EvoSwitch data center business for $235 million, gaining entry to the Amsterdam market, one of Europe’s major connectivity hubs.

Chirisa Enters Ashburn Market, Buys Prime Parcel in Data Center Alley: Chirisa Investments has acquired a piece of prime real estate in Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia where it plans to build a 30-megawatt data center.

Voices of the Industry

Data Center Frontier readers also digested weekly analysis from expert analysts from companies like Cyctera, Stream Data Centers, Instor Solutions and more. Topics covered included colocation, cybersecurity, data center partnerships and more.

Here are the top three most-read Voices of the Industry columns from May 2018:

It’s Time to Reimagine and Reinvent the Data Center: Colocation allows businesses to shift staff and resources from data center management to focus on IT infrastructure and business priorities. Randy Rowland, President of Data Center Services at Cyxtera, explores the evolving data center and what’s in store for the future.

Cybersecurity: It’s More than Just Technology: Stewart Collier, Managing Director, Critical Environments, at Stream Data Centers, explains why it is time to recognize cybersecurity involves more than just technology, and how the roles of compliance and physical access ensure virtual security for the enterprise.

Don’t Go It Alone: The Value of Trusted Data Center Partnerships: When it comes to scalability, partnerships can make or break your success in the data center world. Jim Levin, Vice President of Business Development, Strategy & Marketing at Instor Solutions Inc., explains how to identify the right strategic partners – and how to hang on to them.

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