The Top 10 Data Center Stories of February 2021

March 1, 2021
Space and SPACs were hot topics last month on Data Center Frontier, including SpaceX Starlink’s broadband plans and Cyxtera going public through a merger. Here the 10 most popular stories on DCF in February 2021.

The boundaries between satellites and space and data centers on earth are being bridged, and Data Center Frontier readers want to learn more about it. Contributor Doug Mohney’s overview of low-earth orbit (LEO) broadband initiatives was our most popular story in February. Another hot topic was the hot Wall Street trend of SPACs and their growing impact on the data center sector, including a merger that will bring Cyxtera public. And all eyes were in Texas during the recent weather-driven infrastructure challenges.

Here the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in February 2021, in order of article views:

Education is part of our mission at Data Center Frontier. In our Voices of the Industry feature, we share the experience of data center executives on the front lines of innovation. Here’s a look at the most popular Voices columns for DCF readers last month:

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About the Author

Rich Miller

I write about the places where the Internet lives, telling the story of data centers and the people who build them. I founded Data Center Knowledge, the data center industry's leading news site. Now I'm exploring the future of cloud computing at Data Center Frontier.

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