6 Challenges for Data Center Users

09/03/2019

Challenges for data center users are everywhere. Companies evaluating their IT infrastructure strategy face the burden of creating an infrastructure roadmap expected to meet the company’s needs today and provide flexibility for the future. Sounds easy, right? In our latest podcast, Hawk Podcast #13, we discussed six challenges companies experience with data center infrastructure projects and how to overcome them to ensure a successful outcome. Internal infrastructure audits are hard It’s hard to know where you are going ...

Sabey Data Centers: Building Big in Ashburn

11/15/2018

Northern Virginia is the undisputed hotbed of data center activity, growing by nearly 300 MW of commissioned power in the last year to become the first data center market with over 1 GW of commissioned power. In that same time, nearly 300 MW of power was absorbed, due to a multitude of 10+ MW leases. The market shows no signs of slowing down, however, as providers remain bullish in Northern Virginia. Providers in Northern Virginia have plans in place for ...

Colocation Northwest: The Value of Hazard Mitigation

11/08/2018

Uptime is a key performance indicator at every data center. Mechanical failures, cyber-attacks, human error and natural disasters can all make data centers falter. Nature is particularly insidious. Lightning, ice, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and tornados can all bring data center operations to a screeching halt. Each year costly natural disasters take their share of data centers offline. Fortunately, data centers and tenants can mitigate risks to keep everything running. Most solutions are either diverse or redundant. Diverse hazard mitigation ...

Colocation Northwest: Attracting Enterprises with Connectivity and Power

06/13/2018

Data center demand is still coming from the “Enterprise User”, especially as more companies migrate from corporate owned data centers to colocation and cloud solutions. As the shift continues, enterprise user needs are continuing to come to the surface. Larger companies with IT requirements value highly connected data centers with enough power to meet their needs in both the short and long term. These companies are focused on data center solutions with available power, a fast delivery time cycle and ...

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