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What is a hyperscale data center? - DCD
WEBSep 13, 2022 · If you’re unsure what a data center is, read this, and then read on. Born to meet increased demand for cloud services - as fewer and fewer companies run their own IT systems, preferring to manage them remotely or outsource operations entirely - and responding to the growth of Internet companies, 5G, AI and Internet-of-Things (IoT) deployments, hyperscale facilities are central sites that ...
Biggest data center acquisitions: 13 billion-dollar data center deals
WEBSep 4, 2024 · “With the news of these pending acquisitions, the level of data center M&A activity is pushing towards new heights. As at mid-November, the total number of deals closed so far this year has already far surpassed the record number closed last year,” Synergy Research said in the wake of the CoreSite/CyrusOne deals in 2021. “Hyperscale operators continue to aggressively expand their ...
Brookfield acquires Cyxtera for $775 million, will combine it with ...
WEBNov 1, 2023 · Brookfield is to acquire Cyxtera, following the latter’s bankruptcy. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 in early June, will be combined with Brookfield's other US colo provider, Evoque.. The colocation company today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement (APA) under which Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and its institutional partners will acquire ...
An introduction to liquid cooling in the data center - DCD
WEBMar 28, 2023 · Enterprise-Grade Liquid Cooling Solutions. When analyzing liquid cooling options for enterprise-grade IT hardware there are essentially two main categories of liquid cooling – Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling (sometimes called conductive or cold plate liquid cooling) and immersive liquid cooling.
Oracle’s Larry Ellison: We’re building out 100 data centers globally
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Oracle is planning to expand its data center footprint significantly in the near future. In the company’s Q2 2024 earnings call this week, founder and CTO Larry Ellison said the company is in the process of expanding 66 of its existing cloud data centers and building 100 new cloud data centers.
How Meta redesigned its data centers for the AI era
WEBNov 28, 2023 · A look at Meta’s next-generation data centers. Faster, cheaper. Perhaps the most startling claim Meta has made with its new design is that it will be 31 percent cheaper and take half the time to build (from groundbreaking to being live) over the previous design.
US data center power consumption to double by 2030 - DCD
WEBJan 15, 2024 · The report also highlights low levels of available space in data center hotspots across North America, with low single-digit availability in several key markets.. Data centers switch on to AI. The increasingly sophisticated AI services on offer from the hyperscale public cloud providers mean power requirements in data centers are likely to rocket in the coming years, the report’s authors say.
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What is a data center? - DCD
WEBJun 14, 2022 · Power. Most data centers are powered by the grid, with energy fed to power distribution units (PDUs) within the data center to keep the supply to the equipment stable, as any loss of power can result in downtime - otherwise known as an outage - which in turn risks hardware damage, data loss and disruption to whatever operation the equipment is …