The ‘Facebook Effect’ and the Data Center Market

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 12 2011)

...on a year leasing “plug-n-play” wholesale data center space from at least four providers, including Digital Realty Trust, DuPont Fabros Technology, CoreSite Realty and Fortune Data Centers. As a result, the impact ......leasing space when large tenants move into their own data centers. In its early years, leases with Microsoft and Yahoo provided more than two-thirds of revenue for DuPont Fabros. + CoreSite Realty: Facebook ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   Digital Realty

Sabey Plans Huge Data Center Campus in Ashburn

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 22 2011) Cloud Computing

... construction will continue the building boom in Ashburn, which is also a major data center hub for Digital Realty Trust, Equinix, DuPont Fabros Technology, Verizon Business and AT&T. The activity in Ashburn is dri......mplex in Quincy, Wash. that will be called Intergate.Quincy. Sabey’s current tenants include Microsoft Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, Savvis, Internap, VMware and T-Mobile. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Verizon Business   Digital Realty   DuPont Fabros Technology

Data Center Industry Links for Dec. 2

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 2 2010)

...arePoint Online, which are currently in the FISMA certification and accreditation process. From the Microsoft GFS blog. Digital Realty Trust Gets NAIOP Award - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) announced that it received the National Association of Industrial and Office Prop... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Digital Realty   Dell

Can Containers Remake Data Center Geography?

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 11 2010) Container , Networking

... like Altoona and Harrisburg in Pennsylvania, Edinburgh, Ohio and South Bend Indiana. “There are no Digital Realty or T5 data centers in these markets,” he said. “But there is a need. Will these companies go into t......g. The container is getting integrated into the mainstream in a very serious way. It’s not just the Microsoft data centers in Chicago and Virginia. It’s taking the show on the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Digital Realty   IBM

Data Centers: For When The Cloud is Not Enough

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 22 2010) Cloud Computing

..., Facebook and Twitter are following the lead of other huge “Internet-scale” companies like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and eBay, who all build custom data centers to maximize gains in performance and cost. Scali......of dollars with companies that design, build and commission new facilities. One interested party is Digital Realty Trust (DLR), which is landlord to both Facebook and NTT America, Twitter’s primary service provider... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Yahoo

Manos Goes Mobile, Takes Post at Nokia

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 31 2010)

...ible executives, and been a regular speaker at major industry conferences and events. Manos came to Digital Realty from Microsoft, where he served as General Manager of Data Center Services for Global Foundation Services, and was... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Google   Digital Realty

Facebook to Build Its Own Data Centers

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 20 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

...illion user barrier, has expanded by leasing space from “wholesale” data center landlords,including Digital Realty Trust, DuPont Fabros Technologies and Fortune Data Centers. Since the beginning of 2009, Facebook h......e club of huge Internet companies that build their own data centers, a group which includes Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, eBay and Oracle. This typically requires a larger up-front investment in construction and e... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Yahoo

A Standard for Data Center Containers?

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 18 2009) Construction , Container

...not all the players in the data center business can bring the same bulk-purchasing power to bear as Microsoft or Digital Realty. Microsoft is sharing its process because it believes the benefits can drive better efficiencies for the entir... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

Data Center Leasing: It’s All About the Megawatts

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 11 2009) Construction

...deals. “Our business is all about leasing access to power,” said Michael Foust, the CEO of Digital Realty Trust, the largest data center developer landlord. “The square footage is almost secondary in some ......rging for is the availability of power.” Wanted: Cheap, Abundant Power As companies like Google and Microsoft build ever-larger data centers packed with tens of thousands of servers, they are choosing to build... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Digital Realty   DuPont Fabros