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EdgePresence Expands Its EdgePod Solutions In 20 Markets

EdgePods provide carriers, tower operators and enterprise companies flexible, secure, edge data center solutions for the 5G era.

May 20, 2019

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EdgePresence is currently deploying its EdgePod data centers across 20 markets throughout the U.S

A Construction Primer: Precast Vs. Site-Cast

Jim Houtman

May 19, 2019

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Commercial construction is an intense and complicated topic. When the subject is building envelopes, the discussion can be as vast as it is deep with opinions.

Compass Datacenters Begins Construction On 75MW Data Center Campus In Northern Virginia

First facility in Loudoun County will deliver 6MW of IT load to cloud/hyperscale customer.

May 14, 2019

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Compass Datacenters is beginning construction of its first data center in Loudoun County, Virginia.

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Life Safety Damper Controllers from Ruskin

The Ruskin® ADC105 addressable damper controller meets NFPA 80 and 105 life safety remote damper testing requirements.

May 10, 2019

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The Ruskin® ADC105 addressable damper controller meets NFPA 80 and 105 life safety remote damper testing requirements.

Digital Realty Opens Expansion In Dublin

Five-megawatt expansion on Profile Park campus opens as nearly half of Irish IT decision-makers remain optimistic on tech sector.

May 9, 2019

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Digital Realty has announced the official opening of the second data centre on its Profile Park campus in Dublin, Ireland.

Equinix To Open 12 New Data Centers And 23 Expansions In 2019

Global interconnection platform accelerates business transformation in the digital age.

May 9, 2019

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Equinix, Inc. will open 12 new International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers and expand 23 existing IBX data centers in 2019 as part of an expected $1.730 to $1.920 billion of non-recurring capital expenditure expansion program for the year as announced on the company's Q1 2019 earnings call.

Report: By 2025, Modular Data Center Market To See 23% Growth

The market is predicted to hit US$50 billion.

May 7, 2019

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According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights, Inc, the modular data center market will hit US$50 billion by 2025.

Data Center Market Insanity

But is it sustainable?

Paul E. Schlattman

May 6, 2019

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A few weeks back, I had dinner with Jon Atkins from RBC Capital Markets and some other friends in San Francisco. At dinner, Jon gave me his January 2019 Equity Research, which is the best prospective I have seen to date. All indicators point in the direction of growth.

DataBank Begins Construction On Salt Lake City 5 Data Center

Located on DataBank’s Granite Point Campus, SLC 5 offers enterprises and hyperscalers significant power and space for rapid deployment and expansion.

April 30, 2019

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DataBank has announced the commencement of construction for its Salt Lake City 5 (SLC5) data center.

T5 Data Centers and QuadReal Launch $2.5 Billion Fully Integrated Platform

The move is designed to develop, acquire, and operate data centers.

April 26, 2019

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T5 Data Centers and QuadReal Property Group have agreed to launch a platform to develop, acquire and operate data centers focused on meeting the complex requirements and escalating demands of enterprise and hyperscale users.

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