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Mission critical operations include everything from installing network equipment; maintaining high availability; implementing and verifying data security procedures; monitoring temperature, humidity, and air quality; optimizing operations; and reducing energy consumption. Find about all of it here.

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Building Commissioning

Learn how proper building commissioning can increase the energy efficiency of a facility, create better indoor operating conditions, and prevent equipment breakdowns that could lead to catastrophic downtime.

Site Selection

There’s a lot to consider when it comes to data center site selection. From energy costs to climate to land costs and more, find out everything you need to know before building your next facility.

Decommissioning

The results of improper IT asset dispostion (ITAD) strategies can be detrimental to a company. Find out what you need to know about ITAD/decommissioning best practices here.

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Powering the Data Center

Quiz | Powering the Data Center

Carrie Goetz
May 25, 2022
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Power is one of the most important elements of the data center. Do you know everything you should to stay safe, keep your workloads running, and meet your ESG goals? Take this quiz to find out.


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Tier IV Data Center
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The World’s Second Largest Tier IV Data Center

A Yotta Infrastructure case study
May 17, 2022
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Yotta Infrastructure and Uptime Institute teams collaborated at multiple fronts to mitigate customer risk to the maximum extent.
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Real Estate outlook

Real Estate Outlook

May 4, 2022
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Data center needs will continue to grow as cloud service providers and social media and content streaming companies expand and 5G, AI, and edge computing gain traction, spurring development of additional capacity nationwide.
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Rosendin Selected to Build Meta’s Temple Data Center in Texas

Electrical contracting company hiring 440 trade workers, BIM, project managers, and office staff
April 25, 2022
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The 900,000-square-foot data center aims to serve as a model of energy efficiency and will be supported by renewable energy from new solar energy plants. The project will also aim for LEED Gold certification and receive credits for water restoration efforts. 


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Natural disasters and extreme conditions

Preparing Data Centers to Weather the Storm

Natural disasters and extreme conditions are increasing in frequency
Shane Menking
April 13, 2022
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From business to education to our personal lives, nearly every function in the modern world relies on technology and internet connectivity to power the ways we work, learn, and live.
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Meta Selects the Kansas City Region for New Hyperscale Data Center

The company formerly known as Facebook will supply its project with 100% renewable energy and will support 100 jobs
March 24, 2022
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The Kansas City Area Development Council and its partners announced that Meta (formerly Facebook) selected the Kansas City region for its new hyperscale data center.



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Multitenant Data Center Opens in Alabama

Brasfield & Gorrie recently completed construction
March 14, 2022
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The one-story, 40,000 square-foot greenfield data center is located on a 6-acre site. The facility includes two 10,000 square-foot data halls, which will support up to 2 MW of IT load each. 


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Real Estate White Paper

White Paper | Real Estate

February 28, 2022
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Data center needs will continue to grow as cloud service providers and social media and content streaming companies expand and 5G, AI, and edge computing gain traction, spurring development of additional capacity nationwide.
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The Baltic States Get Their First Large-Scale Data Center

It's the first of three planned for the area
February 28, 2022
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The first building spans 14,500 square meters. The total planned capacity of the complex is 31.5 MW — in other words, the center’s electrical connections could cover the energy needs of a small town.


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Cover Story

Plan Your IT Infrastructure Now, Not Later

The digital transformation of data centers
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Steven Carlini
February 7, 2022
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Data centers will continue to shape the digital transformation in the U.S. and abroad. For large corporations, the time is now to invest heavily in technologies that are energy efficient and resilient.
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