4 days ago · Data Center Frontier reports on issues related to telecom, data centers, cloud computing, and the future of the internet for those working in facilities powering the cloud.

Jan 14, 2025 · The latest developments in data center design, providing updates on the innovations and best practices for creating energy efficient and sustainable data centers. Our stories provide insights into the role of modular and pre-fabricated data center designs, the impact of the Open Compute Project and open hardware movement, and new approaches to creating …

6 days ago · As AI continues its rapid expansion across industries, new reports from JLL, Dell'Oro and UK-based Knight Frank explain how the data center sector is engaged in a step-change evolution to meet its growing demands. Newly released research and market analysis illuminates how, as artificial ...

Jan 24, 2025 · As the data center industry evolves, the next leap forward lies in full automation of power and operations. Future data centers, whether newly built or retrofitted, will rely on automated processes to streamline efficiency, enhance reliability and elevate user experience.

Data Center Frontier charts the future of data centers and cloud computing. We write about what’s next for the Internet, and the innovations that will take us there.

4 days ago · Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS): Battery storage systems store excess energy generated during low-demand periods, providing backup during peak loads or power outages. BESS also supports grid stabilization by participating in demand-response programs. The global energy landscape is transitioning toward decarbonization, decentralization, and …

4 days ago · In late 2023 and early 2024, the murmur among data center operators was that the industry would need to start taking steps to improve its energy usage efficiency, not just because it was a financially and ecologically responsible thing to do, but if the industry didn’t start taking that responsibility, the utilities and governmental agencies would do it for them.

Nov 26, 2024 · The closing panel session of this year's inaugural Data Center Frontier Trends Summit (Sept. 4-6), entitled "Top 5 Data Center Trends to Watch for 2025," began with an introduction from DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent, the voice behind the event’s transitions. The founder of Data Center Frontier, Rich Miller, then took the stage and expressed his gratitude …

Jan 6, 2025 · Elsewhere in Europe, Amsterdam's data center moratorium remains in effect (no doubt redounding to the sector's vibrancy in nearby Germany and France). Meanwhile in Asia, the pace and urgency of data center demand last year saw industry hotspot Singapore to thaw its 2019 industry moratorium, with 300 MW of additional power being made available “in the short …

Jan 5, 2023 · 2. Generative AI Tools Emerge as Game Changers There were spectacular advances in AI during 2022, especially for generative AI applications that captured the public imagination with their ability to create images, answer detailed questions, write essays on complex topics, and accelerate software programming.. We saw the emergence of stunning AI …