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CommsConnect March 2020

5G is unlike any previous mobile generational shift. It will give consumers the faster broadband pipes they demand and bring significant enterprise functionality. In partnership with 451 Research, we identify the challenges and infrastructure needed to enable 5G deployment.

CriticalLink March 2020

Increasing demand for video streaming, social sharing, artificial intelligence (AI), and critical activities such as banking and medical procedures is driving computing to the edge of the network. With that in mind, deployment speed is more critical than ever, and the ability to deploy equipment quickly anywhere in the world is becoming another layer of differentiation.

Industrial Insights March 2020

Enterprise IT strategists are adapting to new demands from the industrial edge, 5G networks, and hybrid deployment models that will lead to more diverse data centers across more business settings. That’s the message from a broad new survey of 150 senior IT executives and data center managers on the future of the data center.

CommsConnect January 2020

The technology surrounding prefabricated modular (PFM) data centers has been around for more than a decade – and a lot longer outside of the data center. It also continues to evolve, with more and more suppliers developing new technology and services. Despite that legacy and continued innovation, misconceptions about PFM data centers persist including that the technology is still unproven and that it hasn’t evolved from early designs.

CommsConnect November 2019

If you work in or around the telecom industry, there is no denying the rising hype around 5G. Preparing for it is undoubtedly a top priority, and rightfully so, considering that most experts agree this next generation of cellular network technology will bring about unprecedented change for businesses and consumers — a sentiment reinforced during a recent webinar from Vertiv and 451 Research.

CommsConnect September 2019

Scaling network infrastructure to support the continued demand for more mobile communication is a challenge in itself, but doing so while minimizing the environmental impact and the amount of energy consumed by these telecom networks, adds another layer of complexity to a rapidly evolving telecommunications industry.

CommsConnect July 2019

The hype around 5G networks is very much real and Asia is poised to become one of the world’s top regions for the new telecom technology. According to a report from GSMA Intelligence, more than half of 5G connections in 2025 will have come from Asia, pioneered by the likes of Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore. To date, many innovators in this region are actively engaging or developing telecom infrastructure for 5G, with many poised to launch 5G networks within the next three to five years.

CriticalLink February 2020

Today’s enterprise data centers are becoming smaller and more efficient. Because they house the sensitive data organizations refuse to trust to the cloud, these enterprise facilities typically are more mission-critical than ever. These are leaner data centers, optimized for their role as the hub of these new, hybrid networks.

CriticalLink January 2020

As the world charges into 2020, organizations increasingly will forego the enterprise-or-cloud debate that dominated C-level conversations in recent years in favor of hybrid architectures that incorporate public and private cloud models and edge assets around a reconfigured core. This evolving approach to managing data and computing resources is one of five emerging 2020 data center trends identified by experts from Vertiv, a global provider of IT infrastructure and continuity solutions.

CriticalLink December 2019

Vertiv, a Platinum Equity portfolio company, and a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced it will become a publicly traded company through a merger with GS Acquisition Holdings Corp (NYSE: GSAH, GSAH.U, GSAH WS).

CriticalLink November 2019

Some of those who read the report, Data Center 2025: Closer to the Edge, were struck by the fact that the 800-plus global data center professionals surveyed predicted that slightly more than one-fifth (21%) of the total power consumed by data centers in 2025 will come from wind and solar. They see little evidence the industry is well-positioned to achieve this projection.

Industrial Insights January 2020

Lithium-ion batteries are attracting a lot of interest as an alternative to lead-acid batteries for use with data center UPS systems. The problem, however, of course, is that there are currently no lithium-ion batteries that have been operating in data centers anywhere near that length of time. The technology in this application is just too new. Without real-world operating data to reference, how can data center operators have confidence that lithium-ion batteries will deliver on their projected life expectancy?

Industrial Insights November 2019

Excess power capacity drags down operating efficiency and inflates OpEx, and there are two main reasons it exists: a sub-optimal specifying process and the natural human desire for a security blanket.

Industrial Insights September 2019

Energy grids are getting smarter. Unfortunately, for many reasons, they also appear to be becoming more volatile and vulnerable. Utilities and governments are investing heavily into smart grids, smart meters and other forms of Internet of Things (IoT) technology that promise to improve grid management and monitoring. But energy grids world-wide also continue to face a range of threats to continuity of supply.

Industrial Insights July 2019

Prefabricated and modular are distinct methodologies but we know from market research that adoption of so-called prefabricated modular (PFM) data centers, that combine both techniques, are growing rapidly. But what do we mean when we say prefabricated, what do we mean when we say modular, and what benefits do they confer to the construction, operation, and modification of critical facilities like data centers?