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Equinix Plans Major Expansion in Toronto
December 10th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Equinix is preparing a major expansion in Toronto, where it has leased substantial space in a new building on Front Street, not far from the company's existing facility, housed in the city's primary telecom hub at 151 Front Street. Read More
Data Center Links: Equinix, Phoenix NAP, AIS
December 7th, 2012 : John Rath
Equinix selected by CBOE and LMAX.exchanges, Phoenix NAP partners with WebPal, Lunarpages renews with AIS. Read More
Report: Twitter Expanding in Atlanta
December 5th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Back in September 2011 we reported that Twitter was leasing a big chunk of space in an enormous data center operated by QTS in Atlanta, with the option to expand as it grows. It looks like the micro-blogging service is growing again. Read More
Colocation Decision Checklist and Best Practices
December 4th, 2012 : Bill Kleyman
The colocation selection process never really revolves around just one metric. Instead, an organization has to look at various variables which can comprise a solution which will directly fit in with the needs of the business. One of the best ways to come to a decision is to outline what is important, create a check list, and follow that list during the selection process. Read More
Data Center Colocation: Addressing Today’s IT Concerns
November 29th, 2012 : Bill Kleyman
Growing organizations are faced with new challenges around their expansion plans. IT managers have to figure out how to create new efficiencies, and try to expand their environment as efficiently and economically as possible. This is where data center colocation can really help. Read More
Colocation Planning: Environmental Control and Management
November 27th, 2012 : Bill Kleyman
In selecting the right data center colocation, it is important to consider the visibility and management tools available for the customer. Monitoring power consumption, having a disaster-recovery-ready environment and truly partnering with the provider are vital points to evaluate when making a data center choice. Also, a well-structured Service Level Agreement (SLA) is critical to the key to a succesful partneship. Read More
Colocation Selection: Analyzing the Workload
November 20th, 2012 : Bill Kleyman
In selecting the right type of data center colocation, administrators must thoroughly plan out their deployment and strategies. This means involving more than just facilities teams in the planning stages. The process to select a good data center has to involve not only the physical elements of the data center, but the workload to be delivered as well. Read More
New ViaWest Colocation Facility Achieves Tier IV
November 14th, 2012 : Jason Verge
ViaWest has earned a Tier IV design certification for its Lone Mountain data center project in Las Vegas. This is notable because it’s the first Tier IV designed colocation facility in North America, according to the Uptime Institute. Read More
Evaluating a Colocation Facility
November 13th, 2012 : Bill Kleyman
There are several decision points which must be made when examining the right colocation datacenter for your organization. In selecting the right facility, the decision-making process should revolve around the following: Read More