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CenturyLink: The New Data Center Behemoth
July 18th, 2011 : Rich MillerCenturyLink (CTL) is suddenly one of the largest players in the data center business. After completing its purchase of Savvis, the company now owns 48 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia with more than 1.9 million square feet of raised floor space. Read More
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Strongest Leasing Since 2008 for Digital Realty
July 12th, 2011 : Rich MillerDigital Realty Trust (DLR), the largest operator of wholesale data center space, signed new leases for more than 289,000 square feet of space in the second quarter of 2011, representing more than $42.9 million in annual revenue. Read More
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Digital Realty Signs Anchor in Boston Tech Corridor
June 24th, 2011 : Rich MillerDigital Realty Trust (DLR) has signed an anchor tenant at its new data center property in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which boosts the company's presence in the Route 128 technology corridor outside Boston. Read More
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Visa Leases Data Center from Digital Realty
June 8th, 2011 : Rich MillerVisa Europe has leased 10,000 square feet of custom data center space in the London market from Digital Realty Trust (DLR), the companies said today. The facility will be developed through Digital Realty's build-to-suit program. Read More
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POD Architecture 2.0 – Prefabricated Data Centers
May 12th, 2011 : Kevin NormandeauData Centers are more than the critical IT equipment that are housed within its walls. They are first and foremost rooms of power and climate control. Space that needs to be architecturally planned and quality constructed. As with any construction project there is an immense amount of planning and expense. Read More
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Digital Realty Buys Land for Ashburn Expansion
April 28th, 2011 : Rich MillerDigital Realty Trust has bought additional land in Ashburn, Virginia and plans to build new data centers on the property to accommodate strong demand in the northern Virginia market, the company said today. Read More
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Strong Demand for Powered Shell Space
April 26th, 2011 : Rich MillerAre more large companies investing in finishing out their own data center space? For the second consecutive quarter, leasing of "powered shell" space comprised the largest portion of new leasing in the portfolio of Digital Realty Trust, the world's largest landlord of data centers. Read More
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2011 US Data Center Market Drivers
April 15th, 2011 : Kevin NormandeauThe forecast for the US data center market call for significant growth in 2011 and 2012 according to a study recently completed by Digital Realty Trust. Each year they survey over 300 executives at large US companies about their business and data center needs. The findings in this white paper are impressive. Read More
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Digital Realty Deploying Modular Power Units
March 3rd, 2011 : Rich Miller
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has begun building pre-fabricated power and mechanical room modules and deploying them as part of its POD Architecture 2.0 service, which was unveiled today. The company says the modular units can cut up to two weeks off construction timelines.
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RESOURCE LINKS:
Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center

