Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about technology and related business, law, and public affairs since 1993. Details of his work can be found here.

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Data center stacks
Energy & Power Supply
Three-quarters of Ireland's Data Center Power Reserves Left Unused (Updated)Three-quarters of Ireland's Data Center Power Reserves Left Unused (Updated)
byMark Ballard
Jun 30, 2022
8 Min Read
Meta data center - 3D render
Sustainability
Scorned Meta Data Center in Holland Met All Environmental StandardsScorned Meta Data Center in Holland Met All Environmental Standards
byMark Ballard
Apr 15, 2022
6 Min Read

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Bomb damage at 26 Mryonosytska Street, Kharkiv
Networking
Battle Intensifies To Keep Ukraine Online
Battle Intensifies To Keep Ukraine Online
Mar 11, 2022
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7 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Facebook data center
Hyperscalers
Hyperscale Data Centers Under Fire in Holland
Hyperscale Data Centers Under Fire in Holland
Feb 7, 2022
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7 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Amsterdam subway central station. December 2020
Regulations
Amsterdam Officials Challenged as They Mull Limits On Data Centers
Amsterdam Officials Challenged as They Mull Limits On Data Centers
Dec 16, 2020
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10 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Ij lake, Amsterdam, 2013
Regulations
Amsterdam’s Next Data Center Clusters Will Be Built Out of Town
Amsterdam’s Next Data Center Clusters Will Be Built Out of Town
Dec 10, 2020
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9 Min Read
byMark Ballard
A woman passes by a Google themed barrier in front of a Google data center in Fredericia, Denmark (November 2020)
Sustainability
Europe Edges Closer to Green Data Center Laws
Europe Edges Closer to Green Data Center Laws
Dec 8, 2020
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8 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Osaka, 2015
Investing
Data Center Investors Meet Japan’s Corporate Protectionism
Data Center Investors Meet Japan’s Corporate Protectionism
Oct 1, 2020
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8 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Data Center Entrepreneurs Dragged into Corporate Power Struggle
Business
Data Center Entrepreneurs Dragged into Corporate Power Struggle
Data Center Entrepreneurs Dragged into Corporate Power Struggle
Sep 10, 2020
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8 Min Read
byMark Ballard
A Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, Germany
Cloud
Industry-Tailored Clouds Give Platforms More Marketplaces They Can Run
Industry-Tailored Clouds Give Platforms More Marketplaces They Can Run
Aug 24, 2020
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9 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Amid Pandemic, UK Data Center Operators Face Reliability Regulation
Regulations
Amid Pandemic, UK Data Center Operators Face Reliability Regulation
Amid Pandemic, UK Data Center Operators Face Reliability Regulation
Jul 21, 2020
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7 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Interxion's MRS3 data center under construction in Marseille
Infrastructure
KKR’s Big Ambition to Build Digital Infrastructure for the Future
KKR’s Big Ambition to Build Digital Infrastructure for the Future
Jun 16, 2020
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4 Min Read
byMark Ballard
The Etix campus in Offenbach, Germany, now part of the Vantage portfolio
Investing
US Data Center Operators Have Financing Advantages Over EU Counterparts
US Data Center Operators Have Financing Advantages Over EU Counterparts
Jun 9, 2020
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6 Min Read
byMark Ballard
The Etix campus in Offenbach, Germany, now part of the Vantage portfolio
Switches & Routers
And Then There Was One: How Vantage Outpaced NGD
And Then There Was One: How Vantage Outpaced NGD
May 20, 2020
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10 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Blade server install
Uptime
UK Emergency Planners' Data Center Risk Info Gathering Is Slow Going
UK Emergency Planners' Data Center Risk Info Gathering Is Slow Going
May 14, 2020
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5 Min Read
byMark Ballard
UK Data Center Operators Say Prolonged Lockdown Would Risk Outages
Outages
UK Data Center Operators Say Prolonged Lockdown Would Risk Outages
UK Data Center Operators Say Prolonged Lockdown Would Risk Outages
Apr 17, 2020
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5 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Global Switch 2 data center in London's Canary Wharf (2009)
Uptime
UK Data Centers Plead for Critical Status for Contractors as Coronavirus Takes Hold
UK Data Centers Plead for Critical Status for Contractors as Coronavirus Takes Hold
Mar 27, 2020
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6 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Two young men play the mobile AR game Pokemon Go on the campus grounds of the University of Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2016.
Investing
Data Center Investors Expect to Cash in on Africa’s Population Boom
Data Center Investors Expect to Cash in on Africa’s Population Boom
Mar 23, 2020
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7 Min Read
byMark Ballard
EU Industry Body Wants Data Centers to Become Part of the Energy Grid
Energy & Power Supply
EU Industry Body Wants Data Centers to Become Part of the Energy Grid
EU Industry Body Wants Data Centers to Become Part of the Energy Grid
Mar 17, 2020
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5 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Equipment at Equinix's PA8 data center in Paris during a french economy minister (unseen) visit in 2019
Regulations
Data Center Operators Vie for Leverage as Europe Eyes Efficiency Rules
Data Center Operators Vie for Leverage as Europe Eyes Efficiency Rules
Feb 25, 2020
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9 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Investors Prepare the Ground for Data Center Growth in East Africa
Business
Investors Prepare the Ground for Data Center Growth in East Africa
Investors Prepare the Ground for Data Center Growth in East Africa
Jan 29, 2020
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7 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Interxion's MRS3 data center under construction in Marseille
Deals
Digital Realty Sweetens Takeover Deal for Frigid Interxion Shareholders
Digital Realty Sweetens Takeover Deal for Frigid Interxion Shareholders
Jan 22, 2020
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6 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Chinese State-Backed Data Center Builder Claims Record Investment, Led by Morgan Stanley
Deals
Chinese State-Backed Data Center Builder Claims Record Investment, Led by Morgan Stanley
Chinese State-Backed Data Center Builder Claims Record Investment, Led by Morgan Stanley
Dec 13, 2019
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4 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Inside a former CenturyLink data center
Colocation
Cyxtera Chief Says Weak Colocation Sales Didn't Cause Company Split
Cyxtera Chief Says Weak Colocation Sales Didn't Cause Company Split
Nov 21, 2019
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6 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Interxion's MRS3 data center under construction in Marseille
Deals
Large Interxion Shareholders Are Said to Be Unhappy With the Digital Realty Deal
Large Interxion Shareholders Are Said to Be Unhappy With the Digital Realty Deal
Nov 8, 2019
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10 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Fabrice Coquio, Interxion managing director, France, showing network cross-connects in one of the company's data centers in Marseille.
Deals
Eager Eyes on Interxion for European Data Center Buyout
Eager Eyes on Interxion for European Data Center Buyout
Oct 28, 2019
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9 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Amsterdam skyline, 2014
Regulations
Why Amsterdam Halted Data Center Construction
Why Amsterdam Halted Data Center Construction
Oct 3, 2019
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8 Min Read
byMark Ballard
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong offices in the Central district of Hong Kong
Infrastructure
Data Center Firm Global Switch Shelves IPO as Economy Stutters
Data Center Firm Global Switch Shelves IPO as Economy Stutters
Sep 24, 2019
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5 Min Read
byMark Ballard

Editor's Choice

US city in a heat wave
Outages
How Heat Waves and AI Challenges Are Piling Pressure on Data CentersHow Heat Waves and AI Challenges Are Piling Pressure on Data Centers
byNathan Eddy
Jul 24, 2024
6 Min Read
Data Center Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) will help the industry improve its sustainability profile.
Green Materials
Data Center Industry Calls for Environmental ‘Nutrition Labels’ to Cut Carbon EmissionsData Center Industry Calls for Environmental ‘Nutrition Labels’ to Cut Carbon Emissions
byJames Walker, Dayneé Alejandra Rosales
Jul 17, 2024
4 Min Read
AI data center construction cranes
Data Center Construction
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3 Min Read
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Industry Voices

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AI Data Centers
Nvidia Partner SMC Raising $950 Million to Tap AI Server BoomNvidia Partner SMC Raising $950 Million to Tap AI Server Boom
byBloomberg News
Jul 26, 2024
2 Min Read
Data center news roundup
Build & Design
Data Center News Roundup: H2 Reports Released, Heat Waves Add to Industry WoesData Center News Roundup: H2 Reports Released, Heat Waves Add to Industry Woes
byJames Walker
Jul 26, 2024
4 Min Read
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