Data center providers that have built a strong franchise in a single city or region are raising their sights and launching expansions, as seen in this week's headlines.
San Diego colocation specialist American Internet Services (AIS) has expanded to the Phoenix market, opening a new data center in 120 East Van Buren, a data center hub operated by Digital Realty Trust (DLR).
A report published by Tariff Consultancy Ltd notes that European data centre revenue is "set to more than double over the five year period from 2010 to 2015, with net raised floor space to increase by 70%, driven primarily by price increases."
As NYSE Euronext pushes deeper into data center services, industry-watchers are gauging the impact on the low-latency colocation market in Northern New Jersey. Colocation providers say the NYSE will bring further segmentation to a fast-growing...
New colocation space is filling quickly when brought online, according TeleGeography, which says global coloproviders have added 1.6 million square feet of new space since the beginning of 2008.
At the recent SVLG Data Center Energy Efficiency Summit, RagingWire Enterprise Solutions presented a case study detailing an efficiency project at the company's colocation facility in Sacramento.
Lexent Metro Connect has completed an "ultra low latency" dark fiber connection between two Equinix data centers in Secaucus, New Jersey and major carrier hotels in Manhattan, providing even faster connections for Equinix' growing high-speed...
The Securities & Exchange Commission wants to learn more about colocation services providing low-latency access to financial exchanges for high-frequency trading, commissioner Mary Schapiro said this week. The agency says it will seek public...
