Top 5 Data Center Stories of the Week: Feb. 9, 2018

For your weekend reading, here are some of the most popular stories that appeared on Data Center Knowledge this week:

Why Mainframes Aren't Going Away Any Time Soon - IBM's former systems and technology CTO explains when it makes sense to buy a mainframe and what the advantages are.

HPE Spins Out US Data Center Engineering Practice - Partners buy out EYP Mission Critical Facilities’ US practice, relaunching it as an independent consulting business.

This Wave of Data Center Consolidation is Different from the First One - The first wave of consolidation may have peaked, but the new one is just starting.

Compass Gets Into the Edge Computing Business With Two Acquisitions - Buys EdgePoint and BitBox in a play to offer holistic core-to-edge data center infrastructure solution

Switch and Capital Dynamics Plan US Record-Capacity Solar Project in Nevada - Data center provider and some of its clients will be the first customers