The Data Center Frontier Show

The cloud is extending to the stars. DCF Show host Rich Miller talks with Doug Mohney, who writes about the intersection of space and the data center industry. You'll hear some of the use cases that combine data centers and satellites, and how large cloud computing players like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure are using satellites to extend their reach beyond the atmosphere.    LINKS: Data...

Will your data be stored in DNA and holograms? Microsoft is working on new storage technologies to house massive amounts of data. Some of them feel like science fiction, but could disrupt how we store and manage data. DCF Editor Rich Miller explains how data can be stored in DNA and holograms. The biggest advantage: The potential to shrink Walmart-sized data centers. 

Google’s Grace Hopper Cable connecting the U.S. and Europe is the latest in a series of new subsea cable projects. Data Center Frontier Show host Rich Miller looks at how cloud growth is reshaping how data travels around the globe.  

Host Rich Miller talks with cooling expert Kevin Facinelli, President, Data Center Cooling at Nortek Air Solutions about the challenges of keeping servers cool as data centers get larger and taller. Also: Will vacant office space house servers in the poet-COVID economy?   Rich and Kevin discuss key trends in data center cooling, including: How to adapt cooling systems for hyperscale data center de...

Our 2020 podcast season kicks off with a series of shows based on DCF’s annual forecast, which we call “Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center in 2020.” On this podcast, we explore two of the most important trends: data tonnage, and the hardware arms race around artificial intelligence, or AI. Our number one trend is the explosive growth of data, which will be felt in 2020 like never before....

While robots in the data center has been proposed and tested for years, the reality is getting close to fruition, with the introduction of a robotic system to hoist servers from a tank of cooling liquid. Is this another step towards more "lights out" mission-critical facilities such as data centers? Our host, Rich Miller, explores the history and future of robots in the data center.​ LINKS:   Insi...

Everyone's talking about data center merger mania. In this episode, host Rich Miller talks about two deals, one that happened and one that didn't. The deal that happened is Digital Realty's acquisition of European colocation and interconnection provider, Interxion for $8.4 billion.  He will cover the important strategic factors that make this deal a win for Digital. There's also the deal that didn...

The road to the self-driving car of the future will be one where data, hardware and data centers play a major role. Autonomous vehicles are the equivalent of supercomputers rolling down the highway, creating a mind-boggling amount of data.  Rich Miller, the founder and editor of Data Center Frontier, takes listeners through what the impact of autonomous vehicles will have on infrastructure and dat...

Northern Virginia is home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, with more than 5M SF of data center space, and more on the way. Ashburn is located in Loudoun County, which is home to more than 100 data centers. Our host Rich Miller explains how Ashburn became Data Center Alley and what’s going on there today. Links mentioned: Northern Virginia Market Update https://datacenterf...

A look at the world of hyperscale data centers, and an introduction to the podcast, including a brief history of the data center industry, background on editor Rich Miller and Data Center Frontier. Rich also provides a preview of the season ahead. Hyperscale Data Centers: A Data Center Frontier Special Report More Insights and trends on hyperscale computing and data centers