Why modular switch rooms are fast becoming the industry’s favorite way to construct data centers

Supply chains were already stretched in 2019. Then Covid hit, and the Russo-Ukraine War has exacerbated them still further. How can data center builders and operators manage the growing risks?

The PLDT Group has partnered with award-winning engineering firm RED Engineering for the build of its newest VITRO data center in Sta. Rosa, Laguna

New connector innovations are making it that bit easier and faster to provide the fiber connections that new data centers need

With the Legrand sponsored Data Center Construction Team of the Year award

Prefabricated data centers are nothing new

Through landing its biggest project yet, Anord Mardix has proven that when it comes to modular solutions, teamwork (and hard work) really does make the dream work

Skills shortages are everywhere, but affecting data center builders, operators and suppliers particularly acutely. Kirby Group’s Fergus Barry tells DCD what his company is doing to help alleviate them

While data center operators want their fleets to be as uniform as possible, customer demands and regulatory requirements mean that, ultimately, many hyperscale data center elements need to be made-to-measure

Technology keeps developing, and data centers need to develop with it

Smaller companies will take the brunt of the supply chain strain

But obstacles to growth continue to exist

How taking elements off-site during development can simplify the build

And building a data center is no different

Marshall Sorenson of Shockey Precast – a Metromont company – explains why the best laid plans are precast

It’s possible to deploy and adapt faster with brick-based data centers powered by renewable energy sources, argue Equinix’s David Hall, Craig Pennington, and Zac Smith

HoloLens, robots, interactive screens and more: Kirby’s Mark Danaher talks about the future of hyperscale data center construction

Too many of the sector’s best people are reaching retirement age, with too few young people coming through – despite the great prospects for a data center building career

Among the many varied impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the further delay of many data center construction projects

Virtual reality has found a niche enabling data center builders not just to show clients what their facilities will look like, but how work is progressing during the build

With data construction costs rising every year, companies need to be disciplined if they want to keep their construction costs down, according to Sacco

We sat down with Matthew Madden, CEO of DXN Solutions to discuss DXN’s role in the evolution of the Asia-Pacific data center market.

George Rockett, CEO of DCD sat down with Scott Neal, Global Product Director, Prefabricated Modules at Schneider Electric, to talk about all things prefabrication. Here are the highlights.