Earlier this week, Phil Rafferty’s piece Edge Computing and Modular Data Centers: A Marriage Made in Heaven was published at Data Center Dynamics. In the piece, Phil draws on DSI’s years of experience in designing and building modular data center deployments to highlight why edge and modular are the perfect match for numerous reasons. Edge modules have a small footprint and are built offsite with all...
Read MoreEarlier this week, Future Facilities released some interesting findings based on a study they recently commissioned. The bottom line: there is a lack of Data Center capacity planning, and, in many cases, organizations are not prepared to meet the growing challenges that IT and Facilities face from increased rack densities and other factors. The study indicates that 85% of those surveyed have experienced downtime or outages...
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As pointed out in an article in FacilitiesNet e-newsletter, Take Charge of EV Infrastructure, electric vehicle adoption is expected to grow exponentially in the US over the next couple of years. In order to preserve the environment on behalf of both the organization and its employees, Facilities Managers are being asked to provide Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) stations on site. Data Specialties can handle every aspect...
Read MoreGuest Blogger: Tod Sword, Economic Development Consultant, Southern California Edison The Southern California Data Center market, especially that of Los Angeles County, is one of contradictions. There are concerns about high labor costs and soaring utility rates. With an average cost of 12.74¢/kWh, the City of Los Angeles’ commercial electricity rates are 26% higher than the national average of 10.9¢/kWh. Rental rates of $130-$160 kW/mo are almost...
Read MoreData Specialties Inc. is pleased to help the 7x24 Exchange International promote its first International Data Center Day! The Day was created to raise awareness of the data center industry and to inspire the next generation of talent. The first International Data Center Day will be held on October 29, 2019. International Data Center Day provides the industry an opportunity to open their doors and show,...
Read MoreDSI recently completed a significant data center expansion for a global technology services company that will support two large auto manufacturers and their affiliate businesses in the North and South American markets. Prior to DSI’s involvement, the data center was reaching maximum limits of physical space, as well as electrical and cooling capacities. To continue operations, the company planned to expand the facility to operate...
Read MoreToday, we officially launched our quarterly newsletter, the DSI Data Center Dive. The newsletter is an opportunity for us to keep in touch with customers and partners, providing them with valuable information on data center best practices, upcoming events that we will be attending and media coverage. The newsletter is also an opportunity for us to highlight the breadth of work that our firm has...
Read MoreWith Modular Data Centers becoming such an important topic in the data center environment, we wanted to focus on one of DSI’s most recent, and most successful, Modular Data Center projects. The University of Texas Health Science Center recent implemented a Modular Data Center solution designed and built by DSI. As detailed in the link below, construction of a new building to house a data center...
Read MoreLast month, DSI partnered with Future Facilities and RF Code to host two Edge Data Center seminars. The first one was held at Hurricane Electric’s Fremont 2 data center in Fremont, CA and the other one was held in Irvine, CA at Southern California Edison’s operations center. Upon conclusion of the Irvine event, attendees had the opportunity to tour SCE’s data center and get some...
Read MoreAs our friends at Data Center Dynamics describe in their latest North America Newsletter, the US Army is building a Modular Data Center which will be housed in a “standard” shipping container. While the specific applications discussed in the article are unique to the US Army, Modular Data Centers are an increasingly attractive option for all customers seeking uninterruptible power. To view the article, click...
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Prefabricated Modular Data Center project included:
Prefabricated Modular project included: