Switches & Routers

Data center circuit breakers trip almost instantly to prevent equipment damage
Switches & Routers
A Guide to Data Center Circuit Breaker Design and DeploymentA Guide to Data Center Circuit Breaker Design and Deployment

Data center circuit breakers protect equipment, but correct hardware management is key to reliable operations. Find out how to optimize design and deployment.

byChristopher Tozzi, Technology Analyst
Dec 12, 2024
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1 Min Read
White box switches offer data centers cost savings and flexibility but may present challenges in setup and maintenance
Switches & Routers
White Box Switches: Benefits and Best Use Cases for Data CentersWhite Box Switches: Benefits and Best Use Cases for Data Centers
byChristopher Tozzi
Dec 4, 2024
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Smart router in a data center
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Next-Gen Networking: Exploring the Utility of Smart Routers in Data CentersNext-Gen Networking: Exploring the Utility of Smart Routers in Data Centers
byChristopher Tozzi
Nov 25, 2024
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How Insecure Network Devices Can Expose Data Centers to AttackHow Insecure Network Devices Can Expose Data Centers to Attack
byChristopher Tozzi
Oct 28, 2024
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Data center network switches
Switches & Routers
Patch Now: Cisco Zero-Day Under Fire From Threat GroupPatch Now: Cisco Zero-Day Under Fire From Threat Group
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Jul 3, 2024
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DigitalBridge Weighs Sale of Vantage Data Centers Stake
Switches & Routers
DigitalBridge Weighs Sale of Vantage Data Centers StakeDigitalBridge Weighs Sale of Vantage Data Centers Stake
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Mar 9, 2023
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Activist Investor Legion Wants DigitalBridge to Sell If Turnaround Falls Short
Activist Investor Legion Wants DigitalBridge to Sell If Turnaround Falls Short
Dec 14, 2022
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byBloomberg News
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Switches & Routers
Done: DigitalBridge and IFM Take Switch Private for $11B
Done: DigitalBridge and IFM Take Switch Private for $11B
Dec 7, 2022
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1 Min Read
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DigitalBridge, Equinix Vie for Time Dotcom’s Data Center Unit
DigitalBridge, Equinix Vie for Time Dotcom’s Data Center Unit
Aug 30, 2022
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Switches & Routers
Top Thai Banks Weighs Stake Sale in Data Center Operator
Top Thai Banks Weighs Stake Sale in Data Center Operator
Jun 1, 2022
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byBloomberg News
Switch Pyramid campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Switches & Routers
DigitalBridge to Buy Data Center Firm Switch for $8.4 Billion
DigitalBridge to Buy Data Center Firm Switch for $8.4 Billion
May 11, 2022
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg News
Switch CEO Rob Roy
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DigitalBridge Is Vying to Buy Data Center Company Switch
DigitalBridge Is Vying to Buy Data Center Company Switch
May 10, 2022
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg News
Inside Green Mountain's DC1-Stavanger data center, a repurposed former NATO ammunition storage facility built inside a mountain.
Switches & Routers
DCK Must Know: Top Data Center News This Week – July 23, 2021
DCK Must Know: Top Data Center News This Week – July 23, 2021
Jul 23, 2021
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief
Richard Li’s PCCW in Talks to Sell Data Centers to DigitalBridge
Switches & Routers
Richard Li’s PCCW in Talks to Sell Data Centers to DigitalBridge
Richard Li’s PCCW in Talks to Sell Data Centers to DigitalBridge
Jul 20, 2021
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg
Water Cooling Could Be Key to Opening Virginia’s ‘Digital Gateway’
Switches & Routers
Water Cooling Could Be Key to Opening Virginia’s ‘Digital Gateway’
Water Cooling Could Be Key to Opening Virginia’s ‘Digital Gateway’
Jun 24, 2021
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1 Min Read
byScott Fulton III, Contributor
Data Foundry's Houston 2 data center
Switches & Routers
Switch to Acquire Texas Data Center Operator Data Foundry for $420M
Switch to Acquire Texas Data Center Operator Data Foundry for $420M
May 3, 2021
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief
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Tetrate Service Bridge for Istio On Hybrid Clouds Ready for Production
Tetrate Service Bridge for Istio On Hybrid Clouds Ready for Production
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1 Min Read
byChristine Hall
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Switches & Routers
Vantage Buys Hypertec’s Hyperscale Data Centers in Montreal
Vantage Buys Hypertec’s Hyperscale Data Centers in Montreal
Nov 20, 2020
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief
Switch's pyramid data center campus outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Switches & Routers
Switch to Apply the Pandemic’s Lessons in Efficiency Permanently
Switch to Apply the Pandemic’s Lessons in Efficiency Permanently
Nov 9, 2020
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief
The Etix campus in Offenbach, Germany, now part of the Vantage portfolio
Switches & Routers
Vantage Data Centers Raises $1.3B via Securities, Cuts Capital Cost
Vantage Data Centers Raises $1.3B via Securities, Cuts Capital Cost
Oct 6, 2020
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief
The Etix campus in Offenbach, Germany, now part of the Vantage portfolio
Switches & Routers
And Then There Was One: How Vantage Outpaced NGD
And Then There Was One: How Vantage Outpaced NGD
May 20, 2020
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byMark Ballard
The Etix campus in Offenbach, Germany, now part of the Vantage portfolio
Switches & Routers
Vantage Deploys $2B War Chest to Expand into Europe’s Hyperscale Markets
Vantage Deploys $2B War Chest to Expand into Europe’s Hyperscale Markets
Feb 10, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBill Stoller
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Switches & Routers
Telefónica to Deploy TIP Open Gateways to Enable 5G
Telefónica to Deploy TIP Open Gateways to Enable 5G
Nov 11, 2019
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief
Kubernetes: VMware’s Bridge to the Future
Switches & Routers
Kubernetes: VMware’s Bridge to the Future
Kubernetes: VMware’s Bridge to the Future
Aug 30, 2019
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1 Min Read
byPaul Ferrill
Colony to Buy Digital Bridge, Owner of DataBank, Vantage, for $325M
Switches & Routers
Colony to Buy Digital Bridge, Owner of DataBank, Vantage, for $325M
Colony to Buy Digital Bridge, Owner of DataBank, Vantage, for $325M
Jul 26, 2019
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1 Min Read
byBloomberg
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Switches & Routers
Why Digital Bridge Isn’t Building Edge Data Centers at Its Towers (Yet)
Why Digital Bridge Isn’t Building Edge Data Centers at Its Towers (Yet)
Jul 10, 2019
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1 Min Read
byBill Stoller
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Modern Solutions for Remote File Storage
Modern Solutions for Remote File Storage
May 16, 2019
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1 Min Read
byIndustry Perspectives
Switch CEO and founder Rob Roy on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the company's IPO day
Switches & Routers
What Switch Is Doing to Right the Ship
What Switch Is Doing to Right the Ship
Dec 20, 2018
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1 Min Read
byBill Stoller
Rendering of a 4Degrees Colocation data center
Switches & Routers
Vantage to Buy Canadian Data Center Firm 4Degrees for $200M
Vantage to Buy Canadian Data Center Firm 4Degrees for $200M
Dec 19, 2018
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief
Switch CEO and founder Rob Roy rings the opening bell at NYSE on the company's IPO day on Oct. 6, 2017
Switches & Routers
DCK Investor Edge: Why Switch Shares Tanked This Week
DCK Investor Edge: Why Switch Shares Tanked This Week
Nov 17, 2018
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byBill Stoller
Switch CEO Rob Roy rings the NYSE opening bell
Switches & Routers
Switch Results Disappoint Wall Street Again, Stock Craters
Switch Results Disappoint Wall Street Again, Stock Craters
Aug 15, 2018
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1 Min Read
byBill Stoller
Switch CEO Rob Roy rings the NYSE opening bell
Switches & Routers
Switch Reports Another Weak Quarter, But Is There an Upside?
Switch Reports Another Weak Quarter, But Is There an Upside?
May 23, 2018
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byBill Stoller
Switch CEO and founder Rob Roy rings the opening bell at NYSE on the company's IPO day on Oct. 6, 2017
Switches & Routers
Switch Founder Rob Roy Snares $95 Million for 2017 Tied to IPO
Switch Founder Rob Roy Snares $95 Million for 2017 Tied to IPO
Apr 30, 2018
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byBloomberg
Switch CEO and founder Rob Roy on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the company's IPO day
Switches & Routers
Why Switch’s 2018 Guidance Disappointed Wall Street
Why Switch’s 2018 Guidance Disappointed Wall Street
Apr 5, 2018
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byBill Stoller
Rendering of one of the data centers on the future Vantage campus in Ashburn, Virginia
Switches & Routers
Vantage Raises $1.1 Billion to Fund Data Center Construction
Vantage Raises $1.1 Billion to Fund Data Center Construction
Feb 20, 2018
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1 Min Read
byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Former Editor-in-Chief

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