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As a DataBank Dallas 1 (DFW1 – 400 S Akard St) or Dallas 2 (DFW2 – Richardson) we need to make you aware of some changes that are occurring at these two facilities in response to COVID-19. Other DataBank facilities are operating without changes.

This past week has seen a significant rise in confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, across our country. At DataBank, we take these situations very seriously and wanted to take a moment to address our stance and actions being taken to protect your people, our people, facilities, and critical mission workloads.

DataBank’s Chief Information Security Officer, Mark Houpt, Senior Account Executive, Tonya Phillips, and Vice President of Sales, John Solensky, joined a panel discussion in Washington, DC recently. It marked an important step in helping inform policy decisions on protecting critical data, as well as making sure that public infrastructure is in place.

Eventually, every business must decide whether to stick with their on-premises data center. Learn the pros and cons of turning to a colocation partner.

Our five tips offer a range of technical benefits, including better cabinet airflow and preparing the rack for future equipment additions or changes.

Located in Eagan, MN, DataBank East Twin Cities data center was built to leverage the city’s dense concentration of high-performance fiber. As a purpose-built multi-tenant data center, the 90,000 sqft. structure offers 20MW of power capacity, as well as access to a multitude of telecommunication providers.

Change is hard—it’s a fact of life, and datacenter migrations are one example. If your business has a move on the horizon, be sure to do your due diligence when it comes to planning, whether you operate a physical or cloud environment. Learn the critical considerations for migration, as well as how DataBank helps businesses make big moves.

The IT infrastructure needs of universities are very specific to higher education, and demand for upgrades is rising as technology continues to play a more integral role, both in the classroom and critical research initiatives. When it comes to higher education, especially engineering and scientific research, the pursuit of information is never-ending. The only way to analyze and answer complex questions that arise along the way is with high performance computing systems

Logix Fiber Networks, the largest independent fiber network provider in Texas, has now extended its fiber network to DataBank’s DFW3 facility, bringing Dallas’s premier data center one step closer to thousands of Texas enterprises.