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How Data Center Sustainability Is Shaping the Digital Future

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Press Releases

VIENNA, Va., Nov 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Element Critical, a leading owner and operator of tailored colocation data center solutions, announces two appointments to the executive team – Shane Menking as Chief Operating Officer and ...

Vienna, Va., September 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Tailored colocation solutions provider Element Critical, today announced plans to expand Houston’s most robust data center, Houston One. The expansion investment showcases Element Critical’s ongoing commitment to Texas ...

Vienna, VA, September 14, 2021 – Element Critical, a leading provider of tailored data center services, announced today that it has extended its platform into the strategic Austin market following the completion of the acquisition ...

VIENNA, Va., July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Element Critical is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Bridgepointe Technologies, an IT Strategy firm providing unbiased solutions for enterprise businesses. As a leading data center provider, ...

Blogs

Data center sustainability is frequently a core topic in discussions about digital infrastructure. Data centers often carry a poor reputation for sustainability, being labeled as energy-intensive operations, silent giants consuming gigawatts of power just to ...

Talk to anyone working in healthcare IT, and you’ll hear the same thing: the pressure is mounting. Virtual care, real-time monitoring, and data-hungry AI applications are pushing infrastructure to its limits. What once ran just ...

Cloud Connectivity Issues Are Costing You More Than You Think Every second your business waits on a delayed cloud response is a second lost to inefficiency. While public cloud platforms have made data access easier, ...

For law firms, handling confidential data isn’t just routine—it’s foundational. Every case file, client communication, and compliance record must be secured and meticulously managed. At the same time, the industry is facing challenges on multiple ...

Articles

Read the latest article on Solutions Review. “Finding the right data center to support an enterprise’s digital transformation requires that IT leaders think through what their digital transformation goals are. Digital transformations are exactly that ...

Read the latest article on Healthcare IT Today. “By harnessing the capabilities of data centers, healthcare providers can unlock the full potential of digital technologies.” The healthcare industry is experiencing a digital transformation, driven by ...

Read the latest article in Authority Magazine. Authority Magazine, a Medium publication, is devoted to sharing in-depth, and interesting interviews, featuring people who are authorities in Business, Pop Culture, Wellness, Social Impact, and Tech. We ...

Read the latest article on Solutions Review. As the number of workloads and data processing moves closer to network devices or edge locations, the importance of security at the edge also grows. Solutions Review’s Expert ...

Videos

The facility is designed to rigorous compliance standards, and Austin’s acclaimed operations team ensures superior lifeline services for customers with a personalized touch. The Austin campus is ideally located at the heart of the Texas ...

Located in the fast-growing Energy Corridor, Element Critical’s Houston One is a true purpose-built data center facility offering all the modern amenities needed to ensure your optimal workflow, whether it’s a retail cabinet, cage, or ...

Ken Parent, CEO of Element Critical joins #JSATV at #MetroConnectUSA to share the latest news about Element Critical and new partnerships and products that will enhance the company’s ability to deliver #interconnection throughout its markets. ...

Introducing Chicago’s resiliency leading data centers Chicago One and Chicago Two. Purpose-built to deliver modern IT infrastructure solutions to future-proof your enterprise business.

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White Papers

Element Critical is excited to share our most recent customer case study and thank Capitol Services for sharing their experience regarding colocation data center services for the Legal sector. Scroll to the bottom to read ...

Events Posts

Chief Executive Officer, Ken Parent announces a record breaking sales year in 2022 in addition to adding increased headcount company-wide by 46%. Learn more about the exciting news for our award-winning national platform. Metro Connect ...

Industry Insights

Power Is a Critical Component of a Data Center Data centers rely on uninterrupted electrical power for just about everything within the infrastructure. This includes power to run air handlers/cooling and ventilation systems, lighting, environmental ...

Element Critical sat down with COLOTRAQ CEO, Dany Bouchedid to discuss their approach to the colocation procurement process and the overall state of the industry in 2020 and beyond. EC: How would you define COLOTRAQ’s ...

Wow! What a year it’s been. Let’s take a moment to look back at 2019 before we look forward to the start of a new decade. 2019 started with a bang as Element Critical continued ...

Growth in Data Center Outsourcing Powering Creative New Approaches to Colocation Demand for outsourced data center and IT infrastructure services continues to expand. Increasing complexity combined with a shortage of internal expertise has enterprises acknowledging ...

News Posts

Exciting News! We’re Thrilled to Introduce Joel Reyes as Our New Vice President of Solutions Engineering! We are delighted to announce a significant addition to our leadership team at Element Critical Please join us in ...

From the world’s largest providers of data center hardware and software to the cloud data center giants building new centers across the globe, CRN breaks down 50 key data center companies in 2023. Element Critical ...

CRN breaks down 20 of the most important and influential cloud infrastructure companies of 2023—from Dell, HPE, and VMware to AWS, Red Hat, and Google. Element Critical’s U.S. data centers has been named by CRN ...

Chief Executive Officer, Ken Parent announces a record breaking sales year in 2022 in addition to adding increased headcount company-wide by 46%. Learn more about the exciting news for our award-winning national platform. Metro Connect ...