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Delivering Turn-Key Mission Critical Solutions
Plan. Design. Build. Maintain.
1-800-862-0329
Amazon said Thursday it narrowed the list of potential sites for its second headquarters to 20 locations. Amazon said it will spend $5 billion in the place where it builds its second headquarters and will employ 50,000 there. The company previously said it was looking at metropolitan areas with 1 million people and a stable, business-friendly environment. The remaining 20 places are: Atlanta Austin, Texas Boston Chicago Columbus, Ohio Dallas Denver Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami Montgomery County, Md. Nashville, Tenn. Newark, N.J. New York City Northern Virginia Philadelphia Pittsburgh Raleigh, N.C. Toronto Washington, D.C. The e-commerce giant received 238 proposals Read More...
DCS Data Centers is proud to support The 2018 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge. This plunge assists in raising funds for Special Olympics of Maryland. This includes 7,549 athletes that are members of Special Olympics of Maryland. Every January over 10,000 courageous plungers head to Sandy Point State Park seeking thrills and chills all to benefit the 7,549 athletes of Special Olympics Maryland. The Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge is a fundraising event in which individuals pledge $75 or more for the chance to plunge into the Chesapeake Bay in January in support of 7,549 athletes around the Read More...
One of the hottest topics in the Data Center Industry focuses on how we cool the facility. With an emphasis on energy efficiency, designers are now focusing on new ways to maintain a constant, cool temperature without having to chill an entire facility. Engineers are now focusing on chilling only the parts producing heat instead of pumping the entire Data Center with arctic air. It makes operational sense to maintain the facility at a acceptable temperature, while chilling only necessary products within the Data Center. Learn more about the concept with this video!
In a move to attract more data center investment into the Tidewater area, the city of Virginia Beach has dropped the tax rate on equipment purchases by 10% of the previous rate. This takes the initial tax rate of 4% down to .4% on products such as IT, power equipment, cooling equipment and additional products needed for a Data Center facility. Many turn to Northern Virginia when thinking of popular Data Center locations, as it leads the United States in new facilities, but Virginia Beach is hoping these tax incentives will drive new facilities to consider construction in the area. Read More...
DCS Data Centers, a mission critical facility design-builder headquartered in Annapolis, MD has donated over $11,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greater Washington. “MDA is leading the fight to free individuals — and the families who love them — from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases that take away physical strength, independence and life. We use our collective strength to help kids and adults live longer and grow stronger by finding research breakthroughs across diseases, caring for individuals from day one and empowering families with services and support in hometowns across America.” DCS Data Centers Read More...
A New Year brings new advances in the Data Center & Mission Critical industries. DCS strives to stay ahead of the changing technologies and prides itself in being in early integrator of advances. Recently Data Center Frontier hosted a Roundtable to discuss changes in the Data Center industry and the impact this would have on facilities. One trend in particular stands out among the rest. Renewable Energy to Lead in Facility Operation James Leach, believes companies will begin to move away from Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to true renewable sources such as wind & solar. “In 2018, expect data Read More...
DCS Data Centers is committed to supporting causes that are near and dear to our company’s heart. Each year DCS commits to providing a donation to numerous charities, foundations and other organizations that strive to better our communities and support those who fight for our freedoms. The following groups were chosen by DCS Data Centers and provided with a donation on behalf of the Company: Wounded Warrior Project: $5,000. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) serves veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001 and their Read More...
DCS Data Centers is continuously growing and adding new employees to our expert team. We put our employees first and want our clients to know our employees. Our first Employee Spotlight goes to Steve Weatherford, Project Manager! How Did You Enter the Mission Critical Construction Industry? I wanted something that would build on my military experience and the technology of mission critical facilities seemed to be a good match. I started in the industry in 2000 and have been in the mission critical facility realm ever since. What Do You Feel Has Been The Biggest Change In The Mission Critical Construction Read More...
The Data Center Industry is here to stay; without a doubt, daily life would cease to function as it is today without Data Centers. According to a recent report from Markets & Markets, the Data Center market expects to grow by $30 billion dollars between now and 2022. Yes, thats right, $30 billion. Your business likely depends on Data Centers daily without even realizing it, unless you are part of the IT department. These IT departments are continuously looking for new ways to make operations and security a foregone conclusion for their businesses. These employees are looking for the following Read More...
Building a Data Center is quite the feat for any business and often is hard to visualize as a concept before completion. Thousands of man hours, drawing revisits and large construction equipment help make Data Center construction a reality. Below is a time-lapse of a Tier 3 Data Center being constructed for the use of web hosting. Have a similar project your business needs completed? DCS Data Centers can assist in providing the ultimate end-product in the Data Center Construction industry.
