Data Center Challenges and Community Relations October 15, 2024 We’re excited to introduce a new addition to our content lineup: “Zoning In.” This weekly series informs the data center ecosystem of the latest local data center regulations and challenges in community relations nationwide. As data centers continue to garner mainstream coverage and residents deploy more sophisticated tactics and better organizing, these weekly updates will spotlight critical trends and challenges data centers encounter in different communities […]
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Adam Waitkunas Discusses How New Fairfax County, Virginia Data Center Regulations Underscore the Crucial Role of Community Relations in The Data Center Ecosystem
Adam Waitkunas Data centers have become an indispensable part of the digital economy in recent years, powering everything from cloud computing to artificial intelligence. However, with their rapid expansion comes increasing scrutiny, especially in residential and suburban areas. This tension between technological advancement and community impact is no better exemplified than in the recent data center regulations introduced in Fairfax County, VA. These new regulations should be a wake-up call for the industry: If data […]
Telecom Ramblings Covers Hurricane Electric’s Network Expansion in Greece
Telecom Ramblings recently covered Hurricane’s Electric’s fourth network expansion in Greece. The new Point of Presence is located at Synapsecom SNC-1 in Thessaloniki. Check out the coverage at Telecom Ramblings.
Data Center Dynamics Covers Stream Data Centers’ Phoenix Topping Out Ceremony
Data Center Dynamics recently covered Stream’s data center topping out ceremony for its PHX II facility in Goodyear, AZ. PHX II is the second of seven planned facilities on the 157-acre campus. Read the full article at Data Center Dynamics Data Center Public Relations Data Center Community Relations
Hurricane Electric Expands Global Network to Vénissieux, France with New Point of Presence at SFR Netcenter
New PoP brings robust connectivity to the second-largest metropolitan area in France August 26, 2024 02:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time VÉNISSIEUX, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone announced today that it has deployed a Point of Presence (PoP) in SFR Netcenter Lyon-Vénissieux, in France. The new PoP is located at 6/8 Rue Georges Marrane, 69200 Vénissieux, France. This 7,300+ square foot data center space has bays, cages, private rooms, and clean rooms […]
Commercial Property Executive Covers Stream Data Centers $400M Campus Groundbreaking
Our client, Stream Data Centers recently broke ground on its new data center campus in San Antonio, TX. At full build-out, the new data center campus will have up to five AI-ready buildings and 1.5 million square feet of space supporting up to 200 MW of IT capacity. The first 300,000-square-foot building is slated to be ready for occupancy in the second quarter of 2025. Read the full article at Commercial Property Executive. Data Center Public Relations […]
Milldam’s President Joins The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to Discuss Data Center Community Relations and Engagement
Our President, Adam Waitkunas, was recently a guest on The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to discuss data center community relations and tactics that data center developers can leverage to strengthen their relationships with local communities throughout North America. The discussion also focused on Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, which designs tailor-made community relations campaigns that utilize support at the local level. Check out the Episode to hear Adam’s conversation with Matt Vincent and David […]
Hurricane Electric Expands Global Network to Chile with New Point of Presence at Ascenty SCL2 in Santiago
New PoP will expand access to high-speed IP transit in South America February 27, 2024 05:00 AM Eastern Standard Time SANTIAGO, Chile–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone announced today that Hurricane Electric has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Ascenty SCL2 in Santiago, Chile. The new PoP is located at 2100 Calle Guacolda, Santiago 8710067, Chile. The Ascenty SCL2 data center is just 20.5 kilometers (12.7 miles) from Arturo Merino Benitez International […]
Data Specialties Publishes Byline Article in Mission Critical Magazine.
We recently worked with our client, Data Specialties and their partner, itty bit Better on a sustainability byline for Mission Critical Magazine. The byline takes a renewed look at data center sustainability through the lens of the energy pyramid, which consists of conservation, energy efficiency, demand management, and renewable energy in ascending order (from the bottom up). Check out the full article in the February issue of Mission Critical Magazine
Milldam’s President Talks to Bisnow About Data Center Community Relations
Milldam’s president, Adam Waitkunas, recently spoke to Bisnow’s Dan Rabb about the data center industry’s continued challenges with community relations. He also discussed Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, helping data center developers seamlessly navigate community engagement across North America. You can read the full article here.










