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The power grids have long been overloaded: The gap between the increasing energy demand due to digitization and Germany's faltering grid expansion continues to widen.

Jerome Evans, founder and managing director of firstcolo GmbH, on the problem that despite GDPR, European data is not protected from access by US authorities when using US cloud providers.

Cloud environments offer many advantages. However, they also require targeted risk management that encompasses internal and external measures and clearly defines responsibilities.

While the energy shortage in Germany intensifies and many industries reduce their capacities, data centers are investing in sustainability.

Jerome Evans is collecting donations for the construction of a hospital in Ghana. The new clinic is intended to improve healthcare in a remote region.

The responsibility for old data centers offers opportunities: reuse, recycling, and repurposing promote sustainable and value-added resource use.

Challenge and Opportunity: The planning of a new data center should already be a starting point to design data centers efficiently, sustainably, and in compliance with the energy transition.

Data centers are the central infrastructure of the intelligent city - they process and analyze data to optimize the efficiency and functionality of urban systems.

With regard to scalability, AI is a logical next step in the development of data centers. Flexibility and agility are basic requirements to avoid compromising performance.

Many entrepreneurs are following the ever-advancing containerization of the IT layer, but followed by the desire for a simple Kubernetes implementation.

Jerome Evans, founder and CEO of firstcolo GmbH, tells in the series “SELFMADE” how he built his own company, what drives him, and what challenges he had to overcome.

Dennis Bergfeld immediately joins the management team of firstcolo GmbH, the Frankfurt-based provider of data center and IT services, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Companies must efficiently manage complex IT architectures. Clear structuring and careful planning are crucial to optimize processes and conserve resources.

As data center operators expand their capacities, the challenge of making digitalization sustainable and operating climate-friendly data centers also grows.

Learn more about edge computing and its significance alongside the cloud. Discover the benefits and challenges of this trend, which helps companies process data efficiently and securely.

Learn why Frankfurt is in focus as the world's largest data hub. Discover firstcolo's leading role in providing state-of-the-art data center services and managed services.

Learn more about Chia farming, a resource-efficient alternative to coin mining. This more decentralized blockchain technology offers significantly improved security compared to other coins.

Generative AI is shaping cloud computing, as the infrastructure provides a flexible and scalable platform for its development and deployment. It is particularly suitable for processing large amounts of data.

Modern server hardware for blockchain, machine learning, and AI is becoming increasingly powerful, which increases energy consumption in data centers. Therefore, Green IT is gaining more importance.

The new Data Center R3 of firstcolo GmbH is directly connected to the existing AOC data center, thus expanding the capacities for high-quality data processing.