The COVID-19 crisis has underscored the benefits of automation, including remote IT management and AI-driven security. New data from Cisco illustrates how data growth is testing the limits of manual network management.
About Kayla Matthews
The Gig Economy Drives Global Real-Time Data Movement
Emerging “gig economy” workforce platforms require the rapid movement of data across the globe, as databases keep track of a growing universe of devices, workers and locations.
Precision Farming: AI and Automation Are Transforming Agriculture
Today’s farm is powered by data, along with a variety of devices and technologies, including sensors, GPS satellites, drones, and robots. Here’s a look at precision farming, and the role of AI and data.
Restaurants and Robots: How AI Might Automate Your Dining
Restaurants are experimenting with AI and robotics to automate aspects of their operations, from ordering to preparing and serving your food.
AI Startups See Opportunities to Disrupt Medical Imaging
Startups are investing heavily in new applications for artificial intelligence in medical imaging, in the hope that algorithms can bring new capabilities to diagnoses and patient care.
As Retail Retools, Robots Are Coming to a Store Near You
Retail chains like Wal-Mart, Giant and Lowe’s are turning to artificial intelligence and robots to help improve customer experiences and assume some of the tedious elements of retail operations.
In Travel, Data Centers Make the World Go Around
Data centers are critical to the operation of travel companies, who require global access to real-time data. Uptime is crucial, and the financial and operational cost of downtime is high.
The Rise of Smart Speakers and Voice Could Boost Data Centers
Adoption of smart speakers has grown rapidly over the past year. The rise of voice assistants and voice search is expected to boost demand for processing power and data storage.
Data Centers Power the Growth of eSports for Gamers, Streamers
The rapid growth of eSports has gaming companies investing in network infrastructure, including the acquisition of low-latency hosting specialists. Data centers play a pivotal role in the growth of the competitive gaming ecosystem.
50 Percent of Firms Still Not GDPR Compliant: How About Your Data Center?
In security and privacy, the big event of 2018 was the arrival of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). So why are so many reporting that they’re still not compliant -and may never be?
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 15 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.