Over the past year, the IT industry has experienced significant challenges and has faced them head on with rapid shifts in the way we work. Chief Executive Officer Chris Downie leads a round-up of some of Flexential’s top tech predictions for the coming year.
How Virtual Interconnection Supports Distributed Digital Business
Interconnection virtualization is a relatively new technology frontier that is rapidly gaining acceptance by colocation and cloud service providers. A new special report from DataBank shares insights on why virtual interconnections are the future of software-driven IT infrastructure.
American Tower: Interconnection is Key to the Converged Digital Future
In buying CoreSite for $10.1 billion, American Tower says the business value of the edge is tied to the cloud, and will require connections that run through data centers at the core of the network.
How to Build a Global Data Center Strategy
A new white paper from Iron Mountain provides seven considerations for organizations looking to build a strong global data center strategy.
DataBank Continues its Expansion With New Ashburn Data Center
DataBank is building a 40 megawatt facility in Ashburn’s Data Center Alley. It’s the latest project as the colocation specialist accelerates its expansion across multiple U.S. markets, backed by $330 million in funding from a recent capital raise.
Ecosystems at The Edge: Cloud vs. Colocation
Cloud computing providers are extending their existing platforms to core and edge data centers so that customers have identical functionality regardless of location. A new special report courtesy of Iron Mountain looks at how the edge can help small data centers transform into full-fledged service providers and fuel digital transformation.
Ecosystems at The Edge: Interconnection Enables New Services
Interconnection and finding the right colocation partner will be critical considerations for enterprises building out edge data centers. A new special report courtesy of Iron Mountain looks at how the edge can help small data centers transform into full-fledged service providers and fuel digital transformation.
Ecosystems and Edge: The Data Center as a Transactional Marketplace
In the past, data centers ensured space and power, providing customers direct connections to multiple networks and cloud providers. For the most part, customers didn’t interact with each other. Mark Lewis, Senior Director Ecosystem Development, Iron Mountain Data Centers, discusses how the growing demand for interconnection between customers is driving change at the edge in the data center industry.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for July 2021
The quest to “cloudify” colocation and interconnection services was a hot topic on Data Center Frontier last month. Here’s a look at the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in July 2021.
PCIe® 6.0: Testing for a New Generation
This white paper from Anritsu outlines the enhanced PCIe 6.0 technologies, such as PAM4, Forward Error Correction (FEC) and link equalization. It also provides guidelines on selecting the proper test system to verify PCIe 6.0 designs.
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