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.
Digital Realty Partners With Zayo on Vision for Open Interconnection
Digital Realty will partner with Zayo Group to pursue its vision for an open “fabric of fabrics” providing software-powered connections that span the globe’s major data hubs.
Netrality Expands Carrier Hotel Network, Buys Indy Telcom Center
Internet growth is creating opportunities for digital infrastructure in regional markets, especially the carrier hotels that serve as the network hubs in these cities. That’s the trend behind the industry’s latest M&A deal, in which Netrality Data Centers will acquire Indy Telcom Center.
Equinix Steps Up its Quest to Cloudify Colocation and Connectivity
Equinix wants to increase the speed and breadth of its data center ecosystems. The company recently outlined its expanding vision for “delivering physical infrastructure at software speed” everywhere from the cloud to the edge.
Developing a Hybrid IT Strategy to Support a Distributed Workforce
A hybrid IT stratgegy enables businesses to integrate a decentralized footprint into its existing IT strategy without sacrificing the needs of the enterprise and its existing stakeholders.
Equinix is Exiting Some Leased Data Centers in Major Markets
Equinix is exiting leased data center space in four major markets across the U.S., and plans to migrate customers to newer Equinix facilities in the same markets, the company confirmed this week.
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