Demand from hyperscale data center operators will be a key driver in $8 billion in new investment in subsea cables over the next three years, according to research firm TeleGeography, which says “the submarine cable market has never been so dynamic.”
The Cloud is a Catalyst and It’s Also a Competitive Benchmark
The cloud is not only a catalyst. Because it’s a great option for most applications, it has become a competitive benchmark. Enterprise IT leaders must be good stewards of their company’s resources by deploying and managing infrastructure in facilities that meet the same benchmarks as the cloud service providers do. Insights from Chris Bair of Stream Data Centers.
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.
Lasers, Cable, PON Among Contenders for 100 Gbps Enterprise Networks
In the ongoing battle for higher network performance, 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) is emerging as the next necessary upgrade within the enterprise LAN. Tech solutions in the pipeline feature lasers (free space optical), cable improvements and passive optical networks (PON).
Strategies for Safeguarding Mission Critical Infrastructure in Data Centers
As the data center industry grows and evolves to meet the changing needs of its customers, data center owners need strategic solutions for how people, processes and technology can safeguard mission critical infrastructure during uncertain times.
Healthy Data Centers Need A Network Monitoring System
Downtime in today’s digitally driven business climate can be costly for data centers and their customers. A new white paper from Park Place Technologies explores how network monitoring enables uptime and a healthy data center.
Managing the Rising Cost of Optics in Networks
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Bob Shine, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Telescent, explores how the rising costs of optics in networks can be managed by dynamic resource allocation at the fiber layer.
Insertion Loss Reduction: Performance Study
A new study from Tactical Deployment Systems compares the insertion loss of HD8² to traditional plug-and-play fiber connectivity. The report explains how eliminating the MPO connection with an integrated hard-wired cassette will significantly reduce the insertion loss found in the traditional setup.
The Evolution of Connectivity – Automating the Fiber Layer
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Bob Shine, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Telescent, shares insights on how MTDC connectivity can evolve to meet customer demands.
Maximize your Data Center Budget with High Speed Point-to-Point Cables
Ryan Harris, Sales and Market Manager for High Speed Interconnects with The Siemon Company, explores the ins and outs of a variety of different data center cabling options to suit a variety of different data center budgets, as well as when reaching out to a cabling specialist might be the best approach.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 20 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.