The subsea cable world is being disrupted by hyperscale cloud players, who are investing to reroute traditional undersea lanes to bring data traffic ashore near their giant data center campuses.
Data Tonnage: Managing the Coming M2M Tsunami
The growth of machine-to-machine (M2M) data is projected to escalate rapidly in the next five years. Edge computing can play an important role in data ingest, accepting data from devices and creating a richer two-way flow of information across the network.
Beyond Latency: How the Edge Could Transform Interconnection
Several data center startups view edge computing as part of a fundamental shift in Internet architecture, moving network interconnection points from the core of the Internet to its outer perimeter.
Deploying Real-World Edge Solutions: A Lego-Inspired Design Approach
Edge design really does come down to your use-case and what you’re trying to accomplish. Explore some of today’s top edge computing solutions, including BASELAYER’s modular approach.
How to Leverage True Edge Flexibility and Overcome Operational Challenges
As more users connect to the cloud and request data heavy in content and size — utilizing the edge for fast delivery will make complete sense. Learn more about the potential and benefits of true edge flexibility and how to tackle the challenges involved.
New Ways to Deploy Edge Capacity for Data Center Leaders
Data center leaders are looking for new ways to deploy edge capacity for their facilities. Here’s what you need to know. First in a series on edge computing for executives.
NJFX Welcomes Subsea Cable On-Ramp for Google, Facebook
A new trans-Atlantic cable carrying Facebook and Google traffic from Europe will land at the NJFX colocation campus in Wall, NJ, boosting its bid to make New Jersey a strategic landing point for the world’s subsea cables.
Salesforce Expands Cloud On-Ramps in Digital Realty Data Hubs
Tenants of Digital Realty data centers will have faster access to Salesforce through direct, private network connections in 15 facilities around the globe, the two companies announced.
Data Center Evaluation Checklist Makes Comparison Easy
The use of colocation services has continued to increase, rapidly becoming the solution of choice for organizations requiring an efficient, secure and cost-effective way to manage their IT infrastructure. Colocation providers deliver a stable foundation upon which you can support your core business and execute on your IT strategy – but not all data center service providers are created equal. Download the new white paper from Cyxtera that provides a data center checklist to ensure you cover all selection criteria as you tour various facilities.
On-Demand Connectivity: Colocation’s Secret Weapon
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Randy Rowland, President of Data Center Services at Cyxtera, explores how choosing colocation operators that provide on-demand connectivity and data center services can help you advance your hybrid IT transformation.
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.