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DataBytes: Internet Uptime Holds Firm During the Pandemic

By Rich Miller - August 31, 2020 Leave a Comment

Data Bytes: The Internet performed just fine during the early months of the  COVID-19 pandemic, with “little evidence of systemic network duress, even when traffic shifts and volumes were at their peak,” according to ThousandEyes.

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Dark Fiber is A Hot Commodity for Data Center Investors

By Rich Miller - July 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

Dark fiber is a hot commodity, as cloud computing platforms seek more network capacity to deliver data across their data center campuses. That’s why investment firms with data center holdings have been acquiring dark fiber specialists.

Tagged With: Dark Fiber, Fiber

The Potential of Dynamic Fiber Cross Connects in a Data Center Campus

By Voices of the Industry - July 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

Some of the network cabling for the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, viewed from the hot aisle. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Bob Shine, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Telescent, explores how to handle and scale growing cross connects in a data center campus, using dynamic fiber cross connects. 

Tagged With: cross connects, Fiber, fiber cross connects, software defined networking

Cisco: AI Can Make Network Operations More Manageable

By Kayla Matthews - July 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins introduces the Tetration Analytics product at a press conference Wednesday in New York. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Artificial intelligence will have a dramatic impact on network operations, according to data from Cisco Systems, augmenting human decision-making and reducing the time spent on repetitive or manual tasks

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Bringing the Physical Fiber Layer into the 21st Century

By Voices of the Industry - June 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Bob Shine, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Telescent, highlights how data centers are working to respond to today’s network  and data traffic needs. Explore the potential of the physical fiber layer. 

Tagged With: COVID-Impact, Data Center Network, enterprise data center operations, Fiber Optic Cables, telescent

Rise of Wireless IoT Devices Presents Challenge for Network Operations

By Kayla Matthews - June 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

By 2022 there will be 14.6 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices, many using wireless connections. That growth has major traffic management and security ramifications for IT network management.

Tagged With: Cisco, Wireless

Adapting Network Security for a Distributed Workforce

By Kayla Matthews - April 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

With the COVID-19 pandemic, securing IT networks is more challenging and more essential than ever, as social distancing lockdowns add to an explosion of end users and connected devices.

Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Center Security, Security

Data Network Traffic Impact From COVID-19

By Rich Miller - April 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Here’s a “by the numbers” summary of the latest data points on COVID-19 related driven traffic gains for Zoom, VPN services, video games, cloud computing, Internet exchanges, content delivery networks and other online services. 

Tagged With: Coronavirus, Interconnection

The New Focus on Automation: Making IT Operations Manageable

By Kayla Matthews - April 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

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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.

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As Traffic Surges, Akamai Will Shift Gaming Downloads to Off-Peak Hours

By Rich Miller - March 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

Akamai CEO Tom Leighton in the company's network operations center in Cambridge, Mass. (Photo: Akamai)

To keep data networks running smoothly during the COVID-19 crisis, content delivery specialist Akamai is reducing the network resources used for gaming downloads during peak business hours.

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How to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve Flexibility and Efficiency

How to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve Flexibility and Efficiency Russell Senesac, Director of Data Center Strategy at Schneider Electric, explores how to address distributed IT management and the tools available today.

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The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic presents strategic challenges for the data center and cloud computing sectors. Data Center Frontier provides a one-stop resource for the latest news and analysis for decision-makers navigating this complex new landscape.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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