IT security will once again be a key issue in the data center industry in 2019, according to the four thought leaders in the DCF Executive Roundtable.
Cyxtera
Cyxtera provides a security software platform that can be layered on top of private servers or used with any of Cyxtera’s colocation or interconnection services. Cyxtera’s emphasis on security has made them the leading provider of data center space for the U.S. military and federal agencies.
Headquarters: Miami, FL
Web: https://www.cyxtera.com/
Data Center Geography: What Are the Hot Markets in 2019?
Four veteran executives examine the North American data center landscape, and which geographic markets will be hot in 2019.
Roundtable: Challenges Loom for Data Center Staffing
The data center industry faces a major staffing challenge. The answer: hire more veterans & women, and boost outreach to schools, DCF Roundtable members say.
Executive Roundtable: Data Center Trends to Watch for 2019
Our 13th Data Center Executive Roundtable features the insights of thought leaders – James Leach of RagingWire, Cyxtera’s Randy Rowland, Jeff Klaus from Intel and Rick Crutchley of Iron Mountain. They predict the hot trends for 2019.
Why Does Colo Matter in the Era of Cloud-First?
By 2025, 80% of enterprises will have shut down their traditional data center, versus 10% today. Hear from Randy Rowland, President of Data Center Services at Cyxtera, on how colocation can play an even more important role as an alternative to on-premises environments.
Prepare for the Death of the Data Center as We Know It
Gartner anticipates that many leading enterprises will migrate entirely away from their on-premises data centers with the current trend of moving workloads to colocation, hosting and the cloud. With this evolution, I&O leaders must rely on outside partners.
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.
Slow Provisioning Derails IT Transformation Efforts
In this report, 451 Research analyst Christian Perry underscores the negative impact slow provisioning can have on your IT transformation efforts using results from their recent Voice of the Enterprise survey of over 500 enterprises. Download the new white paper from Cyxtera that contends it’s time for groundbreaking innovation in data center colocation that overcomes slow provisioning.
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.
IoT and Latency Issues Will Guide Edge Deployments
Our Data Center Executive Roundtable gazes into the future shape of edge computing, examining how IoT and latency issues will guide edge deployments:
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