Market dynamics demand that IT leaders evolve their data processing strategies with an eye toward more flexible architectures that move processing closer to the point of value. Learn more in this special report series courtesy of Belden.
Welcome to the Mobile Edge: A Look at the Edge from the Perspective of Network Providers
As the promise of 5G and edge computing becomes more and more real, network service providers need to move away from traditional, centralized compute infrastructure and embrace a more specialized, decentralized model. Raul Martynek, CEO at DataBank, examines how wireless edge computing will help network service providers capitalize on 5G opportunities.
Follow the Network: Connectivity and Data Center Site Selection
Data centers require reliable, robust and scalable network connections. These needs should be considered early in the planning process. A new Data Center Frontier report series continues to explore the ins and outs of data center site selection.
The Five Pillars for Successfully Deploying Networks in Edge Locations
Sam Rodriguez, Senior Product Manager for Industrial Solutions at Chatsworth Products offers five steps to ensure your edge network will be set for success.
Bringing the Physical Fiber Layer into the 21st Century
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.
Unexpected Benefits of Multi-Tenant Data Centers During a Network Crisis
Chad Rodriguez, Vice President of Network and Cloud, along with Chris Bair, Senior Vice President of Sales and Leasing for Stream Data Centers, share key considerations for successfully managing network and cloud demands during a crisis.
Bringing Automation to Physical Fiber Cross Connects
Bob Shine, VP of Product Management and Marketing at Telescent, explores ways to automate physical fiber cross connects. Automation ensures the integrity of the testing process, connectivity records and measurement results.
Exploring Data Center Power — What’s Top of Mind for Today’s Facility managers?
In the market of 2020, today’s data center manager is responsible for not only overseeing capacity planning management, but also ascertaining the capability to determine, drive and report on energy efficiency. A new white paper from Server Technology defines 10 things every data center manager should know about power and identifies key considerations for the data center planner and operator, regarding how to simply and reliably power all of the IT hardware in the modern data center.
Growing the Number of Buildings Where Networks can Exchange Data Traffic
Projects like the IEIC (Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee), of which QTS is a member, work to “stimulate transformation, regional economies and internet infrastructure growth globally,” and are designed to deemphasize the heavy reliance of the current concentrated, congested peering points. A new white paper from QTS, “QTS Peering and Data Exchange,” explores how companies can help the industry proliferate the number of buildings where internet and content networks can exchange traffic and do so in a neutral and open way.
Future of Fiber Optics, Data Center Networks Closely Tied
Demands for data volumes and data rates are growing at a never-before-seen pace. A new white paper from Panduit explores how the data center fiber optic networking infrastructure requirements need to change and evolve to meet current and future demands for data volumes and data rates, which are only going to continue to grow.
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.