This week we have several new data points on data center capital spending and the impact of COVID-19. Synergy sees a $1.5 billion boost in enterprise cloud spending in the third quarter of 2020.
Data Bytes: CBRE Sees 373 Megawatts of Data Center Construction for 2021
More than 373 megawatts of new wholesale data center construction is underway across major markets in the United States, according to a newly-published 2021 market outlook from CBRE.
Data Bytes: IDC Sees Enterprise Cloud Shift Accelerating in 2021
The COVID19 pandemic is likely to hasten the migration of enterprise IT equipment out of on-premises data centers and into data centers operated by cloud service providers and colocation specialist, according to new data from IDC.
Data Bytes: Online Retail Will Need More Data Infrastructure
Data Bytes: Pandemic-driven changes in consumer behavior are likely to require more infrastructure, and thus are likely to boost investment in data center and network services.
Data Bytes: Pandemic Drives Increased Spending on Hosted Collaboration Tools
Synergy Research provides hard numbers on how the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted video conferencing to support the work-from-home economy.
Data Bytes: Hyperscale Buying Boosts Market for ODM, Open Compute Gear
The pandemic has boosted sales of hyperscale hardware, especially custom servers and storage from ODM vendors and Open Compute specialist Inspur, according to new data from Synergy Research Group and IDC.
Data Bytes: Enterprise Switch Sales Slow, But Hyperscalers Still Buying
The Ethernet switch market has seen uneven activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, as stronger buying by cloud platforms and service providers was offset by a drop in orders from enterprise customers, according to IDC.
DataBytes: Internet Uptime Holds Firm During the Pandemic
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.
Data Bytes: Pandemic Tech Drives 2020 Gartner Hype Cycle
Data Bytes: “Health passports” that indicate COVID-19 status are among the new entries on the Gartner hype cycle, Dell’Oro sees accelerating sales of equipment for 5G radio networks (especially in China).
Data Bytes: AI Still an Enterprise Priority, Even as Growth Slows for COVID-19
DataBytes: IDC says investment in artificial intelligence (AI) has remained solid during the COVID-19 pandemic, with growth moderating only slightly during 2020. KPMG sees a similar pause in spending for “emerging technologies.”
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