Edge computing is poised to revolutionize the way we communicate, share data, and access critical resources. Edge ecosystems are specifically designed to help bring core services, data, parts of the cloud, and applications far closer to the user than ever before. This is an excerpt from a special report, sponsored by Panduit.
Hybrid IT Design: A 10-Step Approach
When done right, Hybrid IT enables businesses with an on-premises and multi-cloud strategy to optimize cost across these resources. Here’s a clear step-by-step approach to a hybrid IT approach done right from a new special report series, sponsored by Panduit.
Making the Cloud and Data Center Work Together Effectively
The cloud plays a critical role in service delivery, but will not replace data center solutions. That’s why cloud providers are creating solutions to run within on-premises data center. A new DCF special report on #hybridIT explores the evolving relationship between the cloud and the data center.
Hybrid Computing is Helping Redefine Modern IT Models
Hybrid IT is quickly becoming the new normal for those organizations striving to get ahead. This special report series, sponsored by Panduit, explores the ins and outs of hybrid IT and how modern IT models are evolving.
Direct Connect Hybrid Cloud Solution Benefits & Potential Explored in a New CoreSite Report
The hybrid cloud approach is gaining steam, as the revenues of hyperscale cloud service providers like AWS and Microsoft continue to skyrocket. Traditionally, businesses have primarily connected to clouds using a virtual private network over the public internet, but the tides are shifting. CoreSite explores 5 reasons today to directly connect your hybrid cloud solution in a new ebook that looks at security, performance & more.
With Packet Bare Metal Servers, Equinix Pushes Deeper Into Services
With its $335 million acquisition of Packet, Equinx hopes to use bare metal servers to deploy colo as if it were cloud, evolving its business model to embrace a deeper push into services.
Why Many Tech Companies are Turning to the Hybrid Cloud to Tackle Today’s Business Challenges
With the potential stemming from new technology like machine learning, AI, big data and more, tech companies continue to make up one of the fastest growing industry segments. A new report from Digital Realty explores the potential of the hybrid cloud, which according to the report, has emerged as a way to “drive down IT costs, greater agility and speed when embracing new business opportunities, and the ability to protect critical business data and applications from external and internal threats.”
Scorecard: Looking Back at DCF’s 2019 Predictions
Last January we identified eight themes that we believed would shape the data center business in 2019. How did we do? Let’s take a look and see how we did, ranking whether each prediction was a Hit, Miss or Too Early.
Hyperconnected Data Centers: Optimizing Hybrid Cloud
As more organizations undergo digital transformation, they’re quickly understanding the importance of real-time digital services as a competitive imperative.
Using a Data Center Partner to Firm up Hybrid Infrastructure for SaaS
CoreSite asserts that to make “getting SaaS right” easier, partnering with a data center to firm up hybrid infrastructure can reap long-term benefits. A new report from CoreSite explores the challenges, opportunities and potential of Software-as-a-Service for your business.
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.