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In a Hyper-Wired World, Interconnection Matters More Than Ever

By Rich Miller - June 16, 2020

Dense network cabling inside an Equinix interconnection facility in Amsterdam. (Photo: Equinix)

Interconnection will become even more pivotal to the digital economy over the next 5 years, which will see a meteoric rise in the volume of data traffic flowing through network intersections.

Tagged With: Interconnection, Meet-Me Room, SDN

With $500 Million Funding, Cologix Targets Cloud On-Ramps, SDN

By Rich Miller - October 18, 2019

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A $500 million investment from an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund is the next step in the transformation of Cologix into a larger player in cloud on-ramps and software-defined networking.

Tagged With: Cologix, Interconnection, SDN

Roundtable: Key Trends in Interconnection, Cloud On-Ramps

By Rich Miller - September 24, 2019

Software-defined networking services, like this one from Packet Fabric, are playing a growing role in interconnection and network services. (Image: Packet Fabric)

What are the most significant trends in data center interconnection and the delivery of network services? A DCF Roundtable discussion featuring executives from Intel, Digital Realty, Cyxtera and Iron Mountain.

Tagged With: Cyxtera, Digital Realty, Intel DCM, Interconnection, Iron Mountain, SDN

The 5G Rollout: The Hype is Building Faster Than the Infrastructure

By Rich Miller - July 2, 2019

Data center and telecom professionals say that 5G will indeed be a huge deal, but that the hype and publicity around 5G is getting ahead of the infrastructure needed to deliver it.

Tagged With: Edge Computing, NFV, SDN, Telecom

Optimizing Your Network with SDN in 2019

By Voices of the Industry - May 6, 2019

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Software defined networking architectures automate and centralize the management of your network connectivity. Brandon Tikalsky, Sr. Director, Cloud & Network Architecture at Digital Realty, highlights how companies are using SDN to  create dynamic, virtual data center networks.

Tagged With: Data Center Network, Digital Realty, SDN, software defined networking

The Top 5 IT Strategies for the Data Center for 2018

By Bill Kleyman - April 17, 2018

Rows of server cabinets inside the Equinix SY4 data center. (Photo: Equinix)

The recent State of the Data Center report identified five key trends that IT organizations will be implementing in their data centers in the next 12 months. Bill Kleyman examines these trends.

Tagged With: Containers, high density data centers, SDN

SDN: Defining the Next Generation of Business Leaders

By Voices of the Industry - January 22, 2018

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Forward-looking enterprises are going beyond just deploying hybrid cloud infrastructure, and adopting fundamental network virtualization technologies such as software defined networking (SDN). In this week’s Voices of the Industry, Chris Sharp, CTO, Digital Realty, explores how leveraging the power of software-defined SDN can help you build next-generation networks and ramp up your hybrid cloud strategy.

Tagged With: Digital Realty, Hybrid cloud, Networking, SDN

Equinix Embraces the Power of SDN Across its Global Platform

By Rich Miller - December 4, 2017

Network cabling inside an Equinix data center in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Equinix)

Equinix goes all-in on software-defined networking (SDN), expanding its Equinix Cloud Exchange SDN services to its entire global platform. The move allows Equinix customers to provision services through an online portal and pay based on usage.

Tagged With: Equinix, Interconnection, SDN

PacketFabric Grows as SDN Simplifies Data Center Networking

By Rich Miller - September 20, 2017

A PacketFabric deployment in a data center. The company uses software-defined network to simplify network services for data center customers. (Photo: PacketFabric)

PacketFabric is among a group of startups bringing the power of software-defined networking (SDN) to multi-tenant data centers, disrupting the way connectivity is bought and provisioned.

Tagged With: Console, Megaport, PacketFabric, SDN

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Six Ways Edge Computing is Changing the Digital Ecosystem Landscape

Six Ways Edge Computing is Changing the Digital Ecosystem Landscape The pandemic exposed a nation-wide digital divide. Brad Alexander of DartPoints, outlines how edge computing is bridging that gap and changing the digital ecosystem landscape.

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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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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Data Center 101: Mastering the Basics of the Data Center Industry

Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Open Spectrum, brings our readers a series that provides an introductory guidebook to the ins and outs of the data center and colocation industry. Think power systems, cooling, solutions, data center contracts and more. The Data Center 101 Special Report series is directed to those new to the industry, or those of our readers who need to brush up on the basics.

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