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Budget Restrictions, Security Demands Top IT Challenges Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Sarah Rubenoff - December 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the IT industry, in particular, as IT professionals were charged with keeping institutions afloat, helping millions of U.S. workers transition to remote work and more.  A new white paper from Service Express offers  quick insights into how IT navigated through remote work demands, supply chain disruptions, increases security requirements and more to keep business operations moving forward. 

Tagged With: Coronavirus, IT, Security, Service Express

Equinix Reports Ransomware Incident, Says Customers Unaffected

By Rich Miller - September 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

Inside an Equinix colocation center. (Image: Equinix)

Colocation provider Equinix says it discovered a ransomware attack on some of its internal systems, and took “immediate and decisive action” in response. The company said customer operations were not impacted by the incident.

Tagged With: Data Center Security, Equinix, Security

Switch Developing Security Robots to Patrol Edge Data Centers

By Rich Miller - August 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

Switch has developed Switch Sentry security robots to deploy at future edge data centers and enterprise sites. Robots could be an important tool to solve challenges in data center management, as well as contactless commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tagged With: DartPoints, Data Center Security, Robotics, Security, switch, TMGcore

Inside A Google Data Center: 2020 Version

By Rich Miller - July 2, 2020 1 Comment

Google has released a video tour of one of its data center campuses, the latest in a series of public glimpses of the technology and security powering its global fleet of data centers.

Tagged With: Google, Google data centers, Security

Adapting Network Security for a Distributed Workforce

By Kayla Matthews - April 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

With the COVID-19 pandemic, securing IT networks is more challenging and more essential than ever, as social distancing lockdowns add to an explosion of end users and connected devices.

Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Center Security, Security

Nelson Fonseca is New CEO at Cyxtera, Medina Now Executive Chairman

By Rich Miller - November 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

Cyxtera has named Nelson Fonseca as its new CEO. (Photo: Cyxtera)

Nelson Fonseca has been named Chief Executive Officer for Cyxtera Technologies, with Cyxtera founder and CEO Manuel Medina becoming Executive Chairman for both Cyxtera and AppGate, the recently-announced spin-out of Cyxtera’s security businesses.

Tagged With: cybersecurity, Cyxtera, Security

50 Percent of Firms Still Not GDPR Compliant: How About Your Data Center?

By Kayla Matthews - December 26, 2018 1 Comment

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had broad implications for data privacy policies. (Image: Pixabay)

In security and privacy, the big event of 2018 was the arrival of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). So why are so many reporting that they’re still not compliant -and may never be?

Tagged With: Data Center Security, GDPR, Privacy, Security

Voices of 2018: Renewable Energy, the Cloud & Security

By Sarah Rubenoff - December 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

Data centers' adoption of renewable energy sources like wind power were a topic of discussion in 2018. (Image: Unsplash)

DCF’s Voices of the Industry columns provide expert insights from industry leaders. Here’s a look at the Top 10 Voices columns of 2018 focused on trends like renewable energy, IT security, and data center construction.

Tagged With: Cloud, Colocation, Renewable Energy, Security

Executive Roundtable: The State of Data Center Security

By Rich Miller - December 20, 2018 Leave a Comment

IT security will be front and center again in 2019. (Source: OnePixel)

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.

Tagged With: Cyxtera, Data Center Security, Intel, Intel DCM, Iron Mountain, RagingWire Data Centers, Security

Can Your Colocation Provider Ensure Physical and Virtual Security?

By Sarah Rubenoff - May 15, 2018 Leave a Comment

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This is the third post in a four-part series from Cyxtera that explores crucial elements to consider before choosing a colocation provider. This post focuses on ensuring your colocation provider is prepared to provide physical and virtual security for your data center. 

Tagged With: Colocation Provider, cybersecurity, Cyxtera, Data Center Security, Security

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Digitization Driving Increasing Requirements for Enterprise IT

Digitization Driving Increasing Requirements for Enterprise IT Sean Baillie, Executive Vice President, Connectivity at QTS Data Centers explains how digital transformation is putting more pressure on data center providers to provide a flawless experience for a variety of end users in a constantly scaling environment.

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The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic presents strategic challenges for the data center and cloud computing sectors. Data Center Frontier provides a one-stop resource for the latest news and analysis for decision-makers navigating this complex new landscape.

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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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The Case for Colocation in Enterprise Edge IT Strategy

In a recent survey, enterprises were asked what the top factors were when determining where to process IoT workloads. More than half said security was the top factor, with cost and networking connections also ranking among top concerns. This white paper, sponsored by Stream Data Centers, explores the case for colocation in enterprise edge IT strategy. 

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