Digital transformation is boosting the importance of IT infrastructure for businesses of all sizes, in all markets. Denver is a prime example of a “second tier” digital hub driven by demand from local businesses with growing requirements for data center space. Download the new Denver data center market report from Data Center Frontier and datacenterHawk, courtesy of Iron Mountain Data Centers.
5G: What, Where, When and Why
We now stand at the threshold of the next (but far from final) frontier of 5G, the main strategic benefit of which will be enhanced device-to-device communication. Download the new white paper from Compass Data Centers that explores how 5G in data centers and related technological and business changes will impact the location, size and functional focus, as well as inter-connectivity and data storage requirements of today’s colocation facilities.
Winning the SaaS Game with Hyperconnected Colocation
While the expansion of cloud services presents an enormous opportunity for SaaS providers, it also brings new challenges. This new guide from CoreSite will highlight the challenges your SaaS organization faces in a competitive landscape. It will also illustrate how a data center partner that can provide hyperconnected colocation through direct access to cloud providers can help you maintain your strategic edge.
Importance of Cabinet-Level Electronic Access Control for Data Security and Regulatory Compliance
The importance of physical security for protecting data is generally well understood, but how often does your organization assess the level of physical security for protecting data? Download the new white paper by Chatsworth Products, which presents an overview of data security regulations and compliance requirements, makes an argument for extending physical security to the rack level and recommends the use of electronic locking and access control systems at the rack level.
Customer Experience is at the Heart of Data Center Evolution
Customer experience is at the heart of business success. It is easy for enterprises to overlook the way every small detail of how a business operates can ultimately impact a customer relationship. To serve growing markets with excellent service means prioritizing IT strategies. Download this white paper from Digital Realty that explores how growing markets are impacting data center strategies, and ultimately how the customer is the heart of the data center evolution.
Turning on 5G: Using Edge Archetypes to Identify the Most Mature Use Cases
The deployment of 5G and the improvements it delivers in the areas of data throughput, edge computing, ultra-low latency, and efficiency is now imminent. Download the new white paper from Vertiv that explores scenarios that illustrate how some will need 5G to achieve the performance required to support adoption of the proposed use case, while others are working without 5G today but will be inherently improved by the capabilities 5G delivers.
Green Data Centers are Imperative for Enterprise Success
So how can your organization move towards more sustainable practices? While there are many ways to reduce carbon footprint and energy usage, one of the most impactful strategies is to source renewable energy in your data centers. Read this white paper from Digital Realty for a deep look at clean energy, how to acquire it and what to look for in your data center strategy.
Why Aligned Energy’s Build-to-Scale Solutions Satisfy the Need for Speed-to-Market and Dynamic Capacity Demands
Demand in North America and across the globe for compute, networking and storage capacity is surging at an unprecedentedly fast and furious rate. Compute loads are also becoming more dynamic as capacity demand varies widely from project-to-project, month-to-month, or even day-today. Download the new white paper that explores the today’s challenges to data center infrastructure and provisioning, and outlines Aligned Energy’s build-to-scale solutions for the data industry.
How Lithium-ion Batteries for UPS Systems Provide Multiple Advantages for Data Center Designers and Mission-Critical Operations Engineers
Lithium-ion batteries have become an “invisible” but significant part of our everyday lives. In the past 10 years, lithium-ion batteries have been introduced as an energy storage solution for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) in data centers and mission-critical facilities. Download the new white paper, courtesy of LiiON, that shows readers how utilizing lithium-ion batteries can help them to achieve key efficiency and resiliency goals for today’s data center design engineers and operations engineers.
The Basics of Selecting Rack-Mount Power Distribution Units and Power Strips
Almost every Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) equipment rack used to store compute, storage or network equipment requires a rack-mount Power Distribution Unit (PDU) or power strip to distribute power to equipment. But, if you are unfamiliar with electrical power distribution systems or even the differences in industry jargon, selecting a PDU or power strip can be challenging. This white paper, by Chatsworth Products (CPI), presents an overview of the basics of selecting Rack-Mount Power Distribution Units and power strips.
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