2017 data center operator trends
Big markets pull ahead and operators all swallow each other up. It’s an exciting time for North American colocation
Big markets pull ahead and operators all swallow each other up. It’s an exciting time for North American colocation
What’s the state of the Russian data center market, taking into account the European sanctions and the Yarovaya law effect?
Server huggers still have their place in the cloud
If the UK really does have a number of open source hyper-scale data centers in operation, where are they?
One of the fastest growing markets is set for more change next year
The big truck proposed by AWS effectively brings remote locations onto the same LAN (albeit with huge latency)
Some of the trends that started this year will continue to shape the data center industry
North Virginia is the world’s fastest growing data center market. What’s the big attraction?
A number of factors have combined to make Dallas Fort Worth a significant US data center hub
With VMware on the Amazon cloud, it’s only a matter of time…
Local providers aren’t dead - they need to adopt the franchise model offered by Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
For those data centers with low levels of connectivity and diversity of carriers, the future is not that bright
(Psst – Europe’s digital infrastructure has been selling fast anyway)
Cloud and colocation providers may need a little encouragement to become greener. That’s where enterprise customers come in
Bob Dylan could teach us all something about holistic data center planning
Organizations are on a journey towards cloud use. They need a roadmap and a way to assess where they are in the process
Russia already has a substantial cloud service industry that customers around the world have come to expect. The only difference - many Russian providers set their prices in roubles
Colocation gives you physical access to systems, but the cloud cedes control to providers
Ask the tricky questions so you know what you’re getting
Public cloud has problems, but private clouds fail. Maybe the answer is hyperconvergence
Earlier this year, when UK domain registrar 123-reg accidentally deleted a lot of servers, it provided a wake-up call on data backup
If Britain votes in favor of an exit from the European Union, this could have serious consequences on data centers located there
A new product stretches the terminology a bit more
Take good care of the server huggers when the ‘gear’ disappears