Impact of Cloud Computing on Today’s Data Centers
Cloud-based applications must be stored and supported by hardware, creating increased demands on data center facilities as this sector sees considerable growth.
Cloud-based applications must be stored and supported by hardware, creating increased demands on data center facilities as this sector sees considerable growth.
Recent data center research from Gartner showed that if organizations want to hone their service delivery and cut costs, they should limit their facility locations to two data centers per continent.
The global data center networking market is poised to grow from 2013’s $12.49 billion to reach $21.85 billion by 2018 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.8 percent within the five year period.
Fujitsu recently announced the opening of two new facilities to support the company’s growing service footprint in Western Japan. The structures, deployed at the Akashi System Center, leverage Fujitsu’s modular data center technology.
Decision makers can analyze the effective use of data center space by examining existing IT systems relative to the availability of total space to be used for IT. The Gartner DCSE metric is one approach that can be used.
The new year will bring a number of changes to data center processes for both facility operators and clients.
CoreSite recently announced the opening of its newest data center in Secaucus, New Jersey. The facility has been dubbed NY2 and is connected to the company’s NY1 data center in Manhattan.
Google recently announced plans to invest $600 million in the company’s Taiwan data center.
High-performance hosting services provider Internap Network Services Corporation recently announced the opening of its New Jersey data center.
CyrusOne recently announced the customer benefits to be had at its new facility in Carrollton, Texas. The state boasts significant data center tax incentives, as well as new legislation that affects Carrollton specifically.