Data is the most valuable commodity of our time. It is the lifeblood of today’s business and commerce and this will only become more true. Humans created around 60 zettabytes of data in 2020 alone. By 2025 that figure will shoot up to 175 zettabytes. Where is all this data being stored? Data...
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December 10, 2020
October 23, 2020
Undoubtedly, cloud computing is on the rise. Enterprises are adopting hybrid multi-cloud strategies to find a balance between what to keep on-premises (or in a data center) versus moving to the public cloud. Approximately 70% of enterprise applications have...
October 23, 2020
What should you look for in a strong network ecosystem? The most crucial aspect is that data center clients should be able to connect to cloud service providers (CSPs), their vendors and partners, and their own network assets through a private connection, without going over public Internet, on a...
October 23, 2020
In today’s world, we see data anywhere and everywhere. Data comes in different shapes and sizes, such as video, voice, text, photos, objects, maps, charts, and spreadsheets. Can you imagine life without a smartphone, social apps, GPS, ride-hailing, or e-commerce? Data is at the center of how...
September 29, 2020
The expansion of our Munich 2 Data Center with building B continues to move forward as the fit-out progresses. The L4 testing and commissioning process has recently started, which is commonly known as final system testing. The open colo fit-out installation is still due to be completed, but...
September 22, 2020
As a new member of Oregon's business community, we're proud to announce that our new data center in Hillsboro, Oregon, has completed its evaluation by the Cleaner Air Oregon program and has been pronounced fit to proceed with construction. Oregon began a new era...
June 25, 2020
As COVID-19 still spreads throughout the world, there is mounting evidence that the social distancing measures that public entities, private enterprises, and individuals have embraced, are having an effect on flattening the curve. However, there is still much to learn and do, yet at the...
April 1, 2020
From liquid cooling to lithium batteries, we take a look at some of the hottest technologies and trends that will change the way data centers are built or managed. Even as the data center industry continues to grow fast on the back of huge demand, the industry is known for its constant...
March 25, 2020
The London 1 Data Center continues to move forward as the fit-out progresses. Estimated time to open operations for LON1 is now summer 2020. We are looking forward to having an additional footprint in London as we will interconnect with our five existing ...
Data centers really came of age in the late-1990s and early-2000s. In the beginning they were simply a safe and protected place to house a company’s hardware. They were basically warehouses, but they were warehouses that could keep sophisticated technology safe from natural disasters and...
