Some industry analysts say that the colocation industry is in a state of transition that’s being driven by widespread enterprise adoption of all things SaaS, and the desire by tenants and cloud providers alike for more interconnection services. Interconnection services are the physical connections that enable data exchange between two or more entities—or partners—at the…
Colocation is big business. In fact, according to the 2021 Data Center Colocation Global Market Report, the global colocation market is forecast to reach $51B by the end of 2022. By the end of 2025, it’s predicted that as many as 80% of enterprises will have shut down their traditional data center. Today’s MTDC tenants…
While many organizations are anxiously awaiting the time when at least some of their employees can return to the office, others are pivoting to a 100% remote model. The global pandemic taught us that work is not about where people go, but about what they do. It also shined a light on the importance of…
Blockchain is the technology that enables the existence of cryptocurrency. It’s a shared, immutable database that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets. Information is stored in blocks that are then chained together, and new data is entered into a new block, and once the block is full it is chained onto the…
Cloud repatriation — the shifting of workloads from public cloud to a hybrid cloud deployment model — has been on the rise. In fact, IDC research reveals that 80% of companies plan to repatriate at least some of their workloads currently hosted in the public cloud. For multi-tenant data center (MTDC) operators, cloud repatriation presents multiple new…
Legacy applications often require refactoring in order to run in a public cloud environment, which can be costly, time-consuming, and risky to the businesses that rely on them. As a result, IT leaders are finding that what makes the most sense is to keep these applications in an on-premises data center or private cloud, where…
Three Industry Trends, Three Opportunities for Colocation Providers The events of 2020 forced most organizations to quickly figure out how to close the gaps in their business continuity plans. Now, many of them are recognizing that multi-tenant data centers can help them maintain operational resiliency and enable innovation moving forward. Here are three post-pandemic industry…
When the pace of life slowed in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 shelter in place mandates, the environment around us we saw meaningful — and positive — change. Now there is collective desire and a growing demand to get back to business without compromising the opportunity we’ve been presented. In fact, sustainable practices are…