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Expectation gap about the public cloud

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Infrastructure Platform Security Storage

Findings show there is an expectation gap between expected benefits of the public cloud and what it’s actually delivering for enterprises today.

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AT&T and Colt automate network ordering

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Networking Networks + Telecoms

The companies have been working together to implement MEF’s groundbreaking APIs, allowing for seamless ordering of Ethernet connections.

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What is "cloudless" computing? A new way of organizing IT infrastructure

Published in Colocation/Hosting Digital Business Infrastructure Platform Security Storage

Transformation of the IT landscape is being driven by infrastructure abstraction, or what can be considered "cloudless computing." Paul Muller and HPE VP Dave Larson explain the evolution of IT infrastructure and how the industry is transforming from bare metal to virtual machines to containers and serverless to now a convergence around an open compute environment. It will requires us to rethink how software is developed, deployed and consumed.

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Cloud IT infrastructure revenues continue to expand

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Infrastructure Platform Security Storage

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, grew 11.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), reaching $14.5 billion. IDC also lowered its forecast for total spending on cloud IT infrastructure in 2019 to $66.9 billion – down 4.5% from last quarter's...

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WorldStream embarks on Phase 2 expansion at its flagship data centre

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure

WorldStream, a fast-growing hosting provider delivering security-focused solutions including dedicated servers and colocation as well as global connectivity and DDoS protection through their proprietary global network with 10Tbps (!) of bandwidth available, nnounces a 268-rack expansion at its company-owned, flagship data center in Naaldwijk, the Netherlands. This 2nd phase expansion means that WorldStream, within the course of a year will be doubling its facility capacity to 536 data center...

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Colt Data Centre Services expands in Frankfurt

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation

First phase of delivery expected to complete in Q4 2020.

Cloud IT infrastructure revenues continue to expand

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure...

DE-CIX partners with Equinix

The new deployment in Equinix’s IL2 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centre marks...

EMEA Cloud IT infrastructure revenue grows to $1.5 billion

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) WW Quarterly Cloud Infrastructure...

The Cloud Industry Forum recognises the need to benchmark cloud services

The industry body announces partnership with Clover Index to help users get the best comparison of...

InterCloud offers dedicated connectivity to IBM Cloud

Customers including SNCF can benefit from end-to-end performance to access their IBM Cloud...

maincubes expands in Europe

maincubes is expanding its European network of highly available data centers: In addition to its...

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The most secure data centre in Scandinavia?

Hidden deep in a mountain, Green Mountain’s data centre is cooled by the cold waters of a Norwegian fjord. Working with nature, Green Mountain is saving energy and protecting the environment — leading the way to cutting data centre energy use by a third.

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