According to recent research from Gartner, the global colocation market is expected to double by 2020 to $50B. Rittal is seeing colocation providers move towards a hybrid cloud strategy to connect hyperconverged platforms.
Hybrid cloud solutions are helping colocation facilities differentiate themselves from the competition. The elastic demand of hyperconverged platforms into cloud computing meant customers didn’t often need an extensive cloud solution. By giving them access to a hybrid solution using a 100Gb connection, they could meet seasonal and test development challenges without taking on a large fixed cost.