The seamless interconnect of data center facilities is needed to deliver lightning-fast speeds, and yet internet content providers (ICPs) have grown at such a rate there has barely been enough time to create the rigorous testing regiment necessary. Add the rising cost of cabling infrastructure and the array of interoperability protocols to the mix, and the scale of the challenge becomes even more overwhelming.
Looking to the future, as technologies such as AI, machine learning, and the IoT start to mature and proliferate, the data requirements for the engagement economy will extend far beyond social media, entertainment, shopping, and news. Public services, energy infrastructure, and other core sectors will rely on data center performance.