The complexity of networks is steadily increasing. I remember the days when there were no clouds, only private data centers hosting applications that drove many digital services delivered over-the-top (OTT) of the internet. This rapidly evolved to deploying public cloud services offered by hyperscale cloud providers, creating hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems.
Today, a new cloud ecosystem has emerged where hyperscale cloud providers have built out networks of large data centers and expanded global backbone networks to support regional markets, positioning data centers strategically in important hubs while rapidly expanding to the edge of the network. In parallel, regional cloud providers are rapidly building carrier-neutral and colocation data centers to meet increasing demand for a more direct and higher-performing interconnection infrastructure.