With data centers expected to consume as much as 20% of the world’s energy within only a few years, the deployment of energy efficient data centers is crucial.
Data center managers are constantly challenged to find new approaches to physical infrastructure as they add capacity to their data centers or other IT spaces to drive down operating and capital costs.
If you like simplicity when it comes to considering which data center availability “standard” you want to follow, the 1-2-3-4 rating system may be just the right approach for you.
In 2Q18, data center (DC) Ethernet switch revenue reached $2.9B, up 2% YoY, and ports reached 14M, up 14% YoY, mainly due to significant 25/100GE port growth.
Sustained demand fueling positive outlook for data center investment market contributing factors include expansion in cloud companies and widespread reliance on data centers.
The use of colocation data centers by business and industry to store, manage, and exchange data has grown tremendously over the past decade and is likely to continue due to the convenience and economic advantages such facilities provide.
The internet of things (IoT) presents us with enormous opportunities to positively affect the world around us —everything from increasing air quality to easing traffic to saving water and electricity.