Social change and the Data Centre industry The world is changing faster than ever. The economic centers of power are shifting, from West to East, and from North to South. Economic liberalisation is one driver, as is the speed at which capital moves seamlessly around the world - and the general demographic trends of people moving from insular communities in the countryside, to faster paced environments in towns and cities. But the biggest driver is technology. Manufacturing and IT technology …
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Is the Data Centre facing extinction?
Is the Data Centre facing extinction? Enterprise data centres, government data centres, commercial data centres and colocation houses have seen a massive expansion over the last 15 years or so. Every organisation in the world uses more computing power today than it did five years ago and five years ago used more than it did ten years ago. Even small children who can barely walk use more computing power. Is there any end? And how can the world cope with …
What’s driving the colocation industry?
What’s driving the colocation industry? In 2012, the colocation industry projected a 30% increase over the next five years. And why not? The industry has several things on its side – the growth of cloud, the increasing digitalisation of almost everything, the ever-decreasing cost of bandwidth, the drive to outsourcing, the need for low latency communications with guaranteed packet transit times, and the green agenda which favours specialised operators over in-house data centres to mention just a few points. As …
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