Friday, June 30, 2017

Telehouse Green: How Green Is My Cloud?

UNDERSTANDING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF CLOUD-BASED COMPUTING Forrester estimates that worldwide spending on Public Cloud computing services will grow to $160 billion in 2020, a 22 percent annual growth rate from just five years ago. And it’s not just Public Cloud that is experiencing a spike, but...

Telehouse for Technophiles: Can Your Data Center Survive the Next Big Earthquake?

A Look at Disaster Preparedness in Los Angeles-Based Data Centers The ground shook violently, car alarms shrieked and retail boutique windows shattered across the busy sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard. On January 17, 1994, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck just 20 miles west of Los Angeles, producing...

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Disaster Recovery Solutions and Colocation Facilities Are Critical to Protecting the Data of Smart Cities

According to Gartner, the technology research and advisory firm, this year, an estimated 2.3 billion connected things will be used in smart cities, which includes major metro areas such as New York, London and Tokyo. That projection represents a 42 percent increase in the number of connected devices...