Open Compute shifts focus to the network
Many data center improvements have emerged from The Open Compute Project. By facilitating collaboration and free discussion about innovative technologies, OCP has created industry momentum for open designs.
Many data center improvements have emerged from The Open Compute Project. By facilitating collaboration and free discussion about innovative technologies, OCP has created industry momentum for open designs.
Elliptical Mobile Solutions, a Seagate Cloud Builder Alliance Partner, gains the benefit of a mobile data center solution from Avnet.
With highly efficient data centers from big industry players like Microsoft and Facebook, the cloud hardware market has pushed heavily for greater efficiency.
Technology decision makers have had to place greater focus on efficiency as enterprise and cloud data centers store an ever-expanding volume of data.
Many businesses have found the need to expand their data center space in recent years as growing data volumes and new applications push the limits of existing storage capacities.
Enterprise data capacity needs have expanded considerably as more information has become digitalized and companies invest in analytics initiatives.
Cloud technology has impacted how IT services are delivered, but adoption may have also caused ripple effects that are now felt in the enterprise data center.
Fears of vendor lock-in have kept many businesses from adopting new technological solutions, particularly when they have already made investments in existing IT solutions.
There are a few key metrics that commonly emerge in evaluating both enterprise and cloud data centers.
Heated discussions surrounding cybersecurity have been put near the front of the political agenda in recent months as stakeholders evaluate the digital safety of the nation's critical infrastructure.
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