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Source: TechTarget
Handle big data security in cloud computing with these four best practices: proper architecture design, encryption, monitoring and least privilege tactics…
Source: Security Brief | Asia
IAM is yet another identity and security framework that poses significant challenges when crossing from the IT realm onto the IoT…
Source: Capacity
Record steel prices in the US pose a risk to the construction of new data centres at a critical point in the industry’s growth trajectory…
Source: ENR New York
ENR New York congratulates Syska Hennessy Group as the region’s Design Firm of the Year for 2021!…
Source: FP Insider Access
Our reliance on data and devices has made us extremely vulnerable. The first step is knowing where everything is…
Source: DCD
On top of $800 million in notes issued last year…
Source: Gulf Business
Energy conservation and sustainable development are now key drivers of the data centre industry’s development, says Huawei’s Sanjay Kumar Sainani…
Source: CIO insight
The pace of data center new builds and renovations seems to have plateaued. What does it mean for corporate data centers?…
Source: Capacity
Princeton Digital Group (PDG) is splashing out $1 billion to build one of the largest hyperscale data centres in Tokyo, Japan…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Eric Jacobs, CRO of Aligned, discusses the factors that make Chicago a prime location for data center investment….
Source: FierceTelecom
The company’s hybrid fiber coax network will help businesses connect to Sabey’s facilities in two Washington state regions…
Source: TechCrunch
There are massive opportunities for business value creation in cybersecurity. Many unicorns will be built in these spaces, and there are a few specific areas worth betting on…
Source: the energyst
A major data centre operator has committed itself to using wholly carbon-free electricity to keep the lights blinking on its racks.London-headquartered Cyrus One says it has put its server farms in Slough, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Dublin on a supplier’s single green power tariff…
Source: Gulf Business
Advanced computational fluid dynamics software is increasingly deployed to predict the air speed and temperature field of UPS components, boards, and systems…
Source: GZERO Media
What is cloud computing? Is the future of cybersecurity in the cloud? Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center, Eurasia Group senior advisor and former MEP, discusses trends in big tech, privacy protection and cyberspace…
Source: Reuters
The White House warned corporate executives and business leaders on Thursday to step up security measures to protect against ransomware attacks after intrusions disrupted operations at a major meatpacking company and the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline…
Source: Forbes
With Snowflake, UiPath and others graduating, there’s room for a new cadre of top private cloud computing companies to stake their claim. The 2021 Forbes Cloud 100 list is now seeking submissions…
Source: Capacity
The city of Frankfurt intends to bring in controls on future data centre builds, over concerns they are taking up too much space and using too much energy…
Source: EC-Council Blog
Cloud computing provides new avenues for ethical hackers by scanning through the infrastructure to locate vulnerabilities & provide solutions to enhance cloud computing. Read here…
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In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Service Express CTO Jake Blough shares how machine learning offers new opportunities in data centers…
Source: Data Center Frontier
A new white paper by BCS presents strategic solutions for safeguarding mission critical infrastructure in data centers during uncertain times…
Source: Fintelics
It’s a fact that cloud computing has become a massive thing these days. It had to struggle its way among big enterprises to make it to the top. Now, many large and small corporations are using Cloud…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Michael Goh, Senior Director and General Manager of Iron Mountain’s Data Centers, discusses the state of the Indian data center market…
Source: CSO Online
Security startups are often innovation leaders that attempt to solve critical and persistent problems. These are some of the most interesting ones to watch as they tackle issues around multicloud security, identity management, zero-trust, and more…
Source: Military & Aerospace Electronics
As the military pivots to great power competition, however it’s expected that strategic competitors like China and Russia will bring more-advanced cyber …
Source: The Washington Post
In Loudoun and Prince William counties, a sharp increase in Internet usage by homebound residents has led to a dramatic jump in construction of data…
Source: BizTimes
Johnson Controls International plc plans to acquire Canadian data center equipment maker Silent-Aire in a deal valued at up to $870 million…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Learn about some of the hottest data center career opportunities in the market…
Source: Capacity Media
Google and its data centre contracting companies have been ordered by a US labour tribunal to allow workers to organise, after a worker was suspended for discussing wages…
Source: REJournals
Even before the supercharged ecommerce boom, initiated this same time one year ago during the early stages of the pandemic, the data center business was…
Source: Help Net Security
Newly provisioned, unprotected SAP applications in cloud environments are getting discovered and compromised in mere hours…
Source: ZDNet
Microsoft reveals that unseen code errors in its Azure DNS service caused the April 1 outage…
Source: Forbes
New research finds enrolling more international students leads to more U.S. student STEM degrees and does not crowd out U.S. students…
Source: Cloud Computing News
Asia-Pacific public cloud services spending has grown more than 38% to $36.4 billion in 2020, according to the latest IDC market study…
Source: NBC News
The gap in STEM workforce representation is remains particularly large for Latinos, a new Pew Research Center report published Thursday found…
Source: MeriTalk
As agencies have continued to close data centers by participating in the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), adapting to new technologies and cybersecurity must be front of mind for these closures, a Government Accountability Office expert said today…
Source: Business Facilities
As more companies put their business activities on the cloud, data centers with the potential for scalability and proximity to cloud “on ramps” are better poised to compete, according to CBRE’s latest report…
Source: Data Center Frontier
The Amazon Web Services cloud now stores more than 100 trillion objects, the company said this week as it marked the 15th anniversary of its launch. That illustrates how the growth of data – and data centers – is transforming our world…
Source: Manila Standard
As the pandemic continues to accelerate digital transformation among businesses, Amazon Web Services is seeing robust growth in new customers and partner signups for cloud services through its Amazon Partner Network…
Source: Forbes
It’s time for manufacturing companies to embrace the rapidly growing marketplace of innovative, native cloud applications…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Water scarcity is a growing issue in many major business markets. Cem Candir, CEO of Chemstar WATER, provides insights on how data centers can be “water positive.”…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Private equity firm LLR Partners has made a strategic investment in Salute Mission Critical, highlighting the growth opportunity in data center staffing. Salute recruits and trains military veterans to work in the data center industry…
Source: Information Age
Information Age spoke to Oliver Goodman, head of engineering at Telehouse about how AI has been solving challenges for data centres…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Sean Farney, Director of Data Center Marketing, Kohler Power Systems, highlights the need for an all-encompassing and standardized way to measure and report on data center sustainability across the entire data center ecosystem…
Source: The National Law Review
The recently enacted Energy Act of 2020 (the Act) covers a broad range of energy efficiency and research and development initiatives, including a few specifically targeting the data center industry…
Source: CISION PR Newswire
Uptime Institute today announced the availability of its Global Data Center Staffing Forecast 2021-2025, the digital infrastructure industry’s…
Source: Data Center Frontier
The data center industry can be a catalyst for action on climate change. Customers are demanding it, and the planet needs it. A Data Center Frontier Special Report series…
Source: CRN
Microsoft leased the most data center capacity in the US last year, followed by Facebook and Bytedance, who spent millions on space and capacity from data center operators…
Source: Security Boulevard
Continuous learning is a top priority for me. It’s critical to stay updated on the latest cyber security methods, technologies, strategies, and developments. 2020 brought the opportunity for us to indulge in some additional reading and learn new skills from incredible industry expert…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Data center water use has broad impacts. It affects the quality and availability of local water supplies, particularly when groundwater is involved. This special report series examines data center water usage amid historic droughts and wildfires in California and beyond…
Source: The Financial Express
Dell Technologies shares top three cloud industry trends for the year 2021…
Source: Security Boulevard
2020 was a year that most people would like to forget. And yet, perhaps in large part as a result of the global pandemic and the 2020 U.S. elections…
Source: CRN
Amazon, Google and Microsoft led a record-breaking $37 billion spending quarter on data centers as demand for cloud services spike during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Source: IT Pro Portal
Cloud proved crucial this past year, but were will cloud computing go next?…
Source: Health IT Security Trends
COVID-19, ransomware, and healthcare data breaches were the largest health cybersecurity trends in 2020. As those cyber threat continue to target the sector, proactive security measures are needed…
Source: Data Center Frontier
John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, highlights what a Risk Officer should be focusing on as a turbulent year in the data industry and beyond comes to a close…
Source: CIO
From IT’s resilience to the importance of being intentional, CIOs share insights on what 2020 has taught them about IT’s value to the business and what it means to work as a team…
Source: JDSupra
With the explosive growth in connected working and living, data centres are attracting an increasingly wide range of investors and activity looks set to grow…
Source: Business to Community
The cloud computing sector is developing fast as companies switch to cloud-based software solutions, and move away from on-premises servers…
Source: IT Web
True data specialists aren’t constrained by tools or technology, as the core principles and best practices remain uncompromised, becoming amplified in the context of cloud…
Source: Women’s Agenda
Women’s Agenda spoke with a number of women leading in STEM – both established and emerging – to gauge their perspective on the pandemic and the lessons we can learn from an unprecedented year…
Source: Security Boulevard
As work from home continues, cyberthreats related to the new normal will remain even post-pandemic…
Source: Forbes
With drones making their way into everyday life, it’s becoming clear that they are a remarkable tool for teaching STEM skills to kids and teens…
Source: Security Magazine
The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act has been officially signed into law. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., requires that any IoT device purchased with government money meet minimum security standards…
Source: SiliconANGLE
Cloud and ‘internet of things’ spur new rise in edge computing…
Source: Data Center Frontier
For IT decision-makers, there’s a lot of hype around the theory that the public cloud is always the least-expensive option…
Source: Forbes
In the wake of Covid-19, the global workplace paradigm shifted to a remote workforce within a matter of weeks, sometimes even days…
Source: Data Center Frontier
The societal shift to online services during the COVID-19 pandemic has made 2020 an extraordinary year for the data center industry, with record leasing and a historic boom in the construction of new facilities…
Source: TechCrunch
It’s still true the educational value of “learn to code” gizmos remains hard to quantify. But there’s no doubt a lot of thought has gone on creating child-friendly product design and into chunking and structuring the learning…
Source: MarketScale
Andrew Schaap, CEO of Aligned Data Centers, knows the ever-increasing role data centers play in the interconnected world of digital and smart technologies. And he provided his first-hand knowledge and insights on the advances data centers are making in today’s digital transformation and clean energy best practices and utilization…
Source: CDW Solutions Blog
Sophisticated solutions are being embraced in the data center in response to the unprecedented challenges of the past year…
Source: CSO Online
Our exclusive LinkedIn poll lists the top concerns among security pros around remote work…
Source: OGC
Sensor technology has changed drastically over the last decade. Asset-intensive industries such as mining, distribution, and oil & gas use a large variety of sensing systems to monitor and optimize the efficiency of their operations. However, with so many different sensor types, vendors, and capabilities available on the market, this abundance of sensor…
Source: IDN-InDepthNews
Nearly one-fifth of small businesses experienced either a hack, virus or data breach in 2019, according to data from B2B site The Manifest. While this proves that small businesses are indeed vulnerable to cyber attacks, it also serves as a warning to others that makes proper security precautions a necessity in 2020 and beyond…
Source: ZD Net
GAIA-X, Europe’s attempt to reclaim cloud-computing sovereignty against fast-growing hyperscalers from outside the continent, will need to prove that it is worthwhile in the next few months if it wants to avoid an embarrassing descent into irrelevance, according to a new report from analysis firm Forrester…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Nortek’s Kris Holla highlights how focus on renewable energy alone will not help data centers reach sustainability net-zero goals…
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MCUNet is a new MIT system that brings machine learning to microcontrollers. The advance could enhance the function and security of devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT)…
Thematic Investing Channel
Cloud computing is one sector that should continue to thrive as a heavy reliance on tech continues amid the pandemic…
Intelligent CIO Europe
As we approach a new year, the data centre industry must prepare for what might be in store. Justin Jenkins, UK President and COO Europe, Vantage Data Centers, discusses some of the trends to be expected in 2021 as it will undoubtedly be another exciting one for the…
Facilities Management Insights
Learn about legacy data centers, preventive maintenance and related trends for building operations success…
Source: Data Center Frontier
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of video in data center marketing. Dan Ephraim of IMA says that focus should include enhanced use of YouTube in addition to LinkedIn, the industry’s traditional social channel of choice…
Source: Cloud Computing News
Enterprises need to be empowered with knowledge of best practices related to cloud-based technology in order to prioritise investments and optimise costs…
Source: Techerati
Want to optimise data centre performance? Start with resilient power, efficient cooling and real-time visibility…
Source: Forbes
Because of our daily interaction with connected devices, computers, smartphones, and tablets, it’s important that everyone – from the CEO and software developers to suppliers and employees – to be aware. Everyone can play an important part in keeping information safe…
Source: Security Magazine
Shred-it announced the release of its 10th Anniversary Edition Data Protection Report (formerly known as “The Security Tracker: State of the Industry Report”), which outlines data security risks threatening U.S. enterprises and small businesses…
Source: CDOTrends
The majority of the infection is in the Asia Pacific…
Source: Forbes
A study finds that the larger the enterprise, the more important it is to secure remote access to critical infrastructure to IT admin teams…
Source: WHNT News 19
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) team up each October for National Cyber Security Awareness Month…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Amid the global coronavirus outbreak, many are wishing the “new normal” would hurry up and get here. But according to a new report, we might still have a while to go…
Source: CIO Applications
The data center colocation marketing looks vastly different today than it did just five years ago. The data center model has changed, and so should your data center contract…
Source: DataCenter News
According to a new report from digital transformation consultancy Contino, just 13% of businesses have an extensive, organisation-wide cloud programme…
Source: CMS Wire
If statistics are any indication, edge computing will likely play a huge role in improving the customer experience and could change the playing field in not just marketing, but in manufacturing, security, healthcare and retail…
Source: WBIW
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month will mark its 17th year in October of 2020. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cyber Security Alliance announced this year’s theme as “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.”
Source: Meritalk
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), an industry-backed group dedicated to best practices to ensure secure cloud computing environments, released its list of the top 11 threats to cloud computing…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Here are the 10 most popular stories on Data Center Frontier in September 2020, in order of article views…
Source: The Financial Express
The UK government has also adopted a cloud-first policy to foster innovation, enhance the agility of government agencies and improve citizen services. Recently, Bahrain unveiled its Cloud First policy…
Source: Sierra Club
How in-person does science have to be?
Source: CMS Wire
The experiment, called Project Natick, aimed to find out whether it would be economical and better for the environment to place data centers under water. The first conclusions from the project are starting to trickle in and they appear to be positive…
Source: Info Security Group
Most UK and US workers now view cybersecurity professionals in a positive light, although worryingly few are considering a career in the industry, according to a new study from (ISC)2…
Source: TechCrunch
Microsoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Google will power its entire global information empire entirely with carbon-free energy by 2030, matching every second of its data center operations to renewable energy sources…
Source: Intelligent CIO Middle East
Michael Cade, Senior Global Technologist, Veeam, shares with us how the four walls of the data centre have collapsed and increased the attack vector as organisations in MENA embrace and promote remote working. Almost three-quarters of professionals across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region prefer jobs that allow them to work remotely, according…
Source: Mission Critical Magazine
The sudden rise of the COVID-19 crisis pushed millions of people to work fully remote, even in highly sensitive industries, such as financial services, health care and government, that have previously been unable to shift employees to location-agnostic work. This shift has fundamentally altered the future of work as organizations…
Source: CRN
Data center infrastructure market hits $41 billion in 2020 fueled by public cloud services providers like AWS, Google and Microsoft spending on data centers…
Source: TechCrunch
Over the past decade, a number of high-profile cybersecurity issues have arisen during mega-M&A deals, heightening concerns among corporate executives…
Source: IndustryWeek
New vulnerability puts significant number of IoT devices at risk…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Amazon Web Services says users are tapping Local Zones to run hybrid environments and support latency-intensive tasks like game rendering…
Source: BW People
News and Updates for HR Professional in India – Employer-Zoom has a global data center and gives their customers a flexible network routing functionality. Meaning, they can decide which country’s data center they want to use and which…
Source: IT News Africa
COVID-19 has altered industries across the globe highlighting just how dependent the world is on data. The Global Data Center Security Solutions Market is expected to grow by $5 billion during 2020-2024…
Source: Data Center Frontier
John Hevey, Vice President, Corporate Technical Service at BCS Data Center Operations, explores a group of strategic solutions designed to “safeguard” future data center operations for…
Source: Data Center Knowledge
Amid the pandemic, as data centers operate with shrunken onsite staff, remote monitoring has gained a new level of importance…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Tim Shaheen, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Development at Aligned, explores what’s required to bring us into the next chapter of our digital future…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Dark fiber is a hot commodity, as cloud computing platforms seek more network capacity to deliver data across their data center campuses. That’s why investment firms with data center holdings have been acquiring dark fiber specialists…
Source: Data Center Knowledge
Yes, more organizations are turning to the cloud to stay online, but many businesses are also closing for good…
Source: Prince William Times
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will consider a proposal Tuesday to resurrect the bi-county parkway and expand the county’s data center overlay district as part of an economic…
Source: Network World
While the previously hot market around most SD-WAN technology has slowed and IT budgets overall are under pressure in general, the Covid-19 pandemic has created demand for other network capabilities such as improved network management and collaboration tools…
Source: The Collegian
Facts & Factors Market Research, leading market research and consulting firm added the latest in…
Source: Network World
From remote data-center commissioning to strengthened e-commerce, some tech startups and their investors find opportunity in the COVID-19 global economic disruption…
Source: Data Economy
During the Covid-19 outbreak demand for data has been at an all-time high, with internet usage up as much as 50% across some European markets. That rising demand is outpacing supply is nothing new, but the pandemic’s impact on the working and everyday lives of people all across the world has brought new pressures to…
Source: Data Economy
AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure firm, has appointed David Higgins to lead its data centres sector across EMEA. David is an experienced business leader in the ICT, critical environments and energy sectors, having worked across operational, commercial and general management disciplines both in the UK and globally. He joined the firm at the end of…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Our 19th Data Center Executive Roundtable showcases the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with panelists from CoreSite, NTT Global Data Centers Americas, EdgeConneX, Sabey Data Centers and Infrastructure Masons…
Source: Data Center Frontier
The data center supply chain has held up well thus far during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our data center Executive Roundtable discusses the long-term implications of the pandemic for the supply chain and deployment timetables for capacity…
Source: ZDNet
Data centers have supported the digital economy throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but their job doesn’t end with the crisis…
Source: Data Center Frontier
Our Executive Roundtable explores how data center staffing and operations are holding up through the COVID-19 pandemic. With insights from executives from CoreSite, EdgeConneX, NTT Global Data Centers, Sabey Data Centers and Infrastructure Masons…
Source: Data Center Dynamics
Many enterprises have been caught out by the crisis…
Source: Think Advisor
These key developments likely will influence REITs and related property-focused businesses…
Source: LiveMint
The Folding@home distributed computing project was launched in October 2000 to simulate protein dynamics.Distributed computing projects harness otherwise idle computer processing power to perform specific tasks for big science research..
Source: Fitch Ratings
Low Coronavirus-Related Impact: Fitch does not assume the pandemic will have a material impact on operating EBITDA and leverage for data centers…
Source: Data Center Frontier
The world’s largest investors remain focused on the data center market, citing extraordinary demand for capital to fuel the data economy, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a look at recent transaction trends…
Source: DataCenter Knowledge
The pandemic has given a boost to digital banking, which involves less paperwork, greater use of electronic services and fewer in-person meetings…
Source: DataCenter Knowledge
If you are in charge of IT infrastructure for a cloud provider, here are the areas to focus IT resources on to deal with the pandemic-induced challenges…
Source: Data Center Dynamics
The best way to avoid data loss is to plan in advance for disasters…
Source: MarketScale
Pedro Sancha joins Raymond Hawkins to explain how many data centers are starting to consider their water use…
Source: DataCenter Knowledge
Put to the test, data centers have demonstrated that they put “essential” in essential services. So, what’s next?
Source: D Magazine
As online usage explodes, data centers will be a silver lining for commercial real estate, says Cushman & Wakefield’s Bo Bond…
Source: Market Watch
With first $1 billion data-center quarter and new segments, Nvidia shows that data center is just as important, if not more…
Source: MENAFN
The Global Datacenter Deployment Spending Market 2020 Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of Datacenter Deployment Spending Market as it relates to COVID-19…
Source: NewsDistinct.com
The Global Datacenter Deployment Spending Market 2020 Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of Datacenter Deployment Spending Market as it relates to COVID-19…
Source: 3w Market News
Hyperscale Data Centers Market report is to help the user to understand the Coronavirus (COVID19) Impact analysis on market in terms of its Definition, Segmentation, Market Potential, Influential Trends, and the Challenges that the Hyperscale Data Centers market is facing. The Hyperscale Data Centers industry profile also contains descriptions of the leading…
Source: Data Center Frontier
A new special report from Data Center Frontier explores how Portland, Ore., has emerged as a leading market for multi-tenant data center development in the Pacific Northwest. This first entry in a DCF article series highlights a general market view and analysis of the…
Source: Cole Reports
InForGrowth Market Research offers a most recent distributed report on Global Data Center Virtualization industry examination and figure 2019-2025 conveying key bits of knowledge and giving an upper hand to…
Source: Olean Times Herald
The data center UPS market has witnessed a significant evolution over the last decade. The market is currently witnessing the implementation of rack-level (1U to 3U size) UPS systems to overcome frequent…
Source: Data-economy.com
Governments weren’t the only ones caught off guard when the Covid-19 pandemic took hold earlier this year – new research from Gartner has found that as many as 55% of tech CEOs also failed to begin preparations for the potential economic downturn a modern pandemic brings.
Source: Cole Reports
The Report Titled “Covid-19 Impact on Smart Data Center Market” provides detailed study of the impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the historical and present/future market data.
Source: Tech Republic
Distributed cloud services are proving their mettle in facilitating advanced business operations. Learn more about the outlook for this concept for the future.
Source: 3rd Watch Market News Reports
The report introspects the micro and macro-economic factors that are expected to nurture the growth of the Cloud Computing Service market in the upcoming years and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Cloud Computing Service.
Source: Security Magazine
During the COVID-19 crisis, enterprise security executives are busier than ever – standing up business continuity plans, enacting broader contingency plans, mitigating risks with employees working at home and more – all to keep businesses humming as the coronavirus outbreak has spread.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Data Center Demand Ramps even as COVID-19 Impacts the Company.
Source: Reuters
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Thursday reported higher first-quarter revenue and a smaller loss than analysts had expected amid the coronavirus pandemic, but its shares fell as investors fretted about potential weakness in the second quarter.
Source: RTInsights.com
In the growing AIOps segment, IBM’s strong suit will be its world-class portfolio of AI, advanced analytics, and data management offerings.
Source: CXOToday.com
In general, COVID-19 has been a tremendous driver for accelerating the digital transformation of organizations, away from physical workflows toward virtual presences, virtual interactions.
Source: Dice
We’re several weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, and businesses are settling into new modes of working. Employees are adapting to working from home full-time, with the various technologists involved in maintaining office systems and software.
Source: Mission Critical
Millions of people are now confined to their homes, resorting to teleworking to do their jobs, e-commerce sites to do their shopping, and streaming video platforms to find entertainment. A reliable electricity supply underpins all of these services as well as powering the devices most of us take for granted such as fridges, washing machines and light bulbs.
Source: Data Center Frontier
The COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis has reinforced the importance of data centers and what they do. The digital transformation that was thought to be a multi-year evolution has been dramatically compressed. The pandemic has been a watershed event for the world, and a defining moment for the cloud.
Source: Mission Critical
You don’t have to look far to see how IT has fundamentally been upended by the global COVID-19 pandemic. As organizations in all sectors have rapidly emptied their offices and sent their employees home to comply with ever more expansive shelter-in-place and quarantine mandates, replicating the full breadth of services remotely has been IT’s singular priority.
Source: ZD Net
Data centers have been preparing since January to make sure that the world would stay connected amid the coronavirus crisis.
Source: Mission Critical
Disruption to the industry from the coronavirus has mostly been visible on construction job sites with workers furloughed and deliveries delayed or cancelled. But there are similar interruptions happening at engineering and design firms…
Source: Data Center Dynamics
There’s an often quoted line about knowing the past to understand the present. It came to mind this week, as I looked at the work we had been doing on contact tracing and location data in the context of COVID-19.
Source: Data Economy
As the COVID-19 outbreak forces the world to increase its dependence on digital infrastructure, data centre operators fear that the lockdown measures could have damaging effects.
Source: KITCO
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) said it will invest 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) in its cloud infrastructure over three years – a plan that follows a boom in demand for business software as the coronavirus outbreak peaked in China.
Source: Data Center Frontier
Data center providers say that construction continues to move forward, with only a handful of projects slowed or halted by COVID-19 safety concerns.
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