Most multi-tenant data centers are built in phases, either with multiple data rooms within a single building or with multiple buildings on campus.
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When discussing automating the fiber cross-connect process, most of the focus is on the initial connection. After all, that’s where the money is made. But this focus can neglect the importance of automating the disconnect part of the process as well.
There is a growing recognition of the need to deliver interconnection services faster to meet customer demand. This is highlighted by a recent article by Verizon and Equinix announcing a Software Defined Interconnect service
Security is a central concern of data center operators. This is shown by the large investment in multi-ringed security features such as fences and walls around buildings to multiple man-traps with biometric scanners before entering key parts of the facilities.
If you’ve watched any TV recently, you have likely seen commercials for 5G wireless from Verizon and other carriers. While your first thought of wireless infrastructure may be the antennas seen along highways, there is a lot of fiber optics to supports the wireless connections.
In today’s world, everything happens almost instantaneously. See how the Telescent NTM brings near instantaneous provisions to the fiber layer to meet the needs of today while scaling to the needs of tomorrow.
Of course, the simple answer is because you need to. Connectors create options and flexibility in the layout of cables and connectivity. Racks of patch panels simplify planning between different floors in a data center. And connectors are required when you need to change the connectivity between customers or equipment.
As optical networks have evolved to higher data rates to handle the astronomical increases in traffic, the percentage of network costs associated with optical components has grown significantly.
How often have you discussed the question “how can we increase our revenue?” Of course, this is a key question for almost every executive.
In a recent report, the Uptime Institute estimated that the Data Center Industry will need to find 300,000 more staff by 2025.
The past decade has seen a rapid evolution in almost every industry.
At NANOG 79 a speaker from Google pointed out that if a component had a 50 year MTBF, Google would still experience a failure of this component every day due to the scale of their network.
One key outcome of the COVID pandemic is that it accelerated IT and data center trends by several years. Digital transformation that was expected to take years to materialize happened in just months during the pandemic.
In business, whether we like to admit it or not, we often spend our days fighting fires. What I mean by this is that while we may have good strategic plans in place, these plans are put to the side to deal with the seemingly endless number of urgent problems that come up.
While there are many challenges to operating a multi-tenant data center (MTDC), such as managing power availability to ensure uptime and controlling temperature to protect the equipment, sometimes simple things can be some of the biggest headaches.
While the majority of multi-tenant data center (MTDC) revenue comes from selling space and power, the most profitable revenue is the monthly recurring charge for the cross connect (XC) service.
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The fact that we can instantly exchange messages with a friend anywhere on the globe, access the latest stock price or stream our favorite video while waiting in line is simply
The Uptime Institute recently released its Annual Global Data Center Survey for 2020 [1]. Among the many valuable insights it provided, the report highlighted the recent difficulties in staffing data center operational positions and the need for skilled entry-level workers.
In theory, all fiber optic connections are supposed to be made following an “inspect, clean, inspect” process to ensure the pristine mating of the fibers. When done correctly, consistent low insertion loss and good back reflection performance are assured.
SneakerNet is a term that refers to the act of backing up data by sending physical copies of the data rather than sending the data over the Internet.