Colocation & Hybrid Cloud Content

Future-Proof Your Enterprise Data Center: Building Scalable, Sustainable and Resilient Colocation Strategies

As your business embraces cloud computing, the benefits of scalability, flexibility and efficiency are clear, but they come with significant complexities. Effectively managing your cloud environments requires balancing costs, ensuring security and staying agile — all while keeping up with evolving trends.

Based in Loudoun County, Virginia, Ashburn’s Data Center Alley is the top data center market in North America. Just a stone’s throw from Washington, DC, it forms an integral part of the Dulles Technology Corridor. With unmatched fiber infrastructure, reasonable energy costs, and great tax incentives, Ashburn is the preferred location for data center operations nationwide.

Nothing keeps executives awake at night more than the threat of cyberattacks. There’s a good reason for that. Cybercrime is an omnipresent threat that’s growing in sophistication and reach. That’s because, for criminals, cybercrime is a high-growth industry,...

Any business IT leader involved in maintaining and managing an enterprise data center sooner or later faces the ultimate question: Should you host your data center solutions internally or outsource? That question is coming up more frequently as businesses embrace...

Today’s green landscape spans across industries. Companies are committing to sustainability with increasing resolve and dedication, yet according to G2, “90% of business executives recognize the significance of sustainability, [but] only 60% of firms have a dedicated...

When expanding your business globally, navigating the complexities of selecting an international data center requires careful planning and evaluation. Many companies feel unsure of where to begin when leaving their well-known domestic market, but they do know the...

Opening a retail grocery store requires a precise timeline, as the sooner the store opens, the sooner it generates revenue. Whether the store is built from the ground up or the company remodels an existing retail space, there is a lot of work to build a more modern...

Some executives may think that their business isn’t ready for edge computing or they don’t need it because they don’t deliver digital products or services. That couldn’t be further from the truth. The edge is not something far off in the future. To be competitive in...

In Part 2 of our series, we explained how different pricing models can determine what’s in your base rent price in terms of operating expenses and power usage. But there are other services that you may need and only be able to purchase from your colocation provider....

Series Review In the first part of our Colocation Pricing series, we explained the main components of a quote and what each one means. In this article, we explain the different pricing models of colocation and how they can affect your total cost of ownership. In Part...

In this three-part series, we’ll navigate the opaque world of data center colocation pricing and costs. We will discuss the basic elements of a colocation price quote, outline the main services, and identify the various pricing structures and major pitfalls. Overview...