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Data Centers
451 Research + Cyxtera | Hybrid IT Strategy is Changing Cloud
In the age of cloud, the role of colocation is changing. Colocation was used as an extension of on-premises IT. Today, it’s the connectivity hub of enterprise IT and an extension of the cloud. Colocation plays an...
Hybrid IT, Colocation
Data Centers
451 Research + Cyxtera | Colocation for Speed and Control
Colocation offers the ease of accessibility to network and cloud connections. It’s a natural extension of cloud and on-premise deployments. However, it can present some hardware challenges; particularly when a new...
Colocation, Connectivity
Interconnection
Modernize Colocation by Automating Data Center Connectivity
In the first part of this series, we discussed the need to modernize the colocation experience. To begin with, we examined the process of deploying new infrastructure in to our data centers, looking for areas that could...
Hybrid IT, Colocation, Connectivity
Data Centers
Cloud Platforms With On-demand Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Cyxtera’s On-Demand Data Center at Work recently showcased how to build cloud infrastructure with on-demand HCI featuring Nutanix. Marcel Messing, Cloud Architect at Nutanix and Jim Lipps, VP Sales Engineering, DCS at...
Hybrid IT, Colocation, Marketplace
Data Centers
The Making of the On-Demand Data Center
Welcome to the multi-part series on the Cyxtera Extensible Data Center (CXD). In this series, we’ll cover the overall thought process behind why and how we’ve developed CXD and then dive in to the various components...
Hybrid IT, Colocation, Marketplace
Data Centers
Delivering Dark Fiber: The Cyxtera Ecosystem
Research and Markets recently reported that global market for dark fiber will expand at double digit CAGR to $11 billion by 2026 due to the growth of global internet traffic. Benefits are vast particularly around cost...
Connectivity, Marketplace