IT plans in 2016 set for challenge from digital transformation
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
CIOs and other tech leaders will...
Montana officials, with an eye on economic development, have been working with Google and Facebook to convince the technology giants to build data centers in the Western state.
According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, leaders of the Bozeman-based Northern Rocky Mountain Development District visited Google...
Enterprises want to focus on business value, not IT infrastructure
Google is one of the largest server manufacturers in the world and among the four big players in the cloud-computing/datacenter space. In a recent presentation, Craig Box, global lead for Google Compute go-to-market, gave a...
Analysts note CenturyLink move could be start of additional spin offs
Regional telecommunications provider CenturyLink said it was looking at strategic alternatives for its data center and colocation business operations in a move analysts noted could include further breaking apart of CenturyLink’s operations.
CenturyLink said...
Windstream and TierPoint include ongoing partnership as part of transaction
Telecommunication services provider Windstream said it plans to sell its data center business to TierPoint for $575 million. The deal, which is structured as an all-cash transaction, is set to boost TierPoint’s current operations in...
Both parties will promote global standardization for 5G technology
The European Union and China have signed an agreement for the future development of "5G" networks. The deal was inked during the EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue in Beijing.
Under the terms of the agreement,...
Belgium data center struck causing errors on Google Compute Engine persistent disks
Four lightning strikes affecting the power grid around the Google Compute Engine data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium, caused a small data loss and a number of persistent disk errors.
Google uses persistent disks as...
Apple is potentially betting big on content delivery services like streaming music, video
Published reports suggest that tech juggernaut Apple could deploy its very own high-speed network linking four U.S. data centers, and specialized for content delivery purposes.
Bloomberg first broke the story on Monday, but...
Infonetics Research report found robust SDN plans across North America
The market for software-defined networking solutions is expected to blossom over the next several years, with robust SDN opportunities for both incumbent and new entrants, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.
The report, “Data...
Apple has reached a deal with the state of Arizona to open a $2 billion global network “command center,” according to a Feb. 2 announcement from state Gov. Doug Ducey.
The facility, planned for Mesa, Ariz., just outside of Phoenix, is expected to employ 150...
Acquisition converges data centers, fiber networks
Backhaul and data center services provider Zayo Group announced a $675 million agreement to purchase competitor Latisys Holdings, which handles complimentary data center co-location and other physical asset services.
Latisys currently operates eight domestic data centers comprising 185,000 square feet...
Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Prefabricated data centers – a solution fit for all
Prefabricated modular data centers were all the rage...
