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Data Centre Operators stories - Page 13

Data Centers need personnel and infrastructure to be able to operate effectively. Data Center Operators are companies or individual entities who take care of day-to-day operations of a data center. Responsibilities can include upkeep, maintenance and client relations.

Operators are responsible for installing and maintaining network resources, ensuring data center security and monitoring systems that take care of power and cooling.
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Why should you put digital IT at the edge

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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To thrive in today's digital landscape, IT must localise and regionalise at the edge, enhancing performance, security, and handling vast data volumes.
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Be ready: DDoS attacks like you've never seen are coming

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At Equinix, we see our global interconnection platform, Platform Equinix, as an excellent staging ground for DDoS defenses.
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Software-defined infrastructure and advanced networking expand

Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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It's all created prime conditions for the expansion of software-defined infrastructures and advanced networking, which we're predicting in 2017.
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Microservices: A game changer for application migration to the cloud

Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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When containers are injected with microservices, the migration across data centers and cloud is a cakewalk for DevOps and infrastructure teams.
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How to converse in cloud: Cloud balancing

Thu, 9th Feb 2017
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Directing users to the closest data center geographically ensures low latency, which is increasingly important in a streaming, mobile world.
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Can virtual reality change how businesses see things?

Wed, 8th Feb 2017
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VR's forecasted £30bn boom could redefine industries beyond entertainment, from automotive design to healthcare.
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APAC dominating growth in global mini data center market

Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
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The global mini data center market is expected to reach 4.13 billion, with Asia Pacific making a major contribution to the growth.
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Cloud application performance monitoring and interconnection

Thu, 2nd Feb 2017
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As cloud adoption skyrockets, IDC foresees a doubling in public cloud revenue, spotlighting the critical role of cloud APM in user satisfaction.
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eCommerce is big business, even in the data center world

Wed, 1st Feb 2017
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With Black Friday's US $3.45B and Single's Day's US $14.3B in online sales, eCommerce reshapes retail and pressures data centres to adapt swiftly.
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Steps to re-architecting IT for the digital edge

Thu, 26th Jan 2017
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It is being used by more than 8,000 companies and is allowing today's enterprise and service providers to re-architect their IT infrastructures.
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Hyland adds two data centers in NZ as it looks to expand footprint

Thu, 26th Jan 2017
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​Hyland has opened two data centers in New Zealand, as it looks to support the growing global demand for solutions hosted in its cloud platform.
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APAC colocation market hits US$9b; Equinix, Digital Realty retain global leadership

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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APAC's data center colocation and wholesale market netted nearly US$9b in Q3 of 2016 with Equinix and Digital Realty remaining the global leaders.
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How the cloud is driving digital transformation

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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2016 hailed as the year the cloud revolutionised IT, with a 53% surge in IaaS and PaaS revenues, pushing digital transformation.
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Equinix & Oracle: Empowering enterprise customers together

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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Equinix teams up with Oracle, boosting enterprise agility with a robust hybrid cloud solution, revealed at Oracle CloudWorld.
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Top vendors in the data center rack revealed

Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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The global data center rack PDU market is expected to reach USD 1.93 billion by 2021, with the Americas dominating the sector.
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Cloud analytics - Security, performance, collaboration

Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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Firms rush to harness cloud analytics for strategic edge—achieving rapid, secure data insights and cost-effective collaboration.
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Vendor revenue from infrastructure on the up in 3Q16

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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Cloud IT infrastructure sales see 8.1% growth in Q3 2016, driven by increased revenue from server, storage, and Ethernet switch sales.
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Equinix granted €1B in loans to offset Verizon data center buy

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Equinix secures €1.0bn in senior secured term B loans to fund acquisition of data centre sites from Verizon.
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The rise of Container-as-a-Service for faster app delivery

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Containers enable software teams within enterprise or start-up organizations to develop and deploy digital business needs faster.
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Cloud services to watch in 2017

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Cloud computing has allowed for rapid innovation in the industry, with over 1,000 new features introduced by AWS in 2016 alone.