Over the years, the Internet of Things and IoT devices have grown tremendously, effectively boosting productivity and accelerating network agility. This technology has also elevated the adoption of edge computing while ushering in a set of advanced edge devices. By adopting edge computing, computational needs are efficiently met since the computing resources are distributed along […]
Data Center
What Is Data Center Virtualization?
Over the last decade, developments in cloud computing and an increased demand for flexible IT solutions have led to new technologies that literally transform the traditional data center. Many businesses have moved from physical on-site data centers to virtualized data center solutions as server virtualization has become a common practice. What Is Data Center Virtualization […]
Carrier Neutral vs. Carrier Specific: Which to Choose?
As the need for data storage drives the growth of data centers, colocation facilities are increasingly important to enterprises. A colocation data center brings many advantages to an enterprise data center, such as carriers helping enterprises manage their IT infrastructure that reduces the cost for management. There are two types of hosting carriers: carrier-neutral and […]
Data Center Infrastructure Basics and Management Solutions
Data center infrastructure refers to all the physical components in a data center environment. These physical components play a vital role in the day-to-day operations of a data center. Hence, data center management challenges are an urgent issue that IT departments need to pay attention to. On the one hand, it is to improve the energy efficiency […]
What is Multi-Access Edge Computing?
Multi-access edge computing or MEC is a type of network architecture that provides an IT service environment and cloud computing capabilities at the network‘s edge. MEC achieves this by moving computing services and traffic away from a centralized data center and closer to the customer. In other words, MEC is a use case of edge computing that […]
Tier 3 Data Center: What Is It and Why Choose It?
Created by the Uptime Institute, data center tiers are an efficient way to describe the infrastructure components that are utilized at a specific data center. The classification is recognizable in the industry as the standard to follow for data center performance. Tier 1 is the simplest infrastructure, while Tier 4 is the most complex. This article focuses […]