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Every company has an internal jargon, a type of tribal knowledge that can be confusing. When I joined CoreSite, the term “BIP” (short for Blended IP) threw me ...

The 2024 State of the Data Center report marks the fifth year that Foundry (an IDC Inc. company) has surveyed hundreds of CIOs, CTOs and other IT ...

Whether you are aware of it or not, you experience artificial intelligence almost every day. Most likely, it’s Weak AI (also called Narrow AI). For example, if ...

Cloud storage at one-fifth the usual cost. AI-powered, incredible cybersecurity. Outstanding customer experiences. This “customer story round-up” shows how you ...

Many organizations migrating on-premises and public cloud infrastructure to colocation data centers think about the move in terms of space, power and ...

Organizations migrating to colocation data centers often cite their desire to slash costs, reduce risks, improve interconnection and enable their IT staff to ...

Innovation begets invention. It’s fascinating to see what our customers already are doing with the freedom virtualization and software-defined networking ...

AI, ML and other data-intensive workloads are making the old definition of big data quaint. Today's Performance Intensive Computing as a Service (PICaaS) ...

In his new Forbes Technology Council article, CoreSite President and CEO Juan Font dives into how interconnection helps enterprises fully leverage the ...

Cloud sustainability is becoming a priority for enterprises. Companies can reduce their carbon footprint by following some recommended best practices for cloud ...

Cloud is transformative, dynamic, flexible – and unfortunately increasingly expensive. Even so, moving workloads to the cloud can save your organization money, ...

Healthcare organizations are investing in digital transformation and hybrid IT, but some experts say they need to step up the pace. Read about healthcare ...

Increasingly, small businesses are choosing colocation services as a way of realizing the technology and business advantages large enterprises have been ...

CoreSite welcomes Greg Schrenker, Senior Account Executive at PSM Partners, as a guest blogger on Connect[ed]. PSM Partners is one of Chicago’s top IT ...

If ever there was a moment in which technology defined the cultural zeitgeist, it’s now. Artificial intelligence (AI) innovation has shaken every industry and ...

Data centers are engines of connectivity, platforms for the infrastructure needed to store, compute and transfer vast amounts of data – which we experience as ...

Sometimes the stars align. In this case, it’s “rising star” Anna Figueroa, DCO Tech, and International Women’s Day. Read about Anna’s journey and learn why her ...

Over the past 60 years, the annual growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased nearly 100 times faster than previous increases. In 2022, the ...

Data centers are entering a new era of high-performance computing, driven by technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) as well as graphics rendering, ...

Digital transformation (DX) has been a headline for years. Aren’t companies done already? The fact is businesses are at all stages of DX, which we are often ...

In my previous post on EdTech trends, I discussed the rapidly expanding use of state-of-the-industry technologies in educational settings. In this post, I dig ...

Technology – specifically the supporting IT systems and infrastructure – is the primary catalyst for organizations to effectively execute their digital ...

In previous posts and articles, we’ve discussed the importance of interconnection, particularly in the context of enterprises transitioning to modern, ...

The artificial intelligence gold rush is on! The overall excitement and buzz are something I have not experienced since the advent of the internet. The ...

Let’s say you’re working from a laptop in your favorite coffee shop. While you’re working, you’re simultaneously listening to music streaming from Spotify. At ...

Imagine what the world of work would have been like if the pandemic began in 2010 instead of 2020. To put it bluntly, we all would have been sent home and ...

Manufacturers are leaning into digital transformation more than ever. Nearly 30% of worldwide digital transformation spending by 2026 is forecast to come from ...

“Gartner® predicts that by 2026, 75% of organizations will adopt a digital transformation model predicated on cloud as the fundamental underlying platform.”1 ...

A data center relocation is a big undertaking for any enterprise, involving much more than just physically moving hardware and software from one location to ...

CoreSite welcomes Scott Arnett, CEO at Arnett Services Group, as a guest blogger on Connect[ed]. Arnett Group offers IT services encompassing all aspects of ...

More than 15 million military veterans will be honored on November 11. I am one of them. And so are many of my colleagues. About 37% of data center operations ...

Remote work is an employment revolution. Prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the work-from-home (WFH) phenomenon has now become the “new normal” for more and ...

The world is and always has been shaped by innovation. While many significant technologies have been built incrementally over years or even decades, every now ...

Data is critical to many of the 33.2 million small businesses in the U.S.1, and a data center is an essential asset, but small and medium-sized enterprises ...

Cooling is a top priority in data center operations, and airflow management is vital to keeping equipment cool and functioning properly. However, it is not ...

Many people credit a teacher for providing encouragement or challenges that made a profound difference in their lives. Today, according to a 2020 global survey ...

CoreSite welcomes Sabur Mian, CEO at STN Inc., as a guest blogger on Connect[ed]. STN is an IT managed services provider offering consultation and solutions ...

We’ve blogged before about the importance of business continuity and disaster recovery planning and execution. What we haven’t talked about is IT resilience, a ...

There’s a quote about innovation that rings true time and time again for me.

If you are building software to run in a cloud environment, you can be more productive and ensure high quality if you develop and test those applications in ...

Every experienced IT professional knows that a data center migration is a complex undertaking, one that involves relocating hardware and software, and choosing ...

Sometimes, the best way to start a conversation is to state the obvious: Artificial intelligence is the most disruptive technology since…let me think for a ...

I recently met with Katie Bavoso from The Channel Company to discuss how IT services and solutions providers can create more business by partnering with ...

Data centers have always been a point of interconnection – remember “carrier hotels?” Today, thanks to digital transformation (DX), data centers are crucibles ...

One-hundred and eighty-one zettabytes. That’s the volume of data and information that is projected to be consumed by 2025.1 181 zettabytes. ...

Prior to the 1970s, communication networks ran over copper wire. By the 1990s, however, with the internet taking off, it became clear that organizations would ...

The U.S. Department of Defense and the extensive ecosystems of defense contractors and federal system integrators are in the midst of sea change. In some ...

Since the U.S. Digital Government Strategy was launched in 2012, digital transformation is full steam ahead. The objective is to elevate the customer ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same, right? Not really, especially when it comes to why enterprises of all sizes and across multiple industries ...

“Joseph Liccardo! Are you really running the air conditioner with the windows and front door wide open? You think I’m paying to cool the neighborhood?” Am I ...

In today's big data world, massive amounts of data are analyzed to run businesses, conduct research, build products, advance healthcare and more. All this ...

Data centers contain valuable, sensitive and proprietary information that must be safeguarded. Cybersecurity is a major focus of data center operations, and ...

The media and entertainment (M&E) industry has chalked up several metaverse firsts. Enterprises cast the usual suspects to produce immersive experiences: ...

Not long ago, businesses were accustomed to controlling and managing their IT infrastructure in-house. But the way the world does business has changed ...

In the digital world, a consistent, high-performance user experience for clients, interconnected business partners and employees is a mission-critical business ...

Heat is a very good thing, if you happen to live in Fargo, North Dakota, Duluth or elsewhere on the Canadian border during the dead of winter. But even in ...

According to fintech provider Broadridge, more than half of C-level executives in financial services firms agree that digital transformation is currently the ...

If you’ve been around the data center world for a while, you’ve probably heard the buzzword “digital ecosystem.” It’s an industry term alluding to the entire ...

The Beatles great Ringo Starr sang, “I get by with a little help from my friends.” Today’s global internet is a massive kumbaya of IT infrastructure friends of ...

What Are Peering and Peering Exchanges? Before we jump into a discussion of the CoreSite Any2Exchange®, which is an internet peering exchange, let’s set the ...

We are “all in it together” when it comes to sustainability in the data center industry. Our latest Sustainability Report documents the progress we made on our ...

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes became more prevalent in 2021 and will continue to do so in 2022. In light of the pandemic, climate concerns ...

To stream or not to stream? The answer is “to stream,” according to Nielsen, who reported that streaming services captured more viewers than cable or broadcast ...

In a data-driven, highly connected world, organizations require an IT infrastructure that can deliver access to data and applications quickly and reliably to ...

Every now and then out comes an innovation that completely upends the way we do things. Telephones. The internet. Artificial intelligence. And then there is, ...

Feeling a little “on edge” as you’re trying to address your last mile problem? Well then, your head might be in exactly the right place. Forgive the wordplay, ...

Did you know that the recommended ambient temperature range for data center equipment is 64.4 to 80.6 degrees F (18 to 27 degrees C)?1 That variance of 16.6 ...

International Data Center Day isn’t celebrated only to raise awareness, it’s meant to inspire people to get involved in a diverse, vibrant industry. What’s ...

We know that business and IT are one and the same these days. You’re never going to successfully execute a business strategy without the technology supporting ...

International Women’s Day (IWD) is recognized annually on March 8 to celebrate the achievements of women and build awareness around the inequities that still ...

In the IT world, the pace of expansion in all aspects of innovation, adoption and implementation sometimes feels as if it is only exceeded by the rate of ...

Truth be told, I found my career in the data center industry by accident. Many years ago, after the business I was working for closed and I took a job that ...

Blockchain is considered disruptive technology because it radically changes how people and organizations manage data and conduct transactions. Although many ...

Security at CoreSite data centers is a combination of physical security technology and experienced, trained professionals.

Cryptocurrency and crypto mining. Some people see them as the future of trading and exchanges, while others view them as enigmas. Love it or hate it, many ...

Choosing where to house IT infrastructure is a key concern for enterprises, and with more than 2,700 U.S. data centers to choose from, IT leaders have a lot of ...

Data center interconnection capabilities and management solutions are cited time and again at the top of the list of companies’ criteria for choosing a ...

Welcome to 2023! It’s only natural that, as the year begins, we look back at what we learned in 2022 and consider what’s ahead for our customers, the data ...

Speed, scalability, savings. These goals form the backbone of most enterprise IT strategies. So, it’s no surprise that businesses are soaring to the cloud to ...

Although references to the cloud have been around for decades, it remains a fuzzy concept for many people, even including some in IT positions. As a ...

The Metaverse The mere mention of the term in conversations or trade and consumer publications elicits a broad range of definitions, assumptions and ...

“Where does a 400-pound gorilla sit?... Anywhere it wants to.”

Miami has a lot to offer, and it is not just great night life and white sand beaches. The city is a major international hub for business and technology. In ...

The age of Big Data is behind us. We’re now into the “Ginormous Data” era, in which data volumes measured in gigabytes, terabytes and petabytes are giving way ...

Many people are preparing for an end-of-year job performance evaluation as the fourth quarter rolls around. Did you meet all your goals? Knock key performance ...

In a new white paper, Artificial Intelligence: Charting the Way Forward for AI, Analyst Simon Stanley reported that 82% of IT leaders and service providers ...

In today’s digital economy, many businesses are evolving their IT ecosystems by deploying applications and workloads to colocation data centers. Why? ...

While all of us in the information technology industry have different titles and responsibilities, we’re all in the business of solving problems. Not just ...

When it comes to making decisions about leasing, buying or building commercial real estate, “the times they are a-changing.” Driven by employee demands for ...

5G might serve well as a metaphor for the times we are in – everything is moving faster. The network is 10X faster than 4G. So is the rate of adoption. A ...

Businesses have been moving away from on-premises data centers because data center operations require a great deal of time and expertise. Indeed, it is ...

California set some records during the week of September 5, 2022 – unfortunately, it was for the highest temperatures ever in some places. Anticipating the ...

Data center architects consider current and future power requirements so they can design data centers that aren’t under- or over-powered. The use of too much ...

It’s unfortunate, yet painfully true, that we live and work in a world in which trust is a quaint, almost archaic, quality. Nowhere is this more true than in ...

References to machine learning (ML) pop up in many contexts, often in connection with artificial intelligence (AI). What’s the difference between ML and AI? ...

There’s a lot to consider when you are selecting a data center colocation provider – location, security, network density, cloud connectivity and support, to ...

According to a Pew Research Center January 2022 study, “among those who are currently working from home all or most of the time, 78% said they’d like to ...

Arrcus and CoreSite have teamed up to simplify multicloud network connectivity by enhancing the provisioning functionality within the Open Cloud Exchange® ...

Increasingly, companies (network providers, cloud providers and enterprises) are moving from on-premises data centers to colocation facilities according to ...

Does Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications, or LaMDA, have consciousness? Is their artificial intelligence-driven conversational agent (commonly ...

As many DIY enthusiasts may know, seemingly straightforward projects very often turn out to be much more complicated than first thought. After much ...

Successful IT leaders have ability to balance and optimize resources – which includes personnel, the services and workloads in multicloud deployments, risk and ...

One of the most frequently asked questions we receive is this: “Can you please explain what cross connects, direct connects and interconnects are, and what ...

It’s no secret that energy consumed by data centers will mushroom as the demand for digital services and higher computing power continues to grow. Every ...

Selecting a data center or colocation provider is a big decision for your business. After all, you'll be housing your mission-critical infrastructure within ...

Expect the unexpected: A mantra that I repeat everyday when it comes to the physical security of our data centers. In the world of data center security, you ...

The Risk:Reward ratio is often associated with financial investments such as equities, bonds and mutual funds. Financial advisors would tell you that decisions ...

Cloud connections continue to be a challenge for some organizations, just when simplifying and streamlining hybrid IT are priorities. Recent enhancements to ...

Note: This blog was first posted on the American Tower website on May 10, 2022. Some changes have been made to align with CoreSite’s blog post format. CoreSite ...

Data center capacity increased by 600% and storage capacity by 25x from 2018 to 2020, but energy use only grew by 6%.1 How does that happen? One reason is ...

What is the proven value of digital transformation? We ask because recent research shows “two out of five organizations say digital transformation initiatives ...

Conversations about digital transformation increasingly include questions about digital supply chain – a newish concept. Here’s our take on it.

When you think of Boston, you probably conjure up images of Harvard, MIT or Tufts, institutions famous for business, engineering and medicine. These days, it ...

I’m confident that your company either is or will soon be utilizing public cloud as part of its multi-cloud strategy. Why am I so sure? As vice president of ...

The customer experience can make or break a business. Across all industries, customers have options. If one business does not satisfy their needs, another is ...

Enterprises increasingly turn to hybrid IT strategies as they pursue digital transformation (DX). Hybrid IT environments can include a mix of private cloud, ...

What are you looking for in your career? Let’s say your top five must-haves, in no particular order, are:

Since the inception of American Tower, we’ve grown our portfolio through builds and acquisitions, both domestically and abroad, to more than 220,000 ...

You invest a lot of time, money and people into your data center infrastructure. It’s critical to get the competitive advantages you expect from that ...

A recent survey found that 92% of enterprises have a multi-cloud strategy, and 80% have a hybrid cloud strategy.¹ The high adoption rate of hybrid IT says a ...

Healthcare providers are expected to deliver world-class patient care while cutting costs and growing revenue. To meet these demands, healthcare organizations ...

In support of International Women’s Day, a CoreSite communications specialist sat down with Leslie McIntosh, Senior Vice President of Human Resources. The 2022 ...

Supply chain disruptions are causing lead times as long as 52-weeks for data center switches, routers and servers. That trend began a few years ago, when the ...

“The mix is getting mixier,” said IDG Analyst John Gallant about five minutes into a webinar on hybrid IT trends identified in the 2021 State of the Data ...

I have been with CoreSite for 13 years, which has put me in a great position to witness the evolution of the cloud and the role colocation has in helping ...

When COVID-19 burst onto the scene in March 2020, IT departments raced to provide a suddenly distributed workforce with the necessary resources to perform ...

The impacts of unanticipated downtime are intensifying as businesses increasingly rely on digital solutions to drive operations and work to elevate customer ...

For so many reasons, 2021 will likely be remembered as the year that digitization became imperative. I’m betting that 2022 marks the advent of intelligent IT ...

Financial services institutions (FSIs) pursue cloud deployment to satisfy customer expectations for a full-service remote experience and to remain competitive. ...

Previous blogs about the Open Cloud Exchange® (OCX) explain what it is and why to use it, along with deployment scenarios and tips. This blog provides answers ...

Enterprises pursue digital transformation (DX) to keep up with requirements of cloud migration, remote work, cybersecurity, compliance and growth and to ...

There is a micro-economy in the Washington D.C. area, comprised of a wide variety of industries and driven by a “digital community” of managed and professional ...

Regulations, standards and compliance frameworks such as SOC1 Type 2, SOC2 Type 2, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, and HIPAA set targets against which data ...

One of the main themes to emerge in parallel with digital transformation and digital-first business is the expectation of an exceptional customer experience.

The artificial intelligence (AI) market is growing quickly and on track to reach a market value of $267 billion by 2027. This is not surprising when you ...

Depending on the search term you use to learn about hybrid IT, you may need to weed through hybrid cloud, hybrid workplace and hybrid cars! So let’s make this ...

Here comes the third wave of cloud and colocation adoption. It began forming when COVID-19 showed that being digital-first is literally sink-or-swim for almost ...

Where you deploy your IT infrastructure matters when your goals include agility, scalability, performance, security, cost and resilience. IT leaders are taking ...

Connectivity – The tie that binds the various points of the media and entertainment industry The show must go on!

I have been with CoreSite for 13 years, which has put me in a great position to witness the evolution of the cloud and the role colocation has in helping ...

‍‍With a population of 10 million, Los Angeles isn’t only one of the largest metropolises in the world, it’s the place to be for businesses executing digital ...

Is the time right for lithium ion (li-ion) batteries to replace valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries in data center uninterruptible power source (UPS) ...

How much downtime can your organization tolerate? Not all data centers are created equal—nor should they be. In a digital age, businesses increasingly rely on ...

The Open Cloud Exchange: How Our Solution Architects Work with You Business and IT leaders talk with our solution architect (SA) team for different reasons. ...

Seems like you rarely hear about firewalls these days. You remember – the 1990s cybersecurity technology developed when computer viruses were running rampant ...

Back in the good old days of on-premises IT infrastructure, the life of IT professionals was much simpler. There were fewer systems to manage, applications to ...

Organizations are continuing to embrace digital transformation to support operations and drive business growth. As technology increasingly integrates itself ...

International Women’s Day gives us an opportunity to ask ourselves, “How did I get where I am in my career and where do I want to go?” Let’s be frank; we work ...

Digital transformation takes businesses down many roads, but nearly all lead to hybrid IT. As you evaluate the optimal approach to achieving your desired ...

When a company is named a “Top Place to Work,” the people who work there make it happen. I am not talking about taking the time to fill out a survey, although ...

In the Bay Area, Silicon Valley is known as California’s technology hub. Today, many people include San Francisco when they reference Silicon Valley. Born in ...

Technology service providers (TSPs) are signing up at a record pace with hyperscale cloud service providers (CSPs) like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Gartner ...

Enterprises are becoming more reliant on networking, whether they realize it or not, as a byproduct of their reliance on public clouds and SaaS providers. This ...

Colocation is a core infrastructure element because it can simplify and accelerate digital transformation (DX), including hybrid cloud and multi-cloud ...

A lot of discussion regarding data centers revolves around how digital transformation creates scalability, elevates reliability and increases IT infrastructure ...

Over the last 18 months, businesses of all shapes and sizes – across all verticals including healthcare, financial services and media and entertainment – have ...

You might have seen a recent press release announcing that Google Cloud Dedicated Interconnect is now available at CoreSite’s Silicon Valley campus, offering ...

People from the Midwest are known for being friendly and eager to help out. Don’t just take my word for it. Researchers from the University of Cambridge ...

In the media and entertainment (M&E) industry today, “that’s a wrap” signals the start of a production race calling for real-time and near-time ...

Many enterprises find that a hybrid model with the right mix of colocation and cloud accelerates their digital transformation initiatives – emphasis on ...

The Open Cloud Exchange® (OCX) enables enterprises to customize their interconnection use cases in support of digital transformation, cloud adoption, agility, ...

What if you could leverage many of the capabilities of AWS cloud services locally, without the expense of specialized, dedicated in-house resources? Simplify ...

On April 7th, I participated in a panel of senior executives from five different real estate sectors during New York University’s Schack Institute's 25th ...

What happened to traditional IT?

Few will argue that software-as-a-service (SaaS) is putting legacy software delivery via download and local storage on the fast track to extinction. By 2020, ...

On October 3rd in Reston, VA, CoreSite hosted the grand opening of our newest facility – VA3!

Every year, the web is flooded with predictions — some good, some not so good — that range from realistic and expected to pipe dreams with no reasonable ...

The concept of globalization, or the increasingly integrated state of global economy, is nothing new. It is a trend that dates back nearly a thousand years, ...

Expand Your Footprint into the Cloud with Faction & CoreSite

Ask any financial advisor about the best long-term investment vehicle, and it's almost certain that real estate will be one of the top answers. Unlike renting, ...

When we watch a baseball game from our couches at home, we are usually focused on strikes, outs, home runs and maybe even snacks. The farthest thing from our ...

Whether we are talking about technology or travel, one thing is clear: it's 2016 - we want things to be efficient, safe and flawless. We plan our vacations ...

Enterprises are moving data off-site. In a survey conducted by IDG, 41% of organizations said they plan to move their entire data center within a multi-tenant ...

You’ve evaluated RFQs, compared RFPs, met with vendors and hammered out a deal. You’re finally ready to move out of your old, 2+ PUE enterprise data center ...

Converging optical and wireless networks allows for the bandwidth needed to power smart cities. As more and more devices are connected, how will the landscape ...

The Evolution to Hybrid IT As the evolution of data continues to drive requirements for high performance scale at lower cost, cloud computing is inevitably a ...

Why do I need a data center? I am in a high-rise structure in Denver and my IT is always up. Every day, I come to work and my phones, IT servers, and Wi-Fi are ...

The question is no longer, “Are you considering a hybrid cloud strategy?” but rather, “Is your current hybrid cloud environment optimized?” According to a ...

Everyone is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) and most of what is being said is steeped in massive assumptions. Gartner talks about 20.8 billion ...

AI will be the foundation of the future digital data center in which the infrastructure is smart, and spaces are optimally managed together. As solution ...

In 1964, Control Data Corporation (CDC) introduced the CDC-6600. The steady-state computer could sustain 500 kilo flopson standard mathematical operations, ten ...

Have you ever wondered why some power ratings are expressed in WATTS, some in AMPERES or AMPS, some in VOLTS, and some in KVA? This page will explain in simple ...

Independent digital health applications, like ZocDoc and MyFitnessPal, are disrupting the healthcare game. With digital maturity directly corresponding to the ...

I think most of us are intrigued with the current cloud and data center landscape and how it will change in the near future. I have seen three fundamental ...

In the Digital Age, data is the coin of the realm. It powers — and empowers — virtually every element of modern business.

When does a small company decide to outsource data storage?

There’s little doubt that the public cloud is completely transforming the way businesses, large and small, work. Analysts project that 83% of all enterprise ...

For IT leaders and other senior executives, the current technology environment is the best of times and the worst of times. Best, because there have never been ...

As cloud-based services continue to augment, and in some cases replace, traditional on-premises IT systems and workloads for businesses, concerns continue to ...

By now you have likely heard that cloud is changing how companies develop and deploy applications. Whether you’re running enterprise apps like ERPs and CRMs or ...

Case study: What does the move to hybrid cloud look like? Large public cloud platforms are a common point of entry for enterprises to begin evaluating a hybrid ...

No man is an island unto himself, the saying goes. The same could be said for companies. In today’s digital-first and application-centric global economy, ...

Public cloud adoption is changing the IT landscape The evolution of cloud has seen many businesses move from private to public cloud platforms—a trend that ...

As uninterruptible power source (UPS) technology changes and improves, data centers are opening up to the idea of using lithium ion (li-ion) batteries with ...