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On-Net Access to Google Cloud Interconnect in Chicago Makes it Easy to Do Business Better

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 analyzed personality traits of ...

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Colocation Can Play a Starring Role in Maximizing Content Monetization

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 collaboration among multiple ...

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The Open Cloud Exchange: Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud Deployment Tips

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

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Managing Data: Colocation Pricing Isn’t the Only Factor

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 environment (also called ...

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NetFoundry: Meet Me in the Middle

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, companies are dependent on one ...

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How to Simplify a Hybrid Cloud Deployment

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 Gartner projects will ...

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Commitment to the Customer: SMI Corp & CoreSite Focus on Core Values

In the aftermath of deregulation, no one really knew what the telecom world might look like. The breakup of the telephone monopoly and the Baby Bells simultaneously created a world of ...

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Autonomous Vehicles: Reshaping IT Infrastructure

In the not-so-distant past, autonomous vehicles were mere figments of our imaginations. They were nothing more than a fanciful concept like flying cars and personal flight suits you’d ...

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Digital Transformation Challenges IT Professionals to Innovate

Those of us involved in the data center space tend to assign importance to issues and trends that affect tactical, day to day operations like construction, HVAC, peering and others. ...

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