Shifting from in-house data centers to colocation is the kind of investment that not only cuts costs, but also improves service and sustainability, argues Conapto's Stefan Nilsson

Lift-and-shift to the cloud is lazy. Optimize your workloads first, or you just make your digital inefficiency someone else's problem

Examining the next ten years. A look at what the future holds for the data center industry

Your data center provider can help you most effectively reach your goals if they’re included early on with your scoping, design, and deployment activities

Hybrid changes the dynamics, so you need to manage your data

You may be wondering what ransomware is and how it works

Demanding consumers are stretching retailers to breaking point, forcing them to rely on Edge computing to keep up, says Vertiv's Henk Ijspeerd

Shifting from bricks and mortar sales to ecommerce demands a complete backend overhaul for most retailers, warns Vertiv's John Dynan. Here's how to do it.

There may be short term dips in demand, but cloud has only reached a fraction of its addressable market

The demands of hyperconnectivity - the need for ultra-responsive network connections - will place onerous new demands on enterprises and data center operators, warns CommScope's Jason Reasor

Vertiv's Chris Dansa explores the key benefits of taking a commissioning approach to healthcare IT construction

FedEx will get short term applause but could suffer a long term headache

Jim Henry, manager of Global Compliance at Iron Mountain Data Centers highlights the importance of a comprehensive compliance program

Broadcom is the latest player to seek strength from association

From bedroom to enterprise

For both traditional on-premise data center compute, as well as for edge, the micro data center provides a cost-effective and lower maintenance alternative, writes Zella DC's Angie Keeler

Keep to the governance, and open opportunities

Cool storage is a good way to keep rarely used assets, but you need to understand it to use it

Cloud prices are generally trending downwards. But the inherent flexibility of cloud means providers can easily increase prices too

Lines are becoming blurred between cloud and data center, writes Panduit's Michael Akinla, while organizations have found out that cloud isn't always the most cost-effective option

Well-established data center trends are accelerating as enterprise co-location customers become more sophisticated

Enterprises may not be building new data centers, but they aren't closing them all down

Multiple cloud providers makes a small business more agile

Can the enterprise data center still deliver value? Yes, argues Future Facilities' Mark Fenton

It’s becoming clear that our industry will need to take a strong position on sustainability

Protecting against often overlooked environmental considerations

We're expecting more from our digital infrastructure - so we need to manage it better

If your servers' performance is not increasing so fast, maybe you don't need to replace them so often?