With the 100G optics reaching technology and cost maturity, and going full speed for deployment in data centers, the industry is looking at 400G with hyperscale data centers being the main drivers. […]
White Paper: The 400G Landscape
Power distribution devices & efficiencies
The distribution of power to IT devices and systems in data centers represents an ongoing quest for efficiency on the part of data center managers. Any energy savings they can achieve with […]
How will Edge alter investment in the telecoms sector?
The DCD>Edge pre-conference agenda will kick-off with a discussion between Aaron Hinkle of Sprint and the trailblazing CEO of Vapor IO, Cole Crawford, who will be sharing their insights on the evolution […]
Feeding the Appetite for Unlimited Data
A recent Computer Business Review news story highlighted a report that found video accounts for 58 percent of “downstream” (consumer-side) internet traffic, with Netflix accounting for 15 percent of global internet bandwidth […]
Are You Conquering the 5 Stages of Digital Transformation Journey?
Recently Equinix commissioned IDC to look at how Australian businesses are managing their transition to digital IT environments. In the report IDC discovered that Australian businesses are focused on delivering better customer […]
101 Series: What is an APC Connector and How Do I Test It?
The singlemode fiber connectors you likely encounter the most feature a blue connector body, but if you’re working with any passive optical networks (PONs), carrier networks or large cloud/colo or hyperscale data […]
Ten scenarios where edge computing can bring new value
‘The number of our enterprises who are saying edge is part of their core strategy has doubled in a year,’ said Thomas Bittman, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. ‘We think […]
TIA Position Paper: Edge Data Centers
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today released a new position paper outlining considerations for development, implementation, and operational features of […]
4 easy ways contractors can improve profitability
As a cabling pro, you know that winning jobs is a balancing act between delivering competitive bids and protecting your profitability – and that few things can cut into that profitability like […]
Edge computing: The state of the next IT transformation
In recent years, computing workloads have been migrating: first from on-premises data centres to the cloud and now, increasingly, from cloud data centres to ‘edge’ locations where they are nearer the source […]
