As New York City’s Tech Sector Expands, DataGryd’s Data Center Keeps Pace
Originally posted to Data Center POST, In a recent article that appeared in Crain’s New York Business, journalist Matthew Flamm explored the current growth surge throughout the Big Apple’s technology sector. Citing nearly a dozen organizations, from up-and-coming and...
A New Industry Standard Is Being Developed for LSO APIs
A new transformative initiative is being developed to standardize Lifecycle Services Orchestration (LSO) application programming interfaces (APIs) for orchestrating connectivity services across multiple global networks. This initiative is being spearheaded by MEF and...
Data Security and the Data Center
A top international standard for information security in the data center industry is ISO 27001: 2013 certification. Published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), this certification...
Inside 1025Connect & DE-CIX
How a New IXP Will Transform Long Island Connectivity 1025Connect, Long Island’s premier network-neutral Meet-Me Room for network interconnection and colocation, has added DE-CIX, a carrier and data center-neutral Internet Exchange operator with multiple platforms...
Etix Everywhere Envisions the Future of Smart Data Centers
Charles-Antoine Beyney, CEO, to Present at DCD Enterprise New York New York — February 28, 2017 — Etix Everywhere, a global data center developer and operator, announces today that its CEO, Charles-Antoine Beyney, will speak at DCD Enterprise New York. The event takes...
10 Programs Leading the Way for Girls in Tech
Originally posted to J. Patrick + Associates by Alysa Wishingrad, According to The National Center for Women in IT, tech companies with women in management positions achieve 34% higher return of investment. 34% higher return. And yet women still only occupy 26% of the...
Preparing for the Unexpected Requires a Viable Disaster Recovery Solution
An adverse event or outage at a data center can happen when it’s least expected, causing prolonged downtime and significant financial loss for an organization. Therefore, every data center needs a reliable disaster recovery plan. Fortunately, it’s easy to obtain a...
Healthcare Providers, Is Your Medical Data Secure in the Cloud?
Medical data is one of the hottest commodities on the black market, typically selling for approximately $14 to $25 per record. Because of this, healthcare providers must take advanced measures to protect electronic personal health information (ePHI), especially when...
Connecting and Networking in a Hyper-Connected World
The communications landscape is in a state of rapid transformation, as businesses everywhere are laying the groundwork to compete in a hyper-connected world. For that reason, it’s everyone’s responsibility, from C-level executives to senior service and technology...
GTT to Present at Pacific Crest 12th Annual Emerging Technology Summit
McLean, VA, February 23, 2017 — GTT Communications, Inc. (NYSE: GTT), the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, will present at the Pacific Crest 12th Annual Emerging Technology Summit taking place in San Francisco. Chris McKee, general...
Are You Ready for 5G Connectivity?
For the last several years, the telecommunications industry has been eagerly anticipating the arrival of 5G connectivity. It’s always been a matter of when, as opposed to if the technology would become widely adopted. Now it appears that the wait is over, as some...
Is Your Data Center Secure?
Today, just about every data center provider touts security as a main selling point. But while it’s easy to say that your storage and computing systems are secure, proving it can be much more difficult. For this reason, businesses are strongly encouraged to partner...
GTT Announces Earnings Call for Fourth Quarter 2016
McLean, VA., Feb. 22, 2017 — GTT Communications, Inc. (NYSE: GTT), the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, announced today its plans to release results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016, on Wednesday March 8, 2017. In...
Global Network Solutions Provider Taps Telecom Industry Veteran
Global network solutions company QuadGen has appointed Leighton Carroll, an industry veteran with more than two decades of software and telecommunications experience, to its executive leadership team as President. Mr. Carroll, who comes aboard QuadGen to drive growth...
Achieving Indoor Air Quality in Gaming Environments
A casino that permits cigarette smoking can become a vexatious source of unpleasant odors, deterring existing and returning customers, and creating a health hazard to the facility’s employees. For this reason, there is a strong need for indoor air quality (IAQ)...
Chayora to Speak on Data Centre Location Opportunities in China at Datacloud Asia 2017
Chayora COO Jonathan Berney to Present at Datacloud Asia 2017, Taking Place 23 February Hong Kong, 21 February 2017 — Chayora Limited, a Hong Kong-based data centre infrastructure company, announces today its participation in Datacloud Asia 2017 taking place 23...
ZenFi Pushes High-Bandwidth Mobile and Broadband Connectivity Closer to the User
ZenFi’s Three-Pronged Approach Enables Wireless Connectivity in an Increasingly Wireless and Broadband-Connected World. New York, NY – February 17, 2017 – ZenFi, New York’s carrier-neutral fronthaul fiber provider, announces today that its President and Chief...
The Global Subsea Fiber Cable Market is Heating Up
It may be early in 2017, but we’re already starting to see activity in the global subsea fiber cable market. Just recently, leading subsea fiber optic solutions provider Xtera Communications, Inc. agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to H.I.G. Capital, a...
Looking to Fast-Track Connectivity?
If there’s one thing that is certain in today’s globalized, digital economy, it’s that having access to seamless, cost-effective connectivity has become essential for any enterprise that is serious about growing their business on a regional, national or global scale....
More Fortune 1000 Companies Are Doing Business in the Cloud
Currently, there is a strong demand among Fortune 1000 companies for secure, reliable and affordable access to next-generation cloud networking services. At the same time, businesses require real-time visibility and control over network traffic to support their cloud...