FEATURE: DATA CENTERS
WITH A NOTICEABLE TREND TOWARD DECENTRALIZATION, THE GROWING POPULARITY OF EDGE COMPUTING IS TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS.
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Growth in decentralization and edge computing
With a noticeable trend toward decentralization, the growing popularity of edge computing is transforming the global data center business, the report finds.
By bringing processing closer to data sources, edge computing dramatically reduces latency and improves decision-making in real time. Furthermore, the growing use of 5G networks, autonomous systems, and IoT devices – all of which require quick data processing and low latency – is shown as significantly accelerating this trend. Additionally, the report says companies can improve customer experience, boost performance and reduce the strain on traditional centralized data centers by establishing smaller, localized data centers nearer to both devices and customers – increasing network efficiency overall.
Increasing hybrid models and cloud adoption
The growing popularity of cloud computing and hybrid cloud models are identified in the report as the main factors driving the growth of the global data center industry. The need for affordable, adaptable and scalable data center solutions has, the report says, increased as more companies are moving their operations to the cloud. Furthermore, hybrid cloud models – which combine private and public cloud services with on-premise data centers – are, according to the report, quickly becoming the preferred option for workload management, performance enhancement and data security. The need for more flexibility, efficient data management, and lower operating costs is also said to be driving this trend – particularly as
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