By 2026, 40% of total revenue will be generated by digital products, services, and experiences for G2000 organizations,1 a clear sign that organizations are continuing to invest in the modernization of their digital infrastructure with the goal of creating better business outcomes with a faster time to market. However, it’s important to understand the capabilities […]
A Service Level Agreement (SLA) is a contractual agreement between a service provider and a customer that outlines the expected level of service. It goes beyond a mere handshake or verbal agreement, solidifying expectations into measurable and agreed-upon metrics. The SLA is the DNA of any IT service contract, encoding the expectations, responsibilities, and guarantees […]
Today’s data workloads require a more thoughtful and individualized approach, so enterprises can optimize their performance, security, and TCO. This is a challenge that companies are overcoming with hybrid IT solutions that leverage bare metal and colocation. Jay Smith, Vice President of Business Development at Evocative, recently joined ITBroker.com Founder Max Clark for a podcast […]
Many companies in the financial industry use some form of cloud computing. The cloud offers benefits for bringing new solutions to market faster and supporting high-performance offerings like Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). More than half of these companies store or process regulated banking information within cloud services.1 But when FinTech companies are heavily reliant […]
Data center architecture is the design and physical layout of a data center. It details how to construct, configure, and manage all a data center’s computing components, such as servers, storage devices, networking equipment, and the facility’s capabilities, such as power supply, cooling, and security. There is a wide range of approaches to data center […]
Cloud connect is a technology that enables a direct and secure connection between an on-premises data center or infrastructure and a public or private cloud provider. This technology bypasses the public internet to equip organizations to reliably, quickly, and more securely access resources like data and applications in the cloud. Why Is Public Cloud Connect […]
Digital infrastructure is all of the various digital technologies that form the foundation of IT, including physical and software-based infrastructure. Data centers and cloud form the backbone of digital infrastructure, supporting the delivery of digital products and services. Digital infrastructure includes networking, servers, virtualization, and operating systems. Why Is Digital Infrastructure Needed? Digital infrastructure is […]
Data Center Management is the practice of planning, monitoring, and controlling data center resources and operations to ensure efficient, secure, and reliable operation. It encompasses server provisioning, hardware maintenance, cooling, power management, security, and disaster recovery planning. There are three ways to manage data centers: fully self-managed, colocation, and fully managed. Why Is Data Center […]
Interconnectivity refers to the ability of different computer systems, networks, devices, applications, clouds, and infrastructures to connect with and communicate with each other directly. It’s a direct connection within or between data centers, or between cloud platforms, that connects customer workloads. Interconnectivity facilitates private, secure, high-speed integration between colocation setups and various network and cloud […]
Hybrid infrastructure refers to an environment that combines on-premises data centers, private cloud, and public cloud services with high-performance components. A hybrid infrastructure includes secure facilities, bare metal hardware, and shared services and also extends to high-performance colocation, network services, and managed services. Hybrid infrastructure supports modern application architectures, leveraging the strengths of each component […]
