Global Colocation Market Attains Maturity

Today, cost is major motivating factor when business owners approach a colocation provider. Likewise, the budgetary benefits of these strategies are only growing. Furthermore, a study carried out by “Infiniti Research” indicated that the colocation segment in the North America would grow at an annual rate of nearly 13.36 % during the forecast period of 2012 – 2016. While the “TeleGeography” ranks international operators in the colocation space, it confirms that competition level in the colocation industry differs majorly in terms of region and maturity level. In recent times, the aforementioned industry grows with reputed business leaders participating in mergers, acquisitions and collaborations.

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According to an article published in the “Data Centre Knowledge “the key market player “Equinix” reserves nearly 10 percent of the colocation segment , is planning on acquiring “TelecityGroup”. Moreover, there are assumptions that “Digital Reality”, second largest operator in the aforesaid segment will soon acquire Telx. The acquisition would not on only encourage consolidation but also an entry into the retail colocation market for Digital, popular in the wholesale data centre operator.  Besides this, colocation providers are also seen upgrading their existing their data centre offerings.

365 Data Centers disclosed that it has upgraded its data centres, to ensure speedy delivery, minimum latency and lower distribution cost of the content. Demand for rich content has triggered growth in the video and media industry worldwide. The CEO at 365 Data Centers, John Scanlon said “Each of these transactions furthers our commitment to facilitate the move of content and cloud services closer to the edge, which significantly improves the user experience. Our facilities offer a rich fabric of interconnection options to multiple distribution networks and are professionally managed to deliver 100 percent uptime. We will continue investing in strategic markets where we enjoy a competitive advantage and where the market is growing rapidly. In most cases, that means emerging Tier 2 cities in the U.S.,”

Apart from this Frost & Sullivan predicts that revenue for the colocation industry in United States would increase by 12 percent annually in 2017. Simultaneously, several colocation market operators are observing data center as their non-core functions best suited for enterprises specializing – thus increasing the demand of the colocation services. According to a report published by “Allied Market Research” titled “Global Colocation - Market Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2020” the colocation segment would see a CAGR of 9.1 percent during the forecast period 2015 to 2020. 

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Agriculture technology innovation, education bring farming into the future

Salinas, on the central coast of California, is agriculture country. It’s even known for being the birthplace of author John Steinbeck whose Pulitzer-prize winning novel “The Grapes of Wrath” is about the plight of farmers during the Great Depression. But Salinas is also embracing the future and looking toward tech to take it there.

In Salinas, Carson Britz, the son of a farmer, brainstorms how sprinkler piping can become part of the shared economy.

Philippine agriculture, farming to benefit from innovative tech

MANILA, Philippines – There are a lot more opportunities to use technology to improve Philippine agriculture and farming, according to digital enterprise transformation consultant Winston Damarillo.

Damarillo, executive chairman of consulting firm Amihan Global Strategies (AGSX), said there is a lot more energy in the Global Shapers, the young version of the World Economic Forum, where many of the members are farmers.

Colocation: Make the Future of IT a Reality

The movement to colocation-or colo-is accelerating and will have profound implications for enterprises and service providers. Colocation involves renting space in a third-party data center and can also include a mix of hardware, software, and services. The tactic is surging at a 16% compound annual growth rate through 2020, from $25.70 billion in 2015 to $54.13. By 2018, 65% of companies’ IT assets will be off-site in colocation, hosting, and cloud data centers, according to IDC, while 33% of IT “staff” will be employees of third-party service providers.

“Colocation continues to be the bedrock for much of Cloud 2.0,” says Katie Broderick, research director, 451 Research. “The global colocation market is the physical (facilities and networking) underpinning of both enterprises’ off-premises computing, as well as hosting and cloud service providers’ value-add services.”

A big reason for colocation’s success is the opportunity to shift from a pricey CapEx (capital expense) budget line item to a much less expensive OpEx (operating expense) model. However there are a number of other benefits—and implications—to consider before going colo.

Top considerations when deciding to go colo—and picking the right partner—include location, pricing, security, and offerings. Location is key, because the facility has to be easily accessible by your IT staff, close to a power source, and should be in a safe area—i.e. hurricane belts, flood plains, and earthquake zones should be avoided.

Pricing is important because colo users are typically looking to lower their costs and make them more manageable from a budgeting perspective, i.e. usage-based pricing and monthly fees. Other factors that come into play include real estate, power, redundancy, and risk mitigation costs.

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Google Exec Confirms Plans to Bring Voice Assistant to Third-Party Home Audio Hardware

Google’s Assistant won’t be limited to Google-made devices for long: The company is having conversations with home audio equipment makers to add the voice-powered assistant to third-party hardware, confirmed Google’s consumer hardware VP of product management Mario Queiroz Tuesday.

Queiroz made the comments on the sidelines of Google’s fall hardware event in San Francisco, where the company officially introduced its new Google Home smart speaker. Google Home is a bit like Google’s version of Amazon’s Echo speaker; the device allows consumers to launch music playback, ask for news and weather reports, query their calendar or even add items to their shopping list, all with simple voice commands.

Apple says new wireless technology is better than Bluetooth

Now that Apple has pronounced the end of the headphone jack, the company is aiming to prove that it can do better than the existing wireless options.

At its much-hyped event in San Francisco on Wednesday, the iPhone maker introduced a cordless earbud that it claims is more power efficient than Bluetooth devices. AirPods, as they're called, have their own communications chip, Apple's Senior Vice President Phil Schiller said on stage.

"It makes no sense to tether ourselves with cables to our mobile devices," Schiller said. "Until someone takes on these challenges, that's what we'll do."

The iPhone 7 will be the first smartphone without a headphone jack, marking Apple's latest effort to strip hardware from devices. There are plenty of Bluetooth options on the market, including from Apple's Beats business, but the products have been criticized for their high price and spotty quality.

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Apple’s AirPods do use Bluetooth and they don’t require an iPhone 7

When Apple introduced its AirPods on Wednesday, the company went on and on about the new Apple-made chip on the inside, but said little about the technology that delivers the sound to the wireless earbuds from the iPhone.

It turns out Apple isn’t using some Bluetooth-like wireless technology, as rumors suggested, but rather Bluetooth itself.