| | May 20166CIOReviewCopyright © 2016 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewMAY - 23 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 MAY - 23 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 29 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com DATA CENTER SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7560Aaron Pierce Ava Garcia Sarah FernandesGeorge Thomasgeorge@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasSukirti AgnihotriManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeThe continuous escalation of bandwidth requirements, driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), wearable technology, and big data is causing a paradigm shift in the data center arena. Most enterprises no longer find it feasible to continue investing in and maintaining in-house data centers--colocation facilities are the way forward.The scalability, security, and maintenance of colocation make it a cost-effective business model. In essence, since the companies do not own the space or the equipments, they are treated to a great deal of flexibility. Even the security and maintenance of the IT space is taken care of by those running the data center, empowering the C-suite to divert their attention and resources back to more productive and profitable projects that will scale their enterprise to new heights. Nevertheless, security conscious firms are at the liberty to get involved directly to ensure the integrity of their data. Room for scalability is another invaluable perk of colocation facilities. Enterprises can now seamlessly expand or lower the amount of space and equipment required as per their needs, instead of building a large data center and finding themselves in a pickle a few years down the line.All that is just one part of the equation. With traditional corporate data centers giving way to the cloud revolution, enterprises are leveraging colocation centers to reduce the physical distance between their servers and the cloud providers--gaining utmost performance from the cloud. With colocation centers, it is much easier and faster for a company to connect to multiple cloud providers.With similar transformational trends--hyperconvergence, white box servers, virtualization, and automation--changing the data center ecosystem, CIOReview presents its annual edition on Data Center technologies. Featuring insights from industry thought-leaders and showcasing innovative technologies in the data center arena, we hope this special edition is a valuable asset in your journey toward revamping the data center strategies.Let us know your thoughts.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialThe Future is ColocatedAlex D'SouzaJoshua ParkerSandeepa Majumdar
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