CLOUD & CYBER
“ Colocation services must continue to adapt to maintain their important role in the spectrum of data centre options ”
IAN COTTINGHAM WHOLESALE SPECIALIST , BT WHOLESALE
What we can expect from colocation in the future Looking to the future , Cottingham suggested adaptability is essential to keep colocation centres beneficial to business : “ Colocation services must continue to adapt to maintain their important role in the spectrum of data centre options .”
“ For the foreseeable , colocation will remain the centre-ground between on-premises data centres and cloud storage , offering benefits over both for usecases that need a highly secure location coupled with resilient power and connectivity ,” he added . The emergence of 5G is expected to boost the deployment of colocation services as it provides an opportunity for colocation providers to offer services in remote locations .
“ Super-fast 5G connections to data centres will speed up connections for workers wherever they are located ,” explained Storrar .
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