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THE DATA CENTER
TRANSFORMATIONA Mighty Rising Tide, Floating Lots of Cool Boats
THE INTERNET AS A “SPECIES-WIDE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM”
Each new device and sensor adds more nerve endings.
Data centers are the ‘brains’ of the system.
THE ROAD AHEAD
Existing apps will need more data, not less
New computing applications will require massive amounts
of data and connectivity
Location will matter more than ever
Opportunities based on scale, location & specialization
“A HORIZON FILLED WITH DATA CENTERS”
Maybe not everywhere. But in many new places, shapes and forms.
Technology Innovation = More Data Centers
Rising tide, but risk navigating the currents & shoals
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
SMAC: Social, Mobile, Analytics (Big Data) & Cloud
Gartner: A “bifurcation” among data center providers
Blurring boundaries between retail, wholesale, etc.
Targeted solutions for industry verticals
CONNECTED CARS:
DRIVING DEMAND
Uber data center leasing:
Leading indicator of future
demand
Gartner: 250 million connected
cars by 2020
Autonomous cars: Real-time
data everywhere
NVIDIA developing on-board
supercomputer
VIRTUAL REALITY,
REAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Very early days
Gaming is just the beginning
Zuckerberg: Oculus as a platform
for live events, distance learning,
telemedicine
Comcast, Time Warner
investing in VR streaming
technology
THE CORE WILL GET BIGGER & DENSER
Ashburn: A prime example of the “network effect”
Larger, multi-building cloud campuses
The edge extends core, but never replaces it
DESIGN MATTERS
Equinix, DFT developing new designs
Subcurrent: Variable resiliency
Subcurrent: High-density (rear doors)
THE EDGE WILL GROW & STRATIFY
Three Tiers (Chris Crosby): Core, Edge and Micro Data-
Centers
Large packets (video & caching) and small packets (IoT)
IoT & Analytics: Sensors everywhere, generating data
Right-sizing facilities for second-tier and local markets
DESIGNING FOR THE EDGE
“Lights-out” template for EdgeConneX network
Modular, pre-fab designs align the facility & business
Lean construction to manage cost & speed to market
MICRO DATA CENTERS
Some standardized designs (Schneider & DartPoints)
“Server radiators” in Europe (Nerdalize, Quarnot)
RuggedPod from Open Compute
FOR PRESENTATION, LINKS & MORE RESOURCES
datacenterfrontier.com/nvtc
RICH MILLER
Editor & Founder, Data Center Frontier
www.datacenterfrontier.com
Email: [email protected]