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Transform the modern data center: From today to the future

CIO

A seismic shift is underway in the evolution of the data center, driven by a variety of converging factors. These include the accelerating transition to cloud platforms, the growth of hybrid and remote work models, and the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies across every industry.

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Achieve scalable cyber resiliency in the cloud during an age of exponential data growth

CIO

Right now, according to IDC, just under half (49%) of data is stored in a traditional data center. The rest is stored in the cloud (29%), on the edge (19%) and a variety of other locations (4%). But even though the largest share of data is still in the data center, the momentum is clearly with the cloud and the edge.

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

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After years of marching to the cloud migration drumbeat, CIOs are increasingly becoming circumspect about the cloud-first mantra, catching on to the need to turn some workloads away from the public cloud to platforms where they will run more productively, more efficiently, and cheaper.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO

Most CIOs recognize the advantages of cloud, the global reach it provides, and the ease with which services can be scaled up and back down again. Your customers don’t care about your data centers,” says Drew Firment, chief cloud strategist at online education company Pluralsight. They care about value.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

It’s no longer a question of whether organizations are moving to the cloud but rather how well it’s going. Cloud isn’t that shiny new object in the distance, full of possibility. Companies may have had highly detailed migration or execution plans, but many failed to develop a point of view on the role of cloud in the enterprise.

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DEAC and DLC: Delivering sustainable cloud services to the Baltics and beyond

CIO

Andris Gailitis, the CEO of European Data Center Operator DEAC and Data Logistics Center ( DLC ), is quick to point out that the companies’ commitment to sustainability is heartfelt and genuine. It reduces energy consumption by more than 80%.

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On-Demand Private Cloud May Be the Solution You’ve Been Looking For

CIO

The public cloud offers plenty of tantalizing advantages to enterprise customers. The appeal of scalability, security, and performance — not to mention the elimination of massive capital expenditures — can be hard to resist. Countless enterprise businesses have flocked to the public cloud and never looked back.

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