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What Does the Senate Infrastructure Bill Mean for Data Centers?

Earlier this month, the US Senate passed the $1 trillion infrastructure plan which proposes to spend $65 billion on broadband-related items, with $42.45 billion of it going towards funding for a Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. To bridge the digital divide, this bill will make grants available to underserved or unserved communities when it comes to broadband access. The bill states “The persistent ‘digital...

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What 5G and IoT Mean for the Future of the Data Center Industry

Last week, 7x24 Exchange - Southern California held its Summer 2021 virtual meeting. Attendees were treated to a fantastic presentation from Ricky Singh, Sr. Director Product Management at T-Mobile for Business, that covered 5G and IoT and the implications for the Data Center.  When smartphones first came out, the wireless mobile telecommunications technology they used was called 3G. This third generation only facilitated basic messaging and...

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10 Important 2021 Data Center Trends and Technologies

The global COVID-19 pandemic led to huge changes in the Data Center industry. According to Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, technology “prevented a complete societal economic meltdown” by allowing the world to work, learn and play from home during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. CRN discusses some of the top Data Center trends for 2021.   Among the most important Data Center trends in 2021 is in...

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7×24 Exchange – So Cal Chapter Continues Virtual Data Center Education and Networking

COVID-19 has not slowed down the Southern California Chapter of 7x24 Exchange, as they continue to deliver impactful educational discussions.  Last week’s Zoom meeting was no different as Greg Stover of Vertiv made a great presentation on "High Density is Coming."  Following was an informative panel discussion which Greg moderated and was joined by Data Center experts: Steve Press (Kaiser Permanente), Steve Coon (kW Mission...

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5G and the Edge: What It Means for Data Centers

5G is here and growing fast!  Leviton Network Solutions, in a well-attended webinar last week, made recommendations for "preparing your Data Center infrastructure for the coming waves of 5G adoption." Leviton expects 1 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2023. With its faster speeds, higher capacity, and lower latency, this kind of coverage will change the experience of businesses and individuals with access to...

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