CommScope today announced the formation of the Multi-Tenant Data Center (MTDC) Alliance as part of the PartnerPRO Network.
Members of MTDC Alliance can offer optimal network infrastructure solutions for customers who need to deploy this technology in multi-tenant environments.
Multi-tenant environments are emerging because businesses and service providers are outsourcing their data center facilities rather than owning and managing them.
Total operational square footage of global MTDCs can reach approximately 177 million by the end of 2018, according to an analyst firm.
Companies are outsourcing IT needs to shared environments and data centers are viewed as an operating expense.
“By leasing third-party data center white space, enterprises can remain focused on their core businesses while enjoying optimal data center availability, reliability and cost control,” said Stephen Kowal, senior vice president, Global Partners, CommScope.
CommScope said demand for MTDCs will continue from hyperscale data center operators, service providers, cloud providers and enterprises.
“With our global network of 179 data centers across 44 markets, Equinix is thrilled to be part of the CommScope MTDC Alliance to offer enterprise customers the optimal data center deployments that best fits their needs,” said Greg Adgate, vice president of global technology partners and alliances at Equinix.MTDC infrastructure makes technologies such as cloud computing and virtualized data centers available to companies, while also allowing flexible and easy expandability as the business grows. By outsourcing data center services instead of building, hosting, maintaining and upgrading them, MTDC tenants can realize significant operating and capital expenditures saving.
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