Construction Magazine August 2020 | Page 19

users , regulatory constraints , compliance and data privacy .”
To grow globally , businesses must use the global open platform approach offered by Digital Realty to mitigate the data gravity barriers created by digital transformation . “ Some of the enterprises we work with aren ’ t fully aware of the issue , or that they should deploy in proximity to where all of this data is burgeoning or being built , and this is where PlatformDIGITAL brings huge value ,” Sharp notes . “ So , we can procure a cabinet in close proximity to a customer ’ s data – say they are looking to carry out some data analytics and want to stand up an AI farm with several GPU processors , for example – which is a real game changer for many of those enterprises we ’ re working with . They ’ re all trying to work with data analytics , to use multi-hybrid cloud architectures and our platform does that — when that data doesn ’ t have to travel far because the customer is immersed right in it , that ’ s probably the most optimal architecture that an enterprise could hope to achieve .” 19
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