Construction Magazine August 2020 | Page 20

CONTROL , CONNECT , OPTIMISE
DIGITAL REALTY
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CONTROL , CONNECT , OPTIMISE
There is also a notable trend of enterprises looking to move away from running their own data centres and data locations , Sharp reveals . He explains that , in this context , solutions like PlatformDIGITAL enable those businesses to get ahead of the curve before their footprint is too difficult to move , adding that “ we can expose the benefits of having that fit-for-purpose platform that ’ s heavily interconnected . Believe me , I don ’ t run into any customers that tell me they want to continue building their own data centres .”
PlatformDIGITAL allows enterprises to leverage full interconnection capabilities across Digital Realty ’ s global ecosystem , including cloud service providers , partners , networks and customers , that will drive their business . According to the company , the core benefits of the platform revolve around three distinct opportunities : be in control , be connected , be optimised . In the case of control , for example , standardising deployment and operations on a single platform simplifies infrastructure and reduces risk , while the greater connection of a global
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