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Why Public Internet Routing Is Breaking Enterprise AI Performance
Public internet routing introduces unpredictable latency that undermines enterprise AI performance, making workload placement & private interconnection critical strategic decisions. Private inference infrastructure paired with deterministic, low-latency connectivity gives enterprises control over data routing, security & compliance across hybrid multicloud architectures.
Why Public Internet Routing Is Breaking Enterprise AI Performance
Public internet routing introduces unpredictable latency that undermines enterprise AI performance, making workload placement & private interconnection critical strategic decisions. Private inference infrastructure paired with deterministic, low-latency connectivity gives enterprises control over data routing, security & compliance across hybrid multicloud architectures.
A Best Practices Guide to Updating Legacy Network Architectures
Legacy network architectures built over time create technical debt that limits performance, flexibility & agility for emerging technologies like agentic AI. Five-step modernization approach includes understanding network history, prioritizing major issues, optimizing proximity & ensuring team alignment. Neutral multicloud infrastructure enables future-ready networks with flexible connections & proximity to data sources across global locations.
How to Build a Future-Ready Hybrid Multicloud Networking Strategy
Enterprise hybrid multicloud networking must evolve to support distributed AI workloads across multiple cloud providers while avoiding costly vendor lock-in scenarios. Private networking solutions like virtual connections enable flexible, secure connectivity that can be deployed quickly and resized on-demand without physical infrastructure.
4 Steps to Implement SASE for Secure Multicloud Networking
Hybrid multicloud has become the norm in today’s business world, and this means that enterprises are asking more of their networks. They not only need to move data quickly between different cloud and on-premises environments, but also keep that data protected wherever it ends up.
How Direct Cloud-to-Cloud Connectivity Solves Diverse Networking Use Cases
Because many organizations run distributed infrastructure across clouds, on-prem and colocation to support their applications, moving data between these disparate environments has become very complex. Each application has different networking requirements for performance, privacy and scalability. I regularly speak with customers across industries who tell me they need more flexible network infrastructure.
How AI Changes Your Network Infrastructure Requirements
As companies progress through the various stages of AI maturity, they continuously discover new infrastructure requirements. One such requirement is transforming their networking infrastructure to run AI workloads on GPUs. Given their significant investment in acquiring and managing GPUs, companies need to ensure these servers are constantly running—without connectivity interruptions, latency challenges or bandwidth issues. Traditionally, Ethernet has been the go-to choice for CPU networking.
How to Tackle Data Center Density Challenges During Cloud Repatriation
Escalating cloud costs, privacy and security concerns, fear of vendor lock-in: These are just a few of the reasons why companies are moving workloads out of the cloud. As organizations optimize their IT environments, some are moving workloads back to the data center, while others (think: cloud natives) are making their first foray into a hybrid infrastructure model.
Cloud Rebalancing: What You Need to Know About Data Center Density
As companies optimize their IT environments to balance price and performance, many are considering moving some workloads out of the cloud. An IDC report from June 2024 found that about 80% of survey respondents “expected to see some level of repatriation of compute and storage resources in the next 12 months.”[1] There are several factors driving this change: escalating cloud costs, security and privacy concerns, unmet expectations, fear of vendor lock-in and the need for more compute power.
4 Ways a High-Performance Data Center Could Help Your Business
High-performance data centers enable businesses to connect with ecosystem partners, deploy at the edge, accelerate AI adoption & meet sustainability goals. Strategic colocation provides access to concentrated cloud providers, networks & partners while supporting latency-sensitive applications through proximity. Companies like Air Canada, Stadler & Continental have achieved various benefits from deploying inside high-performance data centers.
IP-WAN vs. SD-WAN
For today’s enterprises, their network infrastructure is their lifeblood. It allows them to connect their IT assets around the world, and connect with the partners and customers that matter to their business. It’s no wonder so many of them are looking for ways to improve performance across those networks, while also optimizing costs, resilience, scalability and flexibility. These businesses have different networking technologies to help them achieve this goal.
4 Ways to Optimize Application Performance with Multicloud Networking
When businesses develop cloud applications, they typically start with one cloud for simplicity’s sake. However, almost all of them will end up doing some form of multicloud, for different reasons: They may want to ensure they’re getting the right mix of cloud services from different providers. They may want to take advantage of the experience their developers have with a particular cloud.
Why You Need a Multicloud Networking Strategy Now
Ninety-four percent of organizations are now using multiple public clouds, according to a recent survey by TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group.[1] While many companies started out years ago using a single cloud provider, over time they added more clouds to take advantage of the strengths of each cloud and the best solutions for their business needs. Thus, many organizations, without intending to, have found themselves in a multicloud environment.
3 Trends Driving Liquid Cooling for Data Centers
The exponential growth of data and the development of advanced data analytics technologies have led to big changes in IT infrastructure. Infrastructure has grown ever-more powerful, and data centers are packing more computing power into smaller spaces. Even before AI was as popular as it is now, several developments in the marketplace were putting greater demands on data centers—changing hardware, the rise of edge computing, higher density deployments and the demand for greater efficiency.
Choosing the Right Connectivity for Your Distributed Architecture
Determine who, what and where you need to connect The first step in designing your distributed architecture is to assess your current connectivity requirements, including what’s working, what needs improvement and what you’ll require in the future. Make sure you consider these factors: Location density of partners, providers, customers and workers: Where do you connect with each—within the same colocation data center, at the edge, in particular regions or worldwide?
Cross Connects vs. Virtual Connects
Network complexity across multiple providers drives latency challenges in digital services, making dedicated interconnection essential for performance-sensitive use cases. Cross connects deliver high-performance, low-latency physical links, while software-defined virtual connections enable flexible, scalable one-to-many digital infrastructure connectivity.
Cross Connects vs. Virtual Connects
Network complexity across multiple providers drives latency challenges in digital services, making dedicated interconnection essential for performance-sensitive use cases. Cross connects deliver high-performance, low-latency physical links, while software-defined virtual connections enable flexible, scalable one-to-many digital infrastructure connectivity.
Rethinking Your Network Architecture for Cloud Deployments
Migrating from on-premises to cloud For many enterprises, one of the most challenging aspects of taking advantage of the cloud is getting to the cloud in the first place. With the exception of born-in-the-cloud startups, all companies have legacy on-premises infrastructure with very specific networking and security requirements. Trying to “lift and shift” that infrastructure to the cloud without breaking things in the process is typically easier said than done.
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