Author: Brad Haynes

On the surface, it would seem the explosive growth of the cloud should be turning data centers into relics of old-school computing. But the reality is quite the opposite. Data centers are more relevant and necessary than ever, all thanks to their ability to support the cloud with scalable data storage. In fact, the partnership of cloud and colocation is so successful that the market for global data-center colocation is predicted to grow from $25.07 billion in 2014 to $44.69 billion by the end of 2019.