Data center networking presents many challenges in terms of supporting cost-effective, reliable, and high-performance services for business-critical applications. A coherent overall strategy for networking, leading to construction of a powerful and flexible network, creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps.

…critical. Data centers need to be connected over longer distances, driving the need to build a single long-distance network for carrying both storage and Local Area Network (LAN) traffic. Many financial institutions implement "follow-the-sun" customer support, which requires data center connectivity…

…Lifeline Data Centers, an Indianapolis-based provider of strategic data center outsourcing facilities and services, has deployed the CN 4200® FlexSelect® Advanced Services Platform to provide high-performance, low-latency connectivity over dark fiber between its existing data center in downtown…

…support Telehouse’s customers around the world. Established in 1988 and owned by Japanese service provider KDDI, Telehouse Europe offers data center facilities and connectivity, providing a secure and resilient platform for mission critical IT systems, to more than 800 customers, from small start…

…centers in the United States, has deployed the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform to enable high-speed optical connections between multiple locations throughout its Boston campus, and facilities in nearby Waltham, Mass. and Needham, Mass., to ensure reliable, efficient data…

Data center networking presents many challenges in terms of supporting cost-effective, reliable, and high-performance services for business-critical applications. A coherent overall strategy for networking, leading to construction of a powerful and flexible network, creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps.

Data center consolidation is now a top federal IT priority, as the White House leads the charge in driving a government-wide effort to reduce IT costs, lower energy consumption, improve IT security, and enable a shift to more efficient IT platforms, such as cloud computing. Ciena's solutions simplify the network, enable adoption of cloud computing models, form a crucial part of a Continuity of Operations Plan for disaster recovery, and also reduce operating cost.

Data center consolidation is now a top federal IT priority, as the White House leads the charge in driving a government-wide effort to reduce IT costs, lower energy consumption, improve IT security, and enable a shift to more efficient IT platforms, such as cloud computing. Ciena's solutions simplify the network, enable adoption of cloud computing models, form a crucial part of a Continuity of Operations Plan for disaster recovery, and also reduce operating cost.

…is what we call a Data Center Without Walls. The Data Center Without Walls uses the network to seamlessly connect a larger pool of resources shared between both enterprise and provider data centers. It creates an entirely new IT model that federates enterprise customer data centers with multiple geographically…

…4200® FlexSelect® Advanced Services Platform to provide high-performance, low-latency connectivity over dark fiber between its existing data center facility in Dallas and the INFOMART, a major carrier hotel in the city. Colo4Dallas is one of the fastest-growing colocation providers in the Southwest…