{"id":2656,"date":"2018-10-18T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T16:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2018-10-18T11:26:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T16:26:37","slug":"tech-talks-get-cutting-edge-colocation-services-from-cyxtera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/tech-talks-get-cutting-edge-colocation-services-from-cyxtera\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talks: Get Cutting Edge Colocation Services from Cyxtera"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"data<\/a>In order to serve as a trusted advisor to our clients, we need to stay up to speed with the latest IT trends and solutions. To achieve that, our team of IT experts attends weekly training sessions conducted by various IT solution providers.\u00a0Based on our extensive experience and sales volume with the suppliers, we receive exclusive, direct and usually in person training from these vendors.\u00a0Our Tech Talks blog series offers a snapshot of these educational\u00a0sessions.\u00a0<\/em>
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\n<\/strong>Are you looking for advanced, reliable, and cost-effective colocation and connectivity services?\u00a0Cyxtera<\/a>\u00a0– a company in our partner network that recently hosted a lunch and learn for our IT experts – offers high-quality colocation that can be deployed as\u00a0quickly as typical cloud-based solutions. Here’s everything you need to know about this provider, their offerings, and how to determine whether they’re the right fit for your unique business needs.<\/p>\n

Provider Overview<\/strong>
\nBased in Miami, Cyxtera provides enterprise application\u00a0cloud computing<\/a>, hybrid cloud,\u00a0cybersecurity<\/a>, analytics, and data center colocation solutions. The company delivers a secure, global platform for critical systems and applications to more than 3,500 customers. With major operations in cities around the world, Cyxtera provides secure and powerful IT infrastructure capabilities.<\/p>\n

The provider offers a uniquely diverse footprint that includes 57 best-in-class data centers. Last year, Cyxtera\u00a0acquired CenturyLink’s data centers<\/a>\u00a0and colocation business. Through the sale of the data centers, Cyxtera gained approximately 195 megawatts of power across 2.6 million\u00a0square feet of data center space.<\/p>\n

Additionally, earlier this year, Cyxtera and Nutanix, a cloud computing software company, announced they had\u00a0formed a partnership<\/a>\u00a0to allow on-demand access to the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud. The collaboration gave clients the ability to\u00a0quickly deploy infrastructure while still maintaining control.<\/p>\n

Featured Offerings<\/strong>
\nEssentially, Cyxtera is a data center provider with security integrated as a core service, as well as a security provider that crafts solutions that fit the way today’s businesses run applications. Here’s a\u00a0quick overview of some of their most notable offerings.<\/p>\n