{"id":383233,"date":"2020-11-17T11:13:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T16:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=383233"},"modified":"2020-11-17T11:13:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T16:13:19","slug":"enterprises-choose-digital-realtys-platformdigital-to-power-digital-business-in-the-era-of-data-gravity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/enterprises-choose-digital-realtys-platformdigital-to-power-digital-business-in-the-era-of-data-gravity\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprises Choose Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL\u00ae to Power Digital Business in the Era of Data Gravity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Register and join our global community of partners, customers and industry luminaries at MarketplaceLIVE on Nov. 19 as we explore the future of hybrid IT infrastructure for the digital world<\/h2>\n

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\n SAN FRANCISCO<\/span>, Nov. 17, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0<\/b>Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, is hosting a global connected community at its annual MarketplaceLIVE<\/a> event on Thursday, November 19<\/span> to examine the growing impact of data gravity, a megatrend expected to force a fundamental redesign of IT architectures. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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During this year’s global and virtual MarketplaceLIVE conference, Digital Realty will share insights into the challenges data gravity can pose to digital transformation and will significantly extend the geographic scope of the industry’s first Data Gravity Index DGx\u2122<\/a><\/u>. \u00a0This inaugural report projects that data gravity intensity across the global metros studied will double annually through 2024 and provides guidance for customers on overcoming data gravity challenges.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

At MarketplaceLIVE 2019 in New York<\/span>, Digital Realty launched PlatformDIGITAL\u00ae, the company’s global data center platform, to meet the growing demand for organizations to scale digital transformation initiatives globally.\u00a0 Since the launch of PlatformDIGITAL\u00ae one year ago, Digital Realty has expanded global coverage into 15 new metros, attracted more than 300 new customers to its platform, and broadened its partner community across technology leaders, network, cloud and compute providers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

“This has clearly been a year of unprecedented change, and our customers’ needs are rapidly evolving,” said Digital Realty Chief Technology Officer Chris Sharp<\/span>. \u00a0“We introduced PlatformDIGITAL\u00ae with the goal of transforming the value we provide customers around the world. \u00a0Through our Pervasive Datacenter Architecture PDx\u2122 strategy and new solutions developed in collaboration with our partners, we’re helping customers rearchitect their IT to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow \u2013 whether that’s using AI to develop pioneering treatments for diseases, powering on-demand delivery and contactless payment, or fast-tracking a modern digital workplace for a virtual workforce.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

Digital Realty has also achieved critical industry recognition for its global platform over the past year. \u00a0The company was recognized as a leader in the IDC Marketscape<\/a> for Colocation and Interconnection Services 2019-2020; Interxion, a Digital Realty company, took the top spot in EMEA on Cloudscene’s<\/a>\u00a0Data Centre Ecosystem Leaderboard; and Frost & Sullivan<\/a>\u00a0awarded Digital Realty the 2020 Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award for the Asia Pacific<\/span> data center industry. \u00a0In addition, Digital Realty was the first data center provider to be named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year<\/a>\u00a0by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for outstanding efforts to protect the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements across its data center portfolio.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Digital transformation and the emergence of data gravity as the most important megatrend impacting enterprises are the central themes of MarketplaceLIVE 2020, Digital Realty’s flagship annual event. \u00a0Key highlights include: \u00a0<\/p>\n