Internap Survey Reveals Demand for "Cloudy Colo" Services
Findings reflect the need to transform traditional colocation services with
hybridization and the agility and self-service of the cloud
ATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Internap Network Services
Corporation (INAP), a provider of intelligent IT Infrastructure services, today
released the results of a survey that shows IT organizations are seeking to
transform their traditional colocation environments with "cloudy colo"
capabilities that deliver hybridization with cloud services as well as cloud-like
visibility and control.
The finding was revealed as part of a survey conducted by Internap to gain
insight into organizations' current use of multi-tenant data center services and
considerations for the future. Internap polled more than 100 IT decision makers
in the U.S. responsible for purchasing a range of IT Infrastructure services from
colocation to cloud and hosting. Respondents spanned a wide range of industries,
including technology, media and entertainment, healthcare, financial services and
retail, and represented a broad range of company sizes, from more than $10
billion to less than $1 million in revenue.
Although cloud adoption is on the rise, colocation will remain an important IT
Infrastructure option, with 451 Research expecting demand to outpace supply in
most of the top 10 markets through 2014. However, the agility associated with
cloud services is likely to impact the way colocation services are managed and
delivered in the future. Internap's survey results revealed demand for "cloudy
colo" features that bring many of the benefits of the cloud - such as automation,
self-service, detailed real-time insights and remote manageability - to more
traditional colocation environments. Specifically, respondents showed strong
interest in accessing the following cloud-like colocation services via a unified
online portal to provide enhanced visibility, streamlined management and improved
cost control:
-- 88% - Bandwidth monitoring: gain insight into IP bandwidth utilization and
trends, enhancing network capacity planning
-- 85% - Power utilization: view circuit-level power usage trends and logs of all
initiated power cycle actions, improving planning for future power requirements
-- 77% - Equipment reboot: reboot or power down any configured device without
incurring the expense of remote hands services or visiting the data center
-- 76% - Server health monitoring: check device power status and create alerts,
helping to ensure equipment uptime
-- 72% - Hybridization with cloud and other IT Infrastructure services: procure
cloud and hosting services and hybridize with colocation environment, more
efficiently meeting diverse application needs
-- 67% - Inventory management: create and view colocation equipment for
device-level inventory management and tracking
Organizations want to shatter silos between colocation and cloud The survey
showed that 57% of respondents are interested in a hybrid IT Infrastructure
environment that includes a mix of colocation, cloud and hosting services to meet
a range of application and use case requirements. This builds on the finding that
nearly three-quarters (72%) of respondents are seeking a unified view and
seamless management of their entire IT Infrastructure ecosystem.
"Colocation, with its capex model, security, control and customization
advantages, continues to be a critical infrastructure choice for many
organizations. While cloud services are another important option, an all-cloud
strategy isn't appropriate for every situation. As a result, there's growing
interest not only in hybrid infrastructure solutions but in redefining the
limitations of traditional colocation services by integrating the benefits of the
cloud," said Raj Dutt, senior vice president of technology at Internap. "'Cloudy
colo' capabilities will bring these two worlds together, delivering new levels of
business agility to colocation users and, just as importantly, to cloud users by
making colocation readily accessible and integrated into their environment."
Along with interest in "cloudy colo," Internap's multi-tenant data center survey
also revealed several other key findings.
Many organizations mistakenly assume cloud is the most cost-effective option
Nearly 65% of respondents said they are considering public cloud services, with
the majority of those (41%) doing so based on perceived reduced costs, followed
by improved scalability (23%). The relatively large margin between reduced costs
and other reasons for cloud adoption could reveal a need to better educate
organizations about the specific application types and use cases where cloud
makes the most economic sense as compared to other infrastructure services.
Availability and performance are top priorities when choosing a data center
provider Fifty percent of respondents ranked network availability/performance and
uptime assurances/SLAs as the number one priority when selecting a multi-tenant
data center provider. Security was also ranked "important" or "very important" by
the largest number (98%) of respondents. With mega-trends like cloud, mobility
and big data on the rise, organizations are understandably prioritizing the
ability to keep applications and data safe and available.
High-density power requirements are on the rise The survey results also showed
clear plans for high-density power usage in the future. For example, while just
15% of respondents are currently using more than 8kW per rack, nearly double that
amount (27%) expect to consume 8kW or more per rack within the next five years.
Download the full survey report and infographic.
Tweet this release: ar.gy
About Internap Internap provides intelligent IT Infrastructure services that
combine unmatched performance and platform flexibility to enable our customers to
focus on their core business, improve service levels and lower the cost of IT
operations. Our unique trio of route-optimized enterprise IP, TCP acceleration
and a global content delivery network improves website performance and delivers
superior end-user experiences. Our scalable colocation, managed hosting, private
cloud, public cloud and hybrid offerings provide enterprises the flexibility to
adapt to changing business needs and future-proof their IT Infrastructure. Since
1996, thousands of companies have entrusted Internap with the protection and
delivery of their online applications. Transform your IT Infrastructure into a
competitive advantage with IT IQ from Internap. For more information, visit
internap.com, our blog at internap.com or follow us on
Twitter at twitter.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements include statements related to
organizations' use of multi-tenant data center services and considerations for
the future. Because such statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
These factors include the actual use of multi-tenant data center services by
organization and the impact of hybridization; the performance of our products and
services; our ability to respond successfully to technological change and the
needs of our current and prospective customers; the availability of services from
Internet network service providers or network service providers providing network
access loops and local loops on favorable terms, or at all; failure of third
party suppliers to deliver their products and services on favorable terms, or at
all; failures in our network operations centers, data centers, network access
points or computer systems; our ability to provide or improve Internet
infrastructure services to our customers; and our ability to protect our
intellectual property, as well as other factors discussed in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Given these risks and uncertainties,
investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a
prediction of actual results. We undertake no obligation to update, amend or
clarify any forward-looking statement for any reason.
Media Contact:Investor Contact:
Mariah TorpeyMichael Nelson
Davies Murphy Group, Inc. 404-302-9700
781-418-2404ir@internap.com
internap@daviesmurphy.com
daviesmurphy.com |
