Data Centers 101: How enterprises benefit from colocation and outsourced IT management

The data center sector in the Philippines is facing exciting times. Pandemic lockdowns triggered an increased need from local companies to shift servers and Information Technology (IT) equipment from their premises to data centers. Foreign groups are also looking at establishing their facilities in the country.

Recently, Globe entered into a $350-million joint venture partnership with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Ayala Corporation to develop and operate data centers.  Globe already has several data centers but believes that the joint venture will help it become a leader in the space.

Data centers are dedicated buildings usually used by customers who manage their servers and applications but would like to outsource colocation and management to reduce costs. Users only have to pay a colocation fee instead of putting up their facility and handling operations.

XSTIG: How technology helps students study better

How are computers and the Internet helping students learn in school? As more and more schools use computers and the Internet in their classrooms, there have been several improvements in how students nowadays are getting their education. These improvements, which have been noted by teachers and school administrators, include the following :

Independence and information gathering. By connecting to the Internet, students learn how to do their own research. The wealth of information available on the Web plus the ease of using search engines give students more independence and confidence, as well as increased skill, when it comes to finding relevant data and putting this data together to meet a learning requirement or goal.