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Content delivery network gets 23% of global power needs from green sources including two wind farms and one solar array in the U.S. Source: Akamai boosts traffic by 350% but keeps energy use flat thanks to edge computing – TechRepublic

Cockroach Labs ranks Google cloud tops for overall performance, Microsoft Azure for the best storage, and AWS for the best latency response. Source: Study finds Google has the fastest overall cloud platform | Network World

As public clouds grow more sophisticated, it becomes harder and harder for data center providers to build compelling offerings by selling rack space. Source: Why Hybrid Cloud Is Central to the Colocation Industry’s Future | Data Center Knowledge

In an ideal world, the majority say, latency would be kept to under 5ms. The solution? More edge computing, an IDC study finds. Source: Business leaders want low latency, not speed, study finds – TechRepublic

In 2021, we’ll see six trends take shape as more enterprises learn to manage a new level of reliance on external networks and services. Source: 6 Trends to Manage the New Enterprise IT Reality | Network Computing

Category leaders land on top thanks to broad product portfolios, compliance expertise, and extensive partnerships, according to ISG. Source: Cloud services: The top 3 leaders and the rising stars – TechRepublic

Commentary: Multicloud tends to get touted as a panacea, but it causes much more harm than good. There is a smart multicloud strategy that might work. Source: Why multicloud is bad strategy, but open source can help – TechRepublic

Moving to the cloud without the right strategy results in higher costs, security flaws, and disappointment with the outcome, says Gartner. Source: 7 tips for effectively migrating to the cloud – TechRepublic

The missing piece is preventing truly holistic, intelligent infrastructure management from emerging. Source: Remote Data Center Management Tools Must Learn to Play Together | Data Center Knowledge

Former Amazon executive documents how getting off Sun hardware to Linux saved the company and led to AWS. Source: How a Linux migration led to the creation of Amazon Web Services | Network World