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■ DIGITAL DECADE
New data center in Hamburg: Digitalized and inter-connected into the future
No other German city has understood the significance of digitalization as well as Hamburg, where digital projects and innovations are increasingly making their mark on the cityscape. To facilitate the interchange of information and data, however, high performance digital infrastructure is needed – data processing centers such as Equinix make it a reality.
The digital transformation has arrived in German towns: Full connectivity in the cities of the future or ‘SmartCities’ offers approaches to solutions for current challenges, such as environmental protection and growing traffic volumes.
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES MAKING
IT A REALITY
However, digital transformation is presenting companies with technical challenges. In many cases they, or local au-
JENS-PETER FEIDNER MANAGING DIRECTOR EQUINIX (GERMANY)
thorities do not possess sufficient IT capacity of their own to transmit and evaluate heavy quantities of data. At the same time, close collaboration with partners, IT ser- vicesandbeinglinkedtocloudsaredecisivefactors.One approach to the solution is an effective IT infrastructure. These create the most fundamental precondition for a successful digital economy, inter-connecting compa- nies, cities, citizens and possible external partners. The whole thing takes place on neutral platforms, known as digital ecosystems.
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