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By Richard Fray, Managing
Director, Interxion
www.interxion.com
How data centres fuel technology
innovation by ultimately driving
the user experience
While technology has evolved relentlessly over the last
20 years, the advances that sit on the horizon are set to
far outstrip this recent surge. As the pace of development
accelerates, consequently increasing the complexity of
technology, businesses will become ever more reliant on a
robust, reliable infrastructure.
Twenty years ago, we were just about seeing dial-up
Internet enter UK homes, while fixed broadband has only
been a luxury we’ve enjoyed over the past decade. But in
those ten years, the level of technology change has picked
up speed exponentially. This started with the spike in mobile
broadband and the rise of GPS through to the boom in cloud
computing, the growth of the Internet of Things and the
increasing use of Artificial Intelligence tools like Siri and Alexa
in our everyday lives.
Innovation is set to accelerate
The pace of innovation over the next couple of decades is
likely to well surpass these recent advances. The IoT is only
going to expand as the number of devices in circulation
continuously rises. Furthermore, AI and AR are likely to
be used far more intelligently as businesses implement
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