5 Ways AI Is Reshaping Data Center Connectivity

1 00:00:11,583 --> 00:00:13,125 AI is putting pressure on 2 00:00:13,125 --> 00:00:16,958 metro data centers, where vacancy rates are at an all-time low. 3 00:00:17,083 --> 00:00:19,500 As space becomes harder to find, 4 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:23,875 service and collocation providers are rethinking how to deliver wavelength 5 00:00:23,875 --> 00:00:28,000 and Ethernet services without relying on two separate networks. 6 00:00:28,166 --> 00:00:29,291 The opportunity? 7 00:00:29,291 --> 00:00:33,166 With Flex Ethernet, providers can converge these services 8 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:35,458 onto one router-based architecture 9 00:00:35,458 --> 00:00:38,541 and still meet enterprise SLA needs. 10 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,000 Remote data center expansion is well underway, 11 00:00:46,125 --> 00:00:48,166 but rich local interconnection, 12 00:00:48,166 --> 00:00:53,166 think cloud on-ramps and peering, may not be available everywhere on day one. 13 00:00:53,625 --> 00:00:57,125 With this use case, service providers can use an existing site 14 00:00:57,166 --> 00:01:00,791 to connect an ecosystem ready data center with new ones. 15 00:01:00,958 --> 00:01:05,208 By adding high capacity, coherent routes, they can flexibly connect 16 00:01:05,208 --> 00:01:06,916 multiple third parties. 17 00:01:11,333 --> 00:01:13,750 As new data centers come online, 18 00:01:13,750 --> 00:01:17,708 access network expansion to enterprises needs to keep pace. 19 00:01:17,875 --> 00:01:23,083 New advancements in coherent routing, including outdoor and weatherized designs, 20 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:28,000 can help service providers add capacity and extend reach while preserving fiber. 21 00:01:32,625 --> 00:01:34,208 Enterprise networks were built 22 00:01:34,208 --> 00:01:39,000 for voice, internet, and VPN traffic, not AI workloads. 23 00:01:39,125 --> 00:01:43,166 To meet rising AI performance and digital sovereignty demands, 24 00:01:43,166 --> 00:01:46,500 enterprise can use modern traffic engineering capabilities like 25 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:50,958 Segment Routing Flex-Algo as part of their IP services playbook. 26 00:01:56,208 --> 00:02:00,041 Neoscalers are building more of their own infrastructure, but for now, 27 00:02:00,041 --> 00:02:04,083 many still rely on third party data centers and leased connectivity. 28 00:02:04,083 --> 00:02:08,916 In these cases, converging local IP, interconnect and high performance 29 00:02:08,916 --> 00:02:12,666 modems on a single router helps Neoscalers get more out of their 30 00:02:12,666 --> 00:02:14,083 leased infrastructure.