Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 37 | Page 75

INTELLIGENT INTELLIGENT BRANDS BRANDS // Data // Centres Cabling Data centre company predicts five trends to dominate 2019 ///////////////////////////// Data centre company Equinix predicts 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, data privacy and cloud to undergo major architectural changes. www.intelligentcio.com E volving technology and data trends such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, data privacy and cloud are paving the way for significant IT and network architecture changes in 2019, according to Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data centre company, which has released its top five predictions for 2019. With a geographic footprint across 52 global markets and nearly 10,000 customers, Equinix has developed unique insights into the key drivers pushing enterprises to succeed in the digital economy. This special vantage point is enabled through a platform that connects established and emerging ecosystems of enterprises and cloud and INTELLIGENTCIO 75