Data Center Interconnection Platforms Pitch in to Help IT Scale During the Crisis

Many technology companies have been contributing in whatever ways they can to help as the world struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes companies that provide infrastructure that supports digital services people are now relying on more than ever before. Providers of VPN services, password management tools, software development platforms, cloud storage, and many other types of technology services essential for doing business online, have either made their services free or available at substantially lower costs for organizations in need. Some of the big companies further down “the stack,” operators of data centers and interconnection platforms, are trying to make it easier for networks to boost interconnection.