Google and the Subsea Cable Revolution

    July 30, 2020
    Data Center Frontier Show host Rich Miller looks at how cloud growth is reshaping how data travels around the globe, using Google’s Grace Hopper Cable to illustrate key trends in subsea cables.
    Data Center Frontier Show host Rich Miller looks at how cloud growth is reshaping how data travels around the globe. (Photo: DCF)
    Data Center Frontier Show host Rich Miller looks at how cloud growth is reshaping how data travels around the globe. (Photo: DCF)

    Google’s Grace Hopper Cable connecting the U.S. and Europe is the latest in a series of new subsea cable projects. Data Center Frontier Show host Rich Miller looks at how cloud growth is reshaping how data travels around the globe.

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    About the Author

    Rich Miller

    I write about the places where the Internet lives, telling the story of data centers and the people who build them. I founded Data Center Knowledge, the data center industry's leading news site. Now I'm exploring the future of cloud computing at Data Center Frontier.

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