AI is reshaping how digital infrastructure providers conduct business, emphasizing the need for secure, private, and compliant networking. This transformation is redefining network roles at both local and global levels, driven by mega AI training centers and the shift of inference to the edge. To meet these evolving demands, networks must adapt for high-capacity, performance sensitive, secure connectivity. The concept of hybrid AI, integrating components across diverse locations and providers, underscores the need for advanced network automation and private exchange mechanisms. Join Digital Realty’s session to explore how AI data exchanges foster secure, collaborative hybrid internetworking.
At Digital Realty, Piers is responsible for mid to long-term strategy in our relationships with
Communications Service Providers in EMEA, with a focus on the introduction of new
portfolio services and to address the "what's next?" with topics such as Network as a
Service, Hybrid Cloud services, High Density Colocation for High Performance Compute and
AI, and quantum communications. He has a diverse background in telecoms having
previously worked for Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, building alliances and partnerships in the
Network Infrastructure business.