For now, there appears to be lukewarm enthusiasm for the technology. An InformationWeek Research survey of 333 business-technology executives found 87 percent with no plans to use grid computing this year.
Nevertheless, not all news is bad for proponents of the technology. InformationWeek's second quarter survey also found that the number of companies planning grid projects this year is up to 13 percent from 8 percent a year ago.
Maybe fewer press releases from grid cheerleaders IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems would help boost adoption and clear up the confusion.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
