Lydia Leong is a Gartner analyst based in Washington DC. Her research interests are centered on Internet infrastructure services, including topics like hosting, colocation, data centers, content delivery networks, bandwidth markets, Internet architecture and policy, and cloud computing. However, she is enthusiastic about technology in all its forms, and maintains a keen interest in areas like high-scalability systems, security, and open-source software. When she’s not working, she enjoys gaming, reading everything she can get her hands on, playing the violin, putting together LEGO sets, and building systems and software.