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Insights and Trends on Edge Computing

Data is everywhere. As a digital transformation sweeps across our society and economy, Internet infrastructure must follow the data. Enter edge computing, which extends data processing and storage closer to the growing universe of devices and sensors at the edge of the network.
The goal of edge computing is to process data and services as close to the end user as possible. It’s an architecture that allows the compute and content delivery process to happen within 10 milliseconds or less of the user. The trend driving the edge computing model is the increased use of consumer mobile devices, especially consumption of video and virtual reality content and the growth of sensors as part of the Internet of Things.

Understanding the Differences Between 5 Common Types of Data Centers

By Voices of the Industry - May 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

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No two are data centers are alike when it comes to design or the applications and data they support with their networking, compute and storage infrastructure. Shad Secrist of Belden outlines the differences between 5 of the most common types of data centers including edge, colocation and hyperscale.

Tagged With: Belden, Colocation, Data Center Design, Edge Data Centers, Hyperscale

Maintaining Low-Latency and Sustainability at the Network Edge

By Voices of the Industry - May 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Schneider Electric’s Steven Carlini and Andres Vasquez discuss building data centers at the network edge while also meeting sustainability goals.

Tagged With: cloud computing, data center sustainability, edge, Schneider Electric

Virtualization is a Necessity for Entertainment and Media Companies

By Kathy Hitchens - April 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Iron Mountain AZP-2 data center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo: Iron Mountain)

Capital pressures, the push to develop new channels and services, the need to automate, and increased bandwidth are just a few of the drivers pushing the media and entertainment industries to change. Iron Mountain explores the challenges, drivers, and opportunities for media infrastructure.

Tagged With: cloud data centers, Colocation, edge, entertainment, Iron Mountain

Sean Farney: Sustainability is Now A Board-Level Imperative

By Rich Miller - April 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

Industry veteran Sean Farney has been involved in some of the most innovative projects in digital infrastructure. In our Earth Day edition of the DCF Show, Sean discusses the progress on data center sustainability, the future of backup power, and converting stores into edge data centers.

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Evaluating Data Center Cybersecurity Before it’s too Late

By Voices of the Industry - April 20, 2022 Leave a Comment

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With the rise of edge data centers and the increase in cloud-based computing expanding the potential attack surface, companies are now facing more challenges with things like misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and gaps within their end-to-end cybersecurity. Andrew Nix of Schneider Electric explores how a well-kept cybersecurity plan can keep cybercriminals at bay.

Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Center Management, Data Center Security, Schneider Electric

Edgevana Looks to Speed Growth for Web3 Blockchain Infrastructure

By Rich Miller - April 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

The growth of Web3 is creating business for cloud platforms and data center businesses specializing in blockchain infrastructure. That group includes Edgevana, which is helping blockchain businesses create distributed networks of nodes.

Tagged With: Blockchain, Edgevana

Content & Digital Media Infrastructure

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Media and entertainment companies are now at a digital media infrastructure crossroads thanks to the rise of streaming services during the pandemic. Iron Mountain Data Centers explores the current challenges, drivers, and opportunities for entertainment, content and media infrastructure.

Tagged With: cloud data centers, Edge Computing, entertainment, Iron Mountain

Survey Shows Steps Toward Sustainability, Standardization at the Edge

By Voices of the Industry - April 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

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The edge of network is a juggernaut, and it has to be to keep up with the ever-increasing demands for data and compute, right down to the individual level. Martin Olsen of Vertiv, shares the results of the company’s recently concluded global survey on growth at the edge of network.

Tagged With: edge, Networking, sustainability, Vertiv

From Console to Cloud

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This white paper from Iron Mountain explores the current challenges, drivers, and opportunities for gaming digital infrastructure.

Tagged With: 5G, cloud data centers, Gaming, infrastructure, Iron Mountain

Compass Quantum Unveils Edge-Focused ‘White Space as a Service’

By Rich Miller - April 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

A modular data center design from Compass Quantum, a new edge computing initiative. (Image: Compass Datacenters)

Compass Quantum is a new service from Compass Datacenters that aims to make it simple to provision distributed data centers as a turnkey “white space as a service” offering. Industry veteran Tony Grayson has joined Compass to lead the Quantum team.

Tagged With: Compass Data Centers, Edge Computing, Modular Data Centers

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Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Open Spectrum, brings our readers a series that provides an introductory guidebook to the ins and outs of the data center and colocation industry. Think power systems, cooling, solutions, data center contracts and more. The Data Center 101 Special Report series is directed to those new to the industry, or those of our readers who need to brush up on the basics.

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