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Six Ways Edge Computing is Changing the Digital Ecosystem Landscape

By Voices of the Industry - May 25, 2022 Leave a Comment

Several concept drawings of DartPoint data centers. (Images: DartPoints)

The pandemic exposed a nation-wide digital divide. Brad Alexander of DartPoints, outlines how edge computing is bridging that gap and changing the digital ecosystem landscape.

Tagged With: 5G, DartPoints, Edge Computing, Edge Data Centers, Hyperscale

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

By Rich Miller - April 5, 2022

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

Living on the Edge

By Voices of the Industry - March 30, 2022

The Edge

The edge is no longer a specific size or as precise of a place as it once was, but just because it has grown more complex doesn’t mean that we can’t distinguish what or where it is. Sean Farney, Director of Data Center Marketing at Kohler Power Systems explores the ever evolving definition of the edge.

Tagged With: Edge Computing, Edge Data Centers, Kohler Power Systems, machine learning

Executive Roundtable: Edge Computing Adoption Gaining Traction

By Rich Miller - March 21, 2022

After years of high expectations, edge computing is emerging as a more significant component of Internet architecture, with adoption growing across industries, use cases and geographies, according to the experts on the DCF Executive Roundtable.  

Tagged With: DartPoints, Edge Computing, Infrastructure Masons, Iron Mountain, Kohler Power Systems, Vertiv

The Big City Edge: Dallas is a Hotbed for Edge Computing

By Rich Miller - February 1, 2022

Several leading players in the edge market have deployments in Dallas, showcasing innovation and laying the groundwork for future growth. Here’s why the Dallas data center market is a hotbed for edge computing.

Tagged With: Dallas Data Center Market, Dallas Data Center Market Special report, Digital Realty, Edge Computing, Internet of Things

State of the European Data Center Market in 2022

By Voices of the Industry - January 19, 2022

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Demand for data centers is exploding in Europe and continues to grow. There has been an influx of global capital investment in large markets like Frankfurt and London. Secondary markets are also growing. Eric Boonstra of Iron Mountain Data Centers Europe explores trends and discusses predictions for the European data center market in 2022. 

Tagged With: Edge Computing, european data center market, Hyperscale data center, Iron Mountain

Virtual Interconnection: New Technology For Cutting Edge Data Centers

By Paul Gillin - January 14, 2022

Interconnection can improve network performance and enable new services at edge data centers. (Image: Shutterstock)

Virtual interconnection is a new frontier that’s seeing rapid acceptance by colocation and cloud service providers. In a new DCF report, DataBank shares its take on the near-term future of software-driven IT infrastructure.

Tagged With: DataBank, Edge Computing, Interconnection, Virtualization

Edge to Core Networking is Critical for IoT Devices, AI and Automation

By Voices of the Industry - January 10, 2022

The Flexential Lone Mountain data center near Las Vegas. (Photo: Flexential)

Workloads are becoming more distributed to support new generation apps and broader use of Machine Learning and AI to help make real-time decisions. Jason Carolan of Flexential explores why networking from the edge to core (and back to the edge) will be critical for IoT, AI, and automation.

Tagged With: Edge Computing, Flexential, Internet of Things, IOT, Networking

The Everywhere Cloud: AWS Extends Its Reach to the Edge

By Rich Miller - December 6, 2021

The highly-automated Amazon Go store in Seattle, an example of how cloud technologies can bring new capabilities to retail at the edge. (Image: Amazon)

Amazon Web Services is extending its edge computing operations with more Local Zones, including a private local zone for capital markets inside a Nasdaq data center in New Jersey. The Nasdaq deal highlights how AWS is targeting vertical markets.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Edge Computing

What’s to Come for Tech in 2022: Our Top Predictions

By Voices of the Industry - December 1, 2021

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Over the past year, the IT industry has experienced significant challenges and has faced them head on with rapid shifts in the way we work. Chief Executive Officer Chris Downie leads a round-up of some of Flexential’s top tech predictions for the coming year.

Tagged With: cloud data centers, Edge Computing, Flexential, Hybrid cloud

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Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance

Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance If a vendor conducts the actual work in your data center, then you or your operator aren’t maximizing your current operating resources and are experiencing incremental cost and risk. Chad Giddings of BCS Data Center Operations, explains the importance of your data center provider having a high-degree of self-performance.

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Phoenix Data Center Market

2021 Overview of the Phoenix Data Center Market

Phoenix has established itself as a major market for cloud computing, and nearly every major hyperscale platform and wholesale data center developer has lined up land for future capacity in Greater Phoenix. The region is positioned for continued data center expansion, and the pace and location of that growth will be guided by deployment trends for large customers, especially regarding how they position their capacity and availability zones. This report, in conjunction with NTT, continues Data Center Frontier’s market coverage of growing data center hubs. Explore further for a comprehensive overview of the Phoenix data center market.

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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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