For some people, the Edge is defined as being located in either a Tier 2 or Tier 3 market, or it’s classified as being a small or micro data center. But, in fact, the Edge can really be a data center of any size, located everywhere and anywhere businesses and communities need to be connected to the wider world of communications, content, and cloud-based services.
EdgeConnex
EdgeConnex, as its name implies, specializes in connecting second-tier markets through edge computing. Their sophisticated “lights out” facilities are part of content delivery networks (CDNs) that reduce buffering time in a world of streaming content. EdgeConnex’s ability to rapidly deploy new data centers has attracted investment from Comcast.
Headquarters: Herndon, VA
Web: http://www.edgeconnex.com
EdgeConneX Adds Capacity in Six Markets to Support Cloud Growth
EdgeConneX continues to add data center capacity in major regional markets in the United States. The company will add nearly 20M megawatts of new capacity across its existing footprint in the Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Miami, Detroit, and Chicago markets.
Using the Edge to Reach the Cloud: 3 Key Benefits
The Edge is a key pathway to the Cloud. Phillip Marangella of EdgeConneX discusses three essential benefits of using the Edge to reach the Cloud, including overcoming Cloud sticker shock.
Edge Computing Solves Challenges Associated with Digital Transformation
Learn how edge computing helps to solve many of the challenges associated with using the cloud in your digital transformation strategy.
EdgeConneX, Iron Mountain Expand Into India via Partnerships
India is emerging as an important new frontier for data center development. Two data center operators with global ambitions. EdgeConneX and Iron Mountain Data Centers, unveiled separate partnerships to extend their footprint in India.
The Cloud is Better at the Edge
Phillip Marangella, chief marketing officer of EdgeConneX, highlights how many of today’s CIOs are bringing their cloud strategies to the edge.
Roundtable Recap: The Road Ahead on Hyperscale, AI, Density, Automation
Our 20th Data Center Executive Roundtable showcases the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, with panelists from CoreSite, EdgeConneX, Digital Realty, Vertiv, Nortek Air Solutions and Infrastructure Masons.
The Pandemic May Accelerate the Arrival of the Lights-Out Data Center
We conclude our DCF Executive Roundtable with a discussion of the future of data center automation, and how it is being shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several panelists believe the “lights-out” data center is drawing closer.
Roundtable: The Network Matters, Now More Than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of information networks. Our DCF Executive Roundtable identifies the most important trends in data center connectivity and interconnection, and how have they been impacted by the pandemic
Roundtable: New Generation of AI Hardware Raises the Bar on Cooling
As AI brings more powerful chips into the data center, our DCF Executive Roundtable weighs in on the present and future of rack density, and how it may influence data center equipment and design.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 20 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.