LinkedIn sees edge computing as a huge driver of infrastructure growth. The company has begun deploying edge data centers, and using the Open19 project as a platform for future design innovations to power smaller facilities.
LinkedIn is not only the leading social platform for networking with colleagues and industry professionals, but it is also an innovator in the data center space. LinkedIn has overhauled its data center designs to accommodate new cooling methodologies with higher power densities. They have also created the Open19 Initiative, an alternative to Facebook’s Open Compute Project that focuses on edge computing.
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