\Global colocation data centre giant Equinix has unveiled plans for its fifth data centre. The new facility is all about ‘extending the digital edge’. It will be Equinix’s eighth data centre in […]
Voice-recognition devices are ubiquitous in today’s society. Most smartphones have built-in voice assistants that can answer questions in seconds, and smart speakers like the Amazon Echo are now staples in many homes, […]
Vapor IO and cloud provider Packet have opened two edge data centers in Chicago – near Wrigley Field and O’Hare Airport – and are hoping to build more. Both facilities follow a […]
How many edge locations it would take to provide fast service for network requests? An “edge location” is the closest place to you that runs some application you’re interested in. How many […]
The Telecommunications Industry Association has started up a new standards task group that aims to develop industry best practices for edge data centers. The work will update TIA’s existing TIA-942 standard — […]
Much of the discussion of edge computing focuses on latency, and the need to move content closer to users to improve the experience for streaming video and gaming. Amid an explosion of consumer […]
Edge specialist Vapor IO has organized the Kinetic Edge Alliance, a group of hardware, software and networking companies that will collaborate on integrated edge solutions. The Alliance “provides the vehicle for delivering […]
What exactly is the edge, and why should data have to be processed there? Simply put, within your hybrid IT deployments, the local edge creates a high-performance bridge for your off-premise public […]
TIA launched a new standards task group to develop industry best practices for Edge Data Centers. The task group, under TR-42.1 Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure, will be co-chaired by Cindy Montstream, Director of […]
The shortage of skilled labor in construction is well documented and has had a serious impact on the rollout of data centers for the hyperscalers and colocation providers alike. Connectivity will become […]
