The future is here and it’s distributed: What the metaverse is and why it needs edge computing
The end of 2021 saw a Big Bang of sorts for interest in the “metaverse”, with Google searches increasing roughly…
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Proximity Data Centres gets closer to expansion goals with latest data center acquisition
Proximity Data Centres Limited, a UK-based regional provider of edge data center services, has acquired another data center for its…
JP Morgan spent $2bn in 2021 on data centers, driven by edge requirements
JP Morgan made an interesting disclosure on its latest earnings call — the Wall Street behemoth spent $2bn on brand…
Four Houston-area data centers from CyrusOne added to DataBank portfolio
DataBank has agreed to purchase four existing data centers in the Houston, TX metro area from CyrusOne for $670M. The…
STL Partners says telecom edge data centers to grow 107% by 2025, driven by hyperscaler partnerships
A new report published by STL Partners has estimated the global deployment of edge data centers by telecom providers will…
DataBank taps Joe Minarik, former AWS exec, as COO
Enterprise-class colocation, interconnection, and managed cloud services provider DataBank announced today that Joe Minarik would join the company as Chief…
EdgeConnex adds new execs from Google, CyrusOne, Global Switch for global expansion plans
EdgeConneX has named three industry veterans to its executive leadership team. This announcement coincides with the company’s continued focus on…
Colohouse continues to build out regional edge presence with Steadfast acquisition
Colohouse has announced its acquisition of Steadfast, a cloud, bare metal, and data center provider in the U.S. Midwest. The acquisition…
Pulsant fleshes out edge strategy with Manchester data center purchase
UK service provider Pulsant has acquired a data center in Manchester as part of its edge strategy. The hosting and…
Living on “The Edge”: A datacenter perspective
By Bill Thomson, Product Management and Marketing at DC BLOX I’m going to let you in on a little secret….
