Why a sustainable edge is critical to reaping the benefits of 5G

Today the energy requirements of hyperscale and colocation data centers has attracted much public attention, often amid concerns that the strains they place on electrical generation and their energy consumption presents another challenge in attempts to drive decarbonization. However, an issue rapidly growing in importance is the efficiency, or energy demands, of smaller data centers at the edge of the …

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Test, rebuild, update – why regular servicing of systems gives IT teams the edge

As the world rightly focuses on the post-Covid realities and reinvigorates its appetite for forward-looking initiatives, it is easy to believe that disruptive events such as a pandemic are extremely rare.  Covid-19 has been exceptional in its scale, shutting down much of the globe’s economic activity. Yet all of us have already lived through market crises and dramatic swings in …

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Edge computing could play a big role for UK businesses

As UK businesses seek to recover from the devastating effects of the pandemic, they should look towards Edge computing. This is according to a new report from trade organization techUK, which believes Edge computing could play a major role in the recovery. According to the report, edge technology can help businesses strengthen their digital infrastructure, build flexibility and resiliency into …

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An increasing number of firms are shifting network resources to the edge

By next year, edge deployment of network resources will increase by almost half (40 percent), a new report from IDC and Limelight Networks suggests. According to the “Outlook for Edge Services” paper, 60 percent of all network resources will be deployed at remote edge or service provider locations by 2022, up from 20 percent today. Beyond providing greater agility, the …

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Securing the edge of your world

As IT and Comms networks get ever more complicated, and the ongoing global pandemic increases business reliance on Unified Communications and applications like Teams and Zoom, the potential surface for attack by bad actors and fraudsters widens. What’s more, the way some of these applications work, serves to heighten the risk, as Justin Hart, Cloud and Edge CTO at Ribbon …

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Edge computing set to play an increasingly important role for businesses

Although just a quarter of businesses are harnessing edge computing today, almost all (89 percent) believe it will play an important role within the next decade.  This is according to a new report from Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, which suggests businesses want to “bring applications closer to data sources” by 2030. Besides edge, businesses also expect to shift further …

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Companies are desperate to close digital holes at the edge

As enterprises increasingly look to close digital gaps at the edge, digital service providers will most likely increase private connectivity bandwidth by a factor of five, within the next three years. This is according to a new report from Equinix, called the Global Interconnection Index. The pandemic is forcing organizations to speed up their digital transformation efforts, the report states. …

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