Micro Data Centers Archives

Micro Data Centers Evolve to Fit New Business Requirements of Edge Computing

Recent breakthroughs in technology have expanded the possibilities for where data are gathered, processed, stored, and analyzed. As a result, IT staff and their business counterparts can now decide whether their applications are more efficient… Read Article »

Dec 16 / By Bob Olwig

Data Center Disaggregation 101 – How to Build a New Edge Computing Infrastructure

As the data center continues to become more disaggregated, the data center itself is also becoming part of a larger distributed ecosystem that includes cloud resources and edge computing. With this shift comes the need… Read Article »

Nov 24 / By Jean-Baptiste Plagne

New Black Friday Shopping Demands Drive Need for Edge Computing Solutions

This year’s Black Friday will be like no other. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, retailers are being creative in how they approach the holiday shopping season, knowing that many customers don’t want to… Read Article »

Sep 28 / By Victor Avelar

Preparing your edge computing site for a micro data center

Edge computing is becoming a popular way of addressing business needs, but there’s little information available when it comes to the practical guidance of how to prepare (or in IT speak, provision) a space (such… Read Article »

May 15 / By Scott San Antonio

From the Nurburgring to the Micro Data Center, How Formula One Racing Can Educate Us on Edge Computing

As I’ve been sheltering in place these past several weeks with no live sporting events to watch, I’ve been taking advantage of the free (or low cost) streams of one of my favorite sports –… Read Article »

Jan 21 / By Jamie Bourassa

From Dunkin’ to Llama Llama – How Edge Computing Drives Digital Experiences

These days, digitization-driven value creation is cropping up in all kinds of different ways. It influences everything from the way we more efficiently conduct our business to benefits we accrue in our daily personal lives…. Read Article »

Oct 24 / By Jamie Bourassa

For Retailers, Power, Digitization and Edge Computing Emerge as Major Innovation Summit Themes

As retailers across the globe pursue new approaches for reducing cost while increasing the quality of their customers’ experience, many are exploring the different ways new digitization technologies and edge computing are driving business growth…. Read Article »

Jun 21 / By Jamie Bourassa

A New Ecosystem of Technology Partners Helps Retailers Bolster Business Continuity Through System Downtime Avoidance

As the retail industry accelerates its drive towards more interactive and digitized customer experiences, the requirement for more complex “hybrid” IT systems becomes more acute. However, as systems grow in complexity, system architecture design and… Read Article »

Apr 03 / By Jamie Bourassa

How Edge Computing Will Evolve in 2019 and Beyond

The growth of edge computing, where market size is expected to exceed $3.24 billion by 2025, signals a change in the way IT shops will structure their budgets. New investments will likely alter the mix… Read Article »

Mar 29 / By Pankaj Sharma

How to Minimize Unplanned Downtime for Micro Data Centers Outfitted with Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Edge computing is ushering in an era of new business opportunities that tackle the need to place applications and data as close as possible to the users or “things” that require them. With this also… Read Article »