EDGE CENTRES
it ' s no different to being in mainland Singapore ”. He adds that “ we ' re also working on something in Panang , which is a huge industrial area with no data centres .” Beyond Malaysia , Eaves has projects and proof-of-concept trials spinning up in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam , in Chiang Mai , Thailand , and in Jakarta , Indonesia , in addition to ongoing work throughout Australia and plans to expand the business beyond APAC in 2023 .
“ Last year , I was facing the process of building a business in a single market of 25 million people that was familiar to me ,” Jon recalls . “ This year , I ' m looking at 900 million people spread across six discrete , distinct countries – all with their own individual issues . And , so far , none of those issues seem to correlate with their neighbours '.”
Unique Challenges at the Edge This diversity isn ’ t just a matter of distinct markets , however . As Eaves explains , it ’ s also the emerging nature of the edge that ’ s forcing him to think differently about every new project he approaches .
“ People keep asking me what the edge is , what form it ’ s going to take , and what its future looks like . Honestly , the edge is like water ; it ’ s the same shape as the space it fills ,” Jon explains . “ I haven ' t found one single shape , order , iteration to which the edge constantly conforms . That being said , I ' ve found that the ‘ edge ’ – which I cannot stress enough is a very loose term – is very good for fixing isolated , niche problems . To me , the edge means creating an application to suit a niche market , and we just happen to have grouped all those applications
“ We ' re creating an unknown future and , as many people say , the edge is still undefined ”
JONATHAN EAVES FOUNDER & CEO EDGE CENTRES
44 August 2022