deploying a variety of flexible , modular container data centres to support smart city initiatives across the country . Launched under the CoreBox brand , these 20-40-foot scalable centres will provide greater supply to rural areas of Canada , and other enterprise districts beyond the bustling cluster of major cities situated just north of the Canada-US border .
“ CoreBox is going to serve those more remote areas , and these will be set up in strategic areas to serve as the edge data centres . They ’ re relatively straightforward solutions , whether you want a tier three design , or a standalone tier one solution with a generator and a UPS , a bit of backup battery and some cooling ,” Henneberry says . “ We can deploy these pretty rapidly - although we sometimes run into slowdown from municipalities and government when running fibre - but I think from an edge perspective these are going to make a big , big difference going forward .
“ Obviously from there it needs the home run to a real data centre - or a bigger data centre - and that ’ s where we play that strategic role as well ,” he continues . “ From the east coast to the west coast of Canada there are lots of small data centres dotted all over the place , and I ’ ve been a consultant over the years on many of those locations . I have those relationships with those clients , so if somebody needs some extra help here or there , I can work with those guys .”
The outbreak of COVID-19 and a shift to working from home , remote learning , and digital catch-ups with friends brought the critical role of data centres into sharp focus . Increased demand for bandwidth and storage , however , introduced a new set of high and low-tech issues .
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