Expert Comment :
Expert Comment :
SIMON MICHIE
CTO , PULSANT
The Regional Edge While regional connectivity hubs like London are set to handle an increasing amount of data over the coming decade , growth in bandwidth is far from isolated to the world ’ s largest metros .
Thanks to a global spike in remote and hybrid work , Poole notes that “ the COVID- 19 pandemic has forced economies around the world into digital overdrive to adapt to a new way of doing business . Enterprise has responded to this challenge by deploying their digital infrastructure to multiple edge locations and integrating cloud solutions into their IT framework .”
Edge computing will have a big impact on the way data centres are networked and connected . Essentially , edge computing means processing data closer to where it ’ s connected , so having a network of interconnected regional edge data centres is crucial .
Each data centre should be configured as a connectivity hub and all connected by an agile network , capable of delivering low latency connectivity across the length and breadth of the nation . The network should provide full route diversity around the UK to protect against any major fibre outages and ensure sufficient capacity to meet bandwidth demands today and ready for technologies such as SD-WAN .
By leveraging a network of edge data centres , organisations can avoid the need for data to return to a single centralised data centre and instead spread the load across several regional hubs , reducing congestion on the network , improving latency and reducing data transaction costs .
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