Data Centre Magazine October, Issue 55 | Page 99

multi-access edge computing market is expected to reach this by 2030, according to STL Partners
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multi-access edge computing market is expected to reach this by 2030, according to STL Partners
The data centre pivot This structural migration is reshaping the data centre industry itself. Building massive, gigawatt-scale hyperscale facilities in rural regions is becoming increasingly difficult due to power grid constraints, environmental regulations and community displacement concerns.
Consequently, facility providers are racing to capture metropolitan markets. By establishing modular, near-edge data centres near population hubs and fibre-optic exchange points, infrastructure operators aim to process highdensity traffic long before it hits the central internet.
As data usage evolves, the centre of gravity is shifting directly toward the near-edge. As AI inferencing moves to the point of data creation, far-edge environments are taking on heavy workloads that previously sat deep in the cloud, creating an entirely new market for rugged, accelerated and outdoor-rated compute hardware.
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