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Akamai launches edge platform and expands its cloud network

Akamai, a content delivery network (CDN) provider, has launched a distributed cloud and edge platform designed to securely keep data close to the source.

The Akamai Connected Cloud is designed to create a “continuum of compute from core to edge”, allowing customers to efficiently build and deploy workloads needing near-instant latency and global reach.

As part of building the new platform, the company is expanding its core and distributed sites to bring greater reach...

21 February 2023 | Applications

Arrcus bags $50m for its software approach to cloud networking

Arrcus, a San Jose-based cloud tech provider, has raised $50 million (£41m) in a Series D equity round led by Prosperity7 Ventures.

The company provides a cloud-based networking platform to data centre and telecoms companies looking to take advantage of multi-cloud networking and 5G edge compute.

Existing investors such as Clear Ventures, General Catalyst, Liberty Global and others also participated in the round.

Arrcus’ valuation has doubled to $400 million...

13 February 2023 | Applications

Equinix Metal and InsidePacket partner on global multi-cloud network

Digital infrastructure provider Equinix has partnered with networking solutions firm InsidePacket to launch a global multi-cloud network on Equinix Metal, the company’s bare metal offering.

The joint solution provides enterprises with a global, scaling network built on Equinix's backbone that prioritises high performance and low latency.

Enterprise clients will be able to take advantage of easy access to many of their assets, such as public cloud and SaaS, through the...

11 February 2023 | Applications

Arctos Labs and Lytn collaborate on predictive edge intel solution

Arctos Labs, an edge solutions company, and Lytn, an IT networking firm, have partnered to improve user experiences with 5G edge facilities.

The companies’ joint solution will allow customers to move compute power closer to user data in order to make more accurate predictions and reduce operational costs.

Arctos Labs optimises customers’ workload distribution at the edge and on the cloud by assessing compute location, utilisation, and other metrics which it uses to...

9 February 2023 | AI

Cloudian raises $60m to grow hybrid cloud data platform

Cloudian, a hybrid cloud data storage company, has raised $60 million (£48m) in funding to expand its reach and accelerate its hybrid cloud platform.

The funding round saw Digital Alpha, Eight Roads Ventures Japan, INCJ, Intel Capital and numerous other investors participating.

Cloudian says its hybrid cloud data management software can transform servers, VMs, containers, and public clouds into a pool of S3 API-compatible object storage resources.

Cloudian’s...

27 January 2023 | Applications

Zenlayer and Digital Edge bring edge cloud services to East Asia

Zenlayer, an edge cloud service provider, and Digital Edge, an Asian digital infrastructure firm, are working together to deliver edge cloud services throughout East and Southeast Asia.

The partnership aims to give local cloud and service providers a one-stop digital hub for multiple edge solutions, helping them access global interconnectivity and reduce costs.

Tapping in to Digital Edge’s extended geographic coverage and energy-efficient data centres will support the...

19 January 2023 | Applications

Freedom Robotics and Luos unite for remote access edge solution

Edge software developer Luos has partnered with robotic company Freedom Robotics to build a bridge for monitoring embedded systems data from the cloud.

The solution enables the display of embedded data in real time, with full monitoring and customisation control provided by Freedom Robotics’ interface.

With Freedom Robotics monitoring software, users can remotely access data from edge devices and sensors from any location.

Through the partnership, both...

5 January 2023 | Cloud

Equinix and Aviatrix partner on encrypted multicloud solution

Data centre provider Equinix has partnered with cloud networking company Aviatrix for a joint solution designed to help enterprises manage multicloud networks.

The move fits in to Equinix’s broader strategy to provide customers with digital services designed to accelerate innovation.

Aviatrix Edge will be available on Equinix’s Network Edge platform across more than 25 of the company’s data centres via a high-performance encrypted connection.

“We are...

12 December 2022 | Cloud

Akamai invests in Macrometa for joint edge cloud platform

Akamai, a content delivery network (CDN) provider, has invested in edge services provider Macrometa as the two partner to integrate their services.

By combining Akamai’s cloud infrastructure with Macrometa’s global data network, the two companies give developers the option to build enterprise applications that can utilise edge services.

The joint partnership will support enterprise customers looking to develop and run applications or APIs across the cloud and edge....

12 November 2022 | Content Delivery

Lumen Technologies brings edge solutions to APAC region

Network solutions provider Lumen Technologies is expanding its portfolio of edge computing solutions into the Asia-Pacific region (APAC).

Lumen’s offering in the region will include its Edge Bare Metal pay-as-you-go hardware solution for servers, taking advantage of sites in Singapore and Japan.

The company claims to facilitate application performance with a maximum of five milliseconds of latency through its edge node fibre network. Its launch in the region will help...