How Data Gravity Will Reshape Our World

The way enterprises create, use, deliver and store data will change sooner than you may think. Our 26-page cover story introduces you to the executives and companies managing the groundbreaking concept of data gravity.

Maximizing Value of the Distributed Edge

Throughout my career I have focused on driving efficiency, high performance, and scale through standardization of the foundation layers of digital infrastructure—data center, hardware, network and infrastructure management. In 2007,

The Maturing Of Edge Computing

Edge computing is getting down to business. After many months of studying the market, companies are coming off the sidelines and deciding how they want to deploy infrastructure, and with whom

The Coming of Age for Laser Communication

SpaceX, Facebook and Google are all pursuing several concepts based on laser communication technology. Optical backbone networks enable the interconnection of satellite and transmitting data from satellite to ground. This article touches upon the background of laser communications and some of the recent developments underway.