Research & Analysis

Original reporting, market research and expert analysis examining long-term trends across digital infrastructure markets. This section includes analyst insight, deep dives into infrastructure economics, industry data and strategic analysis of emerging technology and market developments.

 

Dish to use AWS edge tools for 5G roll out, question marks for VMware

5G network pioneer Dish has announced it is to construct its network on Amazon Web Services at the core and…

 

VMware, Vapor IO-led Open Grid Alliance has bold aim: re-architect the internet

Vapor IO and VMWare have launched the Open Grid Alliance. It’s a project with a big goal: to create an…

 

Equinix boosts edge play with new features for bare metal provisioning platform

Equinix is adding new features to the bare metal provisioning platform that forms a core part of its strategic response…

 

Microsoft brews up plan to use liquid for edge data center cooling

Microsoft is testing a cooling technology known as submersion cooling that could make it more efficient to run high-performance, low…

 

Verizon’s AWS Outposts tie-up points to deepening edge relationship

Verizon will add Amazon’s Outposts ‘data center in a box’ to its product roster, broadening the edge alliance between the…

 

Catchpoint’s CEO: Edge performance is not a commodity

A recent conversation about application performance set Catchpoint CEO Mehdi Daoudi on edge—metaphorically speaking. “[I’m] a little bit tired of…

 

Zscaler and Crowdstrike deepen integration on edge security

Two of the more well-known cybersecurity companies in the market have added integrations for joint customers. Zscaler’s roots are in…

 

AWS hopes to score from the edge with Bundesliga Match Facts

By Daniel Beazer, Contributing Analyst at Structure Research. AWS put out an interesting case study with a sports customer, Bundesliga, the…

 

IBM fleshes out edge strategy with Cloud Satellite and Power Private Cloud Rack

By Daniel Beazer, Contributing Analyst at Structure Research. With some fanfare, IBM has put its riposte to AWS, Microsoft and Google’s…

 

Equinix expands Equinix Metal; enabling hybrid, edge for bigger market play

Guest post by Phil Shih, Managing Director and Founder of Structure Research. Equinix expanded the footprint of its Equinix Metal…

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