Survey: Data Center Pros Weigh In On Edge Data Centers
Green House Data has released its comprehensive survey on edge data centers.
Green House Data has released its survey on edge data centers. The company surveyed 492 IT professionals, with 38% being executive level. The results indicate a mild interest in edge data centers, but mostly for future deployments. 18% currently use an edge data center, with 46% planning to add an edge facility within the next 12 months. 54%, meanwhile, do not plan to add an edge data center.
Green House Data also polled IT workers about the perceived advantages of edge data centers. The biggest advantage reported was lower bandwidth costs from shorter backbone transport, with 52% listing it as a benefit. 50% saw access to more content providers and carriers as a main advantage, while 47% liked the possibility of lower latency for local markets. Another 50% also saw the benefit of cheaper colocation space away from expensive primary markets.