EdgeConneX® Release Findings From Infrastructure Deployment Webinar
Participants from Akamai, Cox Communications and EdgeConneX relate Edge strategy to service delivery improvements, reduced cost, and enhanced security.
EdgeConneX® has released key findings from its “2016: The Year of the Edge” webinar, held Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Led by EdgeConneX chief commercial officer Clint Heiden, the webinar examined the emerging importance of edge infrastructure and the role it plays in the sustainability of the Internet, leaving attendees with a clear message: “adopt the edge or prepare to be disrupted.”
Representatives from every major analyst firm attended the exclusive presentation, which featured Noam Freedman, SVP of Networks and chief network architect, Akamai; Guy McCormick, SVP of Engineering, Cox Communications; Don MacNeil, CTO, EdgeConneX; and Peter Neill, SVP, Global Product Strategy, EdgeConneX. The webinar focused on the dramatic push towards the edge from the cloud, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), social media, real-time interactive gaming, large enterprises, and the healthcare and financial services sectors. Citing insights from the recently announced Conviva and SamKnows white papers, there were clear conclusions drawn by the webinar participants related to adopting an Edge Strategy that includes content localization via Edge Data Centers. Participants summarized the service delivery improvements, costs savings and enhanced security that directly correlated to the adoption of localized infrastructure at the edge.