Operating the Edge Data Center
Edge data centers appear somewhat inert from the outside. They’re usually metal boxes sitting on concrete pads near cell towers or industrial buildings. Inside, they’re almost always devoid of people. Lights on servers and network switches blink in the dark. Yet, there’s a lot happening in an edge data center. Reliable operations are critical to whatever mission they’re assigned.
Areas of Edge Data Center Operations
An edge data center, whether it’s a lone outpost of an IT department or part of a massive edge network, will invariably be the responsibility of a manager or team of some kind. This is an important idea to keep in mind when thinking about what it takes to operate an edge data center. Like any ...
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