Edge Data Center

Why are Edge Data Centers required?

For data center managers latency has been a forever problem, and in recent years this has become a major problem because of big data and other trends like the Internet of Things, cloud, and online services. The users can demand access to any application, or service, anywhere and anytime and latency is not acceptable in today’s time.

And to counter these kinds of problems the organization came up with setting up an edge data center for high-performance and for cost-effective service to their customer.

Types of Edge Data Centers

As we mentioned above edge data centers are located near end-users as compared to the public cloud. The edge data center allows a broad range of next-generation applications and offers customer benefits like reduced latency, high security, and control over their data.

There is a lot of debate around the term edge data center, edge computing can be in different locations and edge data centers can be of different types.

We are mentioning some of the various kinds of edge data centers:

1. On-Premise- On-premise data centers have become part of organizations for quite a long time. The major purpose of an On-premise edge data center is to provide organizations with complete control over the data center. can run a private cloud that offers some of the scalability of the public cloud but is much more secure. Organizations can also benefit from a more adaptable infrastructure that adapts to the needs of their applications.

The On-premise data centers are different, here we are talking about data centers at customer sites. The edge data center can take many shapes and forms. The edge data center can deploy one or two servers, as a rack on an already existing on-site data center. They are designed to be as close as possible to end users so that latency can be reduced.

2. Network Tower Edge- The network tower edges are used by telecom operators and they are located at the last mile nearest possible location to the end-users. The network tower can be in thousands located over a region and over the cities where demand for edge centers is higher. Towers are perfect for edge data centers because bearing the cost of data centers in cities is quite high.

3. Regional- Regional data centers are the biggest edge data centers, these types of edge data centers host hundreds of different types of customers. So their location will be near a city that serves a large chunk of the population, like cloud providers, big organizations, and application developers, they can rent out the cabinet holding racks, or they can rent whole cages filled with cabinets or the whole data center.

Future of Edge Data Center in India

If we look at the bigger picture Edge data centers are going to be a thing of the future, as organizations and cloud service providers are going to invest heavily in edge data centers in upcoming years. So that they can speed up their applications, and online streaming services and enable their new technology such as AR/VR.

Cases where Edge Data Center will come handful:

• Content Delivery- Video streaming is getting more and more popular nowadays, and content delivery networks should be able to handle 4k videos. Using an edge data center will make sure fast and high-quality video to the users.
• Gaming- Video game users and eSports are growing rapidly and those users require lower latency for playing their games.
• The infrastructure of 5g and 4g- The telecom industry is now making a huge investment in 5g, and their 4g demand has increased significantly. The edge data center make sure that the experience for 4g and 5g application is good.
• Autonomous Vehicles- As the world is moving forward, the self-driving car has become a thing and they require a massive amount of computing power with Edge data center they can generate data up to 5 TB.

Building an Edge Data Center for your Business

Building an Edge data center for your business requires lots of planning and preparation, in order to make sure that it delivers necessary goals. Now if your business wants to build an edge data center, there are a few things that need to be kept in mind.

The checklist before planning an edge data center is mentioned below.

1. Location– Location means a geographic area where an organization tends to build edge data centers. The first step for an organization is to pin down a place that satisfies all requirements for a data center.
2. Power– Planning for power is one of the main aspects of a data center, for today and for the future, an edge data center should always have the power to keep it up and running and must have back-up in case of power loss.
3. Heating and Cooling– For successful working of an edge data center, heating, venting, and air conditioning (HVAC) are important aspects. Almost 50% of the energy used by the data center is consumed by the HVAC, thus it makes the operation as efficient as possible.
4. Design– Planning of infrastructure for a Datacenter is one crucial aspect because if there is a flaw in the design of the data center then it won’t work to its full potential and thus can it can affect the flow of data.
5. Physical Layer Infrastructure– To get the maximum output from cloud computing in that case software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), the physical layer of the edge data center should need to be examined.

What are Drivers of edge data center demand?

• The largest demand for edge data centers is driven by e-commerce players and OTT adoption among customers. OTT market is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 16.58% from FY 2023 to FY 2027, reaching a value of INR 581.21 billion (over US$7 billion).
• 5G deployment also plats an important role in growing need of edge data center ,5G deployment refers to the rollout and implementation of the fifth generation of wireless technology, 5G. 5G is a transformative advancement in mobile communication that promises significantly faster data speeds, lower latency, increased network capacity, and the ability to support many connected devices. It represents a significant leap from the previous 4G/LTE technology to revolutionize various industries and applications.
• Growth in Adoption of IoT
• Rise in Establishing Network of Edge Data Centers
• Surge in Demand for Robotic Surgeries

• Growth in Demand for Autonomous Vehicles

• Upsurge in Adoption of Smartphones