Akamai Plans Edge Computing units in three Indian Cities By CIOTechOutlook Team

Akamai Plans Edge Computing units in three Indian Cities

CIOTechOutlook Team | Wednesday, 08 May 2024, 06:36 IST

Akamai Technologies, a cloud computing organization, plans to set up edge computing offices in urban areas like Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad end of the year as a component of its worldwide compute business push, its global chief executive Tom Leighton added.

“Akamai is targeting Gecko (Generalised Edge Compute) sites in Bangalore, Delhi, and Hyderabad to go along with the core sites that are already deployed in Chennai and Mumbai. We are working with our current customers to evaluate their needs as we expand our platform,” Leighton who was on a recent India visit said.

The organization, which has 25 core compute and storage destinations worldwide, reported in February that, in the initial period of the Gecko project, it plans to embed compute with assistance from virtual machines (VM) into 100 urban areas by the end of the year. The drive is essential for Akamai's long-term technique to turn into a critical stage in big business multi-cloud conditions.

Edge computing runs responsibilities nearer to users, gadgets, and sources of information, empowering lower inactivity speeds. Leighton featured that India is a vast market with numerous populace habitats, and clients try to have process examples for their applications near the end clients, making it a good candidate for this task.

“If you look at the 100 locations where we’ll be supporting VMs by the end of the year, there'll be several in India,” Leighton said, adding that India would likely have the second highest number of such sites after the US.