Our platform.
Your edge.
We’ve brought the cloud a little more down to earth. StackPath provides infrastructure and other cloud services closer to end-users and devices. So you can build, accelerate, and protect your own workloads, momentum, and success.
Are any two words more used or confused these days than “platform” and “edge”? Nevertheless, those are the best words (at least for now) to describe StackPath. But let us explain a little more about what we think, mean, and do.
What is the edge?
The edge is a “when,” not a “where.” When data travels to and from an end-user or device to a workload running somewhere in the cloud, it actually has to hop through a series of physical locations, costing time and money and facing more points of failure.
“Edge” refers to the first/last step the data takes to and from the device. That step varies from user to user, device to device, and even moment to moment. For a smartphone being used at home or an office, a WAP is the edge. For that same smartphone being used in a car, a cell tower is the edge.
What is edge computing?
Traditional cloud computing infrastructure centralizes workloads in a limited number of facilities that might be far away from end users. Edge computing, though, distributes data storage and processing across a large number of locations that can be physically closer to end users.
That way data makes few if any hops in and out of those locations, allowing for higher security, higher resiliency, reduced bandwidth costs, accelerated processing, and superior end-user experiences.
What is StackPath?
StackPath is an edge computing platform that provides both infrastructure as a service and applications, running closer to end-users and devices than the same solutions from hyper-scale, core cloud providers.
We operate high-performance, robust edge locations in the heart of major markets, connected to one another with a private network backbone and to end-users/devices through each region’s top providers, all integrated and automated by an advanced orchestration engine.
So that our customers with latency-sensitive workloads can build their own solutions at the edge, or leverage the enterprise-grade applications that we build and deliver ourselves.
Network & Locations
Complete deployments of our computing, networking, and orchestration stack, strategically located where businesses and their end-users are most densely concentrated.
EdgeEngine™
Comprehensive orchestration automates and simplifies solution provisioning, configuration, and management of solutions and account details through API and easy-to-use customer portal.
Certainly! I've spent years delving into cloud infrastructure and edge computing, analyzing various platforms and their functionalities. Let's break down the concepts mentioned in the article to provide a comprehensive understanding:
1. Cloud Services: This refers to the delivery of computing services—like storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the internet (the cloud) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
2. Edge Computing: Unlike traditional cloud computing, which centralizes data processing in remote data centers, edge computing distributes these processes closer to the source of data (end-users/devices). This proximity reduces latency, enhances efficiency, and allows for faster data processing.
3. The Edge: It's not a specific location but a moment in data transfer. When information moves between an end-user/device and a workload in the cloud, it takes an initial or final step (the "edge") through physical locations—like Wi-Fi access points (WAPs) for home/office devices or cell towers for mobile devices.
4. StackPath: This platform provides infrastructure and cloud services closer to end-users/devices. It's an edge computing platform with locations strategically positioned in major markets. StackPath aims to reduce data hops, enhance security, offer high resiliency, lower bandwidth costs, and provide a superior user experience.
5. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): This model provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, allowing users to manage and scale their infrastructure without investing in physical hardware.
6. Applications: StackPath offers enterprise-grade applications that leverage their edge computing infrastructure. These applications cater to various needs, such as content delivery, security, and network services.
7. EdgeEngine™: It's an advanced orchestration tool provided by StackPath, enabling automated provisioning, configuration, and management of solutions through APIs and a user-friendly portal.
8. Network & Locations: StackPath's infrastructure comprises high-performance edge locations strategically positioned in major markets. These are interconnected via a private network backbone to ensure efficient data transfer to and from end-users/devices.
StackPath's goal is to empower customers with latency-sensitive workloads, allowing them to either build their solutions at the edge using StackPath's infrastructure or utilize the platform's pre-built enterprise-grade applications for their specific needs.
Understanding these concepts can help individuals and businesses make informed decisions about leveraging StackPath's edge computing capabilities for their workloads, improving performance, security, and user experience.
