Explore the various definitions of the "edge" with Jeff Geiser, Zenlayer VP of Customer Experience, as he shares his perspective on various edge implementations and the importance of balancing factors like latency, cost, and scalability.
Deploy and scale AI anywhere
High-speed network for AI connectivity
One-stop access to global models
Scalable virtual servers
On-demand dedicated servers
Onramp to public clouds
Layer 3 mesh network
Layer 2 point-to-point connectivity
Virtual access gateway to private backbone
High performance internet access
Improve application peformance
Global content delivery network
Colocation close to end users
Deploy and scale AI anywhere | One-stop access to global models | ||
High-speed network for AI connectivity |
On-demand dedicated servers | |||
Scalable virtual servers |
| Cloud Networking | Acceleration | ||
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Onramp to public clouds | Improve application performance | ||
Layer 3 mesh network | Global content delivery network | ||
Deploy and scale AI anywhere | IP Transit | ||
Virtual access gateway to private backbone | High-performance internet access | ||
Colocation close to end users | |||
Global AI infrastructure deployments |
Deploy and scale AI anywhere | |
One-stop access to global models | |
High-speed network for AI connectivity |
Bare Metal
On-demand dedicated servers |
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Elastic Compute
Scalable virtual servers |
| Cloud Networking | |
Cloud Connect
Onramp to public clouds |
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Cloud Router
Layer 3 mesh network |
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Private Connect
Deploy and scale AI anywhere |
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Virtual Edge
Virtual access gateway to private backbone |
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| Acceleration | |
Global Accelerator
Improve application performance |
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CDN
Global content delivery network |
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| Connectivity | |
IP Transit
High-performance internet access |
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Edge Colocation
Colocation close to end users |
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Custom AI Services
Global AI infrastructure deployments |

Deploy and scale AI anywhere

High-speed network for AI connectivity

One-stop access to global models

On-demand dedicated servers

Scalable virtual servers

Onramp to public clouds

Layer 3 mesh network

Deploy and scale AI anywhere

Virtual access gateway to private backbone

Improve application performance

Global content delivery network

High-performance internet access

Colocation close to end users

Global AI infrastructure deployments
Blockchain
Power global blockchain nodes with ultra-low latency |
CDN & Cloud
Expand rapidly worldwide while improving performance |
Gaming
Ensure stable real-time gameplay everywhere |
Multi-cloud Connectivity
Connect seamlessly across public and private clouds |
AWS Direct Connect: US-China
Ensure fast, stable cross-region AWS Direct Connect |
AI Infrastructure
Power real-time AI with edge compute and connectivity |
Power global blockchain nodes with ultra-low latency
Expand rapidly worldwide while improving performance
Ensure stable real-time gameplay everywhere
Connect seamlessly across public and private clouds
Ensure fast, stable cross-region AWS Direct Connect
Power real-time AI with edge compute and connectivity