With $90m in funding, Vapor IO is expanding the Kinetic Edge platform to 36 major markets across the United States, greatly accelerating the rollout of the largest network solving for the edge. This nationwide expansion of the Kinetic Edge platform will allow our customers to...
The City of Las Vegas is in the process of revitalizing the Medical District. Public safety is a top priority. The city expressed the desire for the medical district to feel safe as if the police presence was doubled without increasing the number of officers...
The collaboration unlocks world’s first Private 5G AI-RAN solution for smart cities on Vapor IO's Zero Gap platform Austin, TX – October 7, 2024 — Vapor IO, the creators of Zero Gap™ AI, announced today the deployment of the world's first private 5G artificial intelligence...
Today, Vapor IO announced a new AI-as-a-Service offering called Zero Gap AI. The service is being built with Supermicro, one of the largest manufacturers of NVIDIA-based servers, and is designed to offer network-delivered AI capabilities without any servers on site and with cloud economics. Visit...
Edge to core to cloud architecture accelerates the deployment of modern AI pipelines, providing a uniquely flexible architecture for delivering business results at scale Austin, TX – April 25, 2024 — Vapor IO, the creators of Zero Gap™ AI, is collaborating with VAST Data, the...
Today, Vapor IO announced a collaboration with VAST Data. The purpose of this collaboration is to integrate the VAST Data platform into Vapor IO’s Zero Gap AI. Both companies recognize that the effectiveness of AI solutions is intrinsically tied to the quality and quantity of...
Target applications include video security and surveillance, public safety, traffic management, retail loss prevention, manufacturing and logistics. Program enables a $180-billion market for edge AI services. October 02, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Grid® platform and...
Vapor IO has just announced an expansion to its relationship with the City of Las Vegas to bring real-time AI to what is arguably the smartest of Smart Cities. The collaboration between the city and Vapor IO will leverage Vapor IO’s Kinetic Grid® platform to...
In the age of high-speed broadband and global digital connectivity, expectations for seamless and efficient data communication continue to rise. This makes the "last mile"—the final leg of the wireline and wireless networks that deliver services to customers and devices—an increasingly critical component of the...
Enterprises in Chicago and Atlanta to Experience the Near-Premises Advantage AUSTIN and PHILADELPHIA - July 18, 2023 - Vapor IO and Comcast are teaming up on a pilot to enable third-party edge service providers to host data and applications in local Comcast markets. The companies...
Former Megaport CRO joins Vapor IO as the company expands to meet growing demand for edge services June 01, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, developers of the Kinetic Grid® platform, a global network of distributed and connected edge infrastructure, today...
Cellnex is the first company to host Vapor IO's Kinetic Grid® platform in Europe, and will now be hosting AWS Outposts to enable edge services. AWS Outposts join other cloud platforms on the Kinetic Grid to provide stable, low latency edge and network services for...
The deployment will begin in Barcelona Cellnex to host Vapor IO's Kinetic Grid® platform in Barcelona, leveraging its fiber optic network and interconnecting with Vapor IO's edge grid in the United States. Edge computing nodes aim to reduce data traffic towards the core of the...
Vapor IO’s Synse software will be packaged with Arrcus’ ACE platform on network switches to create a new Observability Data Plane to improve the economics, reliability, performance, and environmental sustainability of the Internet Las Vegas, Nevada – September 29, 2022 – Vapor IO, developers of the Kinetic...
Editor's note: This article first appeared on the DISH Wireless blog, which is not available in all countries. It has been reposted here for convenience. September 19, 2022 By Stephen Bye, EVP and chief commercial officer, DISH Wireless DISH Wireless and Vapor IO have been...
AUSTIN, Texas – August 18, 2022 – Vapor IO, developers of the Kinetic Grid platform, the world’s first Open Grid network capable of delivering cloud economics with on-premises performance and security, today announced the availability of its Kinetic Grid in 32 US markets, with live...
"Vapor IO’s Kinetic Grid platform continues to expand its footprint across the U.S., delivering a nationwide neutral host platform capable of unlocking the economics of 5G and edge computing.” Stephanie Atkinson, CEO of Compass Intelligence Tweet AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, July 27, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Vapor IO,...
In this interview, Fay discusses the origins of mimik’s hybrid edge cloud computing application development platform, and how it is enabling digital transformation and helping build a socially and economically sustainable applications ecosystem.
In this interview, Craig discusses the Kubernetes origin story, his current work in the Modern Application Platform business unit at VMware, and why he says Edge will be a highly disruptive area of innovation.
Vapor IO and Hypersive use the power of Open Grid technologies to deliver on-premises video security with cloud-like convenienceLAS VEGAS- March 23, 2022 (BUSINESS WIRE)-Vapor IO, developers of the Kinetic Grid platform, the world’s first Open Grid network capable of delivering next-generation Internet services with...
Founder and CEO of Vapor IO to serve 4th term on LF Edge Governing BoardIOAUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, March 17, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ - Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Grid™ platform for intelligent edge-to-edge colocation, exchange, and networking services, announced today that Cole Crawford, founder...
Former EdgeMicro executive joins Vapor IO during hyper growth phaseAustin, Texas – December 2, 2021 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Grid™ platform for intelligent edge-to-edge colocation, exchange and networking services, today announced the appointment of Jason Bourg to the position of Senior Director...
On May 10, 1869, Leland Stanford—who later founded Stanford University—drove a 17.5 karat “golden spike” into the ground at Promontory Point, Utah. That ceremonial undertaking signaled the interconnection of the nation’s eastern and western railroad lines to form the transcontinental railroad. Signed into law by...
INZONE™ brings Industry 4.0 infrastructure and services to the world’s most innovative regions, creating a virtuous cycle of investment that accelerates digital transformation and helps communities bridge the digital divide First INZONE in Las Vegas expected to contribute $115.8 billion in total economic impact over...
Each year, analyst firm GigaOm evaluates companies that offer edge colocation services and then publish their findings in a Radar for Edge Colocation report. GigaOm has proven over the years to be one of the most innovative analyst and research firms in the market. Their...
The 2021 report highlights Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge architecture and Kinetic Grid platform, recognizing the company’s platform as offering the best execution and value for edge colocation, giving the Kinetic Grid the highest marks for dense regional coverage, rapid rollout capability and automation. Austin, Texas...
The global leader in sustainable data center infrastructure and the fastest growing platform for edge-to-edge colocation exchange and networking services team up to advance 5G and Industry 4.0 by replacing on-premises IT equipment with a superior near-premises equivalent, delivered as a service. Silicon Valley, California...
Announced today, Vapor IO has teamed up with ITRenew to accelerate the adoption of 5G and Industry 4.0 applications. The companies are lowering the cost and reducing the complexity of enterprise digital transformation initiatives by replacing on-premises data centers with near-premises offerings, starting in five...
Since 2017, Vapor IO has been engaged with the city of Chicago and the City Tech Collaborative. Chicago was the very first city to host a Kinetic Edge and it’s the city we chose to implement our drone POCs, including the one described in this...
Vapor IO’s Kinetic Grid™platform to support Google Anthos, initially in Las Vegas, allowing telcos and enterprises to lower the cost and complexity of 5G and other edge services.Las Vegas, NV – June 17, 2021 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Grid™ Platform, and the...
2020 was an intense year, especially given the onslaught of Covid 19 and its ensuing chaos. In spite of the turbulence, though, it was a banner year for edge infrastructure companies like Vapor IO. It turns out, the future of factory robotics, distance learning and...
Lowering the cost and complexity of deploying new services by stitching together multiple cloud and edge environments through a unifying real-time framework AUSTIN and PALO ALTO, Calif. – June 9, 2021 – VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) and Vapor IO today announced they are building a Multi-Cloud...
Delivering market-to-market long-haul connectivity with Zayo dark fiber, enabling the Kinetic Grid’s private backbone services to span the U.S. AUSTIN, TX – June 9, 2021 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ architecture, and the fastest growing company for edge colocation, exchange and networking...
In this interview, David and Dalerie discuss the unique challenges of bringing edge solutions to emerging markets, and how the edge represents a huge opportunity to introduce a quality digital experience to countries with underdeveloped telecoms infrastructure.
In this interview, Nick discusses what it means to set edge strategy for Red Hat, where he’s seeing the most edge-related demand right now, why the future of edge must be open, and the floating IP solution he’s constructed in order to get reliable internet...
In this interview, Lee dives deep into the technological challenges of building the next generation of cloud, illustrating his and Ori’s approach to solving the infrastructure, software, networking, and business problems of constructing the globally-distributed edge cloud of the future.
In this interview, Jonathan and Matt discuss the past, present, and future of edge technology, starting with the origins of Akamai at MIT in 1997, through to Jonathan’s latest venture at Ridge, where he is building the distributed cloud platform that will power the next...
In this interview, Rodney takes us through the technological and logistical challenges of implementing edge solutions at the enterprise level, the thinking that led HPE to develop an entire product line of edge servers, the types of use cases that are getting traction today, and...
In this interview, Iain discusses the many challenges and intersections between wireless, mobile, and edge computing, his views on where the telco operators will fit into edge, the role CBRS will play, and much more.
In this interview, Iyad discusses CBRS, shared spectrum, and the massive potential for disruption and innovation they represent, as well as the interesting intersections between CBRS and edge computing.
In this interview, David discusses how NetFoundry is redefining networking in order to enable innovation, the key role networking plays in digital transformation, the critical moment IoT is undergoing, and why edge solutions need to be an ecosystem play in order to succeed.
In this interview, Stacey explains the intersection between IoT and edge, how to think about IoT from the bottom-up perspective of the devices and manufacturers, and shares some interesting use cases and innovative companies tackling the most challenging problems in the space.
In this interview, Satya shares how he started thinking about distributed computing infrastructure for mobile devices back in 1993, how much of his vision has come true in the decades since, and his views on the future of cloud, edge, IoT, and much more.
In this interview, Simon discusses how SWIM is solving the problem of stateless computing with its edge intelligence software that focuses on edge-based learning for fast-data and continuous intelligence.
In this interview, Mahdi articulates his ambitious vision for bringing cloud-native technology to the edge and building a new kind of cloud with the ability to power and scale the new internet.
In this interview, Sarah discusses her approach to solving those problems, as well as the present and future use cases and challenges of IoT deployment at the edge.
In this interview, Cole lays out his vision for creating the world’s first intelligent, hyper-modular data center solution, and how Vapor is fixing the fundamental architectural problems of the internet.
In this interview, Alex explains the role of standards bodies like ETSI, how standards drive market adoption, and why they are important for the future of the edge intersection between telcos, cloud providers, and developers.
In this interview, Colby offers his unique perspective on the investment decisions that are powering the growth of edge infrastructure, the elements that will enable True 5G, and how the pieces work together to usher in the fourth industrial revolution.
Victor Bahl is one of the Fathers of Edge Computing. His seminal 2009 paper titled “The Case for VM-based Cloudlets in Mobile Computing” spawned the vision for what we now call Edge. In this interview, Victor shares the story behind the genesis of that paper,...
In this interview, Gavin uses his overarching perspective on the Edge landscape to give insights about where the industry is headed and how the market for Edge solutions is evolving.
In this interview, Mark discusses his mission of lowering barriers-to-entry to deploy capability at the edge, the economics of shared infrastructure, and why he says the opportunity associated with the edge could be bigger than the cloud.
In this interview, Chetan discusses his approach to solving the fundamental problems developers face with cloud-native apps, and how the edge represents a new paradigm for how applications and services are going to be built going forward.
In this interview, Jason discusses the significance of open source collaboration and interconnected ecosystems in scaling IoT and edge adoption.
In this interview, Dean gives us his unfiltered views on Edge, IoT, 5G, their intersection with the telecoms industry, and why the future of edge is going to be a lot messier than you think.
In this interview, Malini discusses her work in The Open Source Technology Center at VMware, the valuable role that open source plays in IoT and Edge, and interesting use cases for how Edge is solving macro problems.
In this interview, Mehdi discusses Catchpoint’s cutting-edge approach to monitoring, the user demands that will drive innovation in the third act of the internet, and how the current pandemic will serve as a massive digital accelerator.
In this interview, Joe discusses Zenlayer’s evolution from edge data center provider to the goal of becoming the world’s #1 edge cloud provider, as well as Zenlayer’s focus on being a truly global company and its unique capability and passion for serving emerging markets
In this interview, Jacob discusses the founding of Packet and the vision for bringing the world of software into the world of physical networks, cloud infrastructure as a craft, what he sees as the next stages of edge computing, and much more.
In this interview, Galeal discusses NetFoundry’s mission to enable innovation, the importance of zero trust networking, his views on the future of edge technology, and much more.
On this episode, Ian and Matt discuss the current state, and future of edge computing, the vision for this podcast, and why now is an inflection point for the Edge community.
An introduction to Over The Edge
Technology Leaders Will Convene to Accelerate the Evolution of the Internet and Enable the Next Generation of Human Experiences AUSTIN and PALO ALTO, Calif. – April 14, 2021 – Vapor IO and VMware today announced the Open Grid Alliance (OGA), an industry alliance that...
Why We Joined the Open Grid Alliance At Vapor IO, our mission has always been to rearchitect the internet at the edge. We’ve built and deployed dozens of edge data centers. We’ve trenched miles of cables. We’ve written thousands of lines of code. We’re in...
Interconnections enable data exchange, peering and cloud connectivity at Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge locations, giving edge applications access to thousands of local and global networks NEW YORK, March 17, 2021 – DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, announced today it has established interconnections...
Integration between Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL® and Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge enables Hivelocity to support true core-to-edge workloads on its bare metal cloud SAN FRANCISCO and AUSTIN – November 12, 2020 – Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral data center,...
Starting in Pittsburgh and Atlanta, Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge platform accelerates time to market, lowers deployment and operating costs, and draws clear path of true edge-to-core for Hivelocity customers San Francisco, CA - November 12, 2020 - Hivelocity, a leading bare metal cloud provider, today...
Kinetic Edge Alliance member, Latent AI gives their perspective on leading the way on AI data at the edge. Edge computing and AI must work hand-in-hand to provide a continuum of services from device to cloud, inferencing and extracting value at different layers. The industry...
Partnership unleashes a new wave of “near-prem” mobile services; available first in Pittsburgh and Atlanta AUSTIN and NEW YORK CITY - September 23, 2020 -- Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge® platform, the first fully-integrated hardware and software platform for edge colocation, exchange and...
Combined data center and networking infrastructure enables cloud-to-core-to-edge applications, including 4G & 5G networks, distributed AI, IoT, robotics, autonomous vehicles and augmented reality AUSTIN, Texas – June 24, 2020 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge® platform and the first nationwide provider of neutral...
Vapor IO presents the first ever Virtual Edgecon, bringing the best of edge online, in a brand new way. Attendees will join leading experts in edge computing for interactive sessions, live Q&As and the ability to request one-on-one meetings with other attendees in real-time. The...
Includes interactive sessions, live Q&As and real-time one-on-one meeting requests with other attendees AUSTIN, Texas – June 8, 2020 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ platform, the first nationwide platform for edge colocation, networking and exchange services, announced its first virtual Edgecon, bringing...
In recent weeks you may have seen an uptick in discussions about bringing edge computing capabilities to rural America. Out in front of these conversations is KEA member Trilogy Networks, which has been spearheading the Rural Cloud Initiative (RCI), a coalition that seeks to bring...
Open source platform helps accelerate IT/OT convergence, making environmental data actionable within a data center AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ platform, the first nationwide platform for edge colocation, networking and exchange services, today announced Synse 3.0, the next generation of its open source...
Synse, the open source API for environmental data, has just been updated as Synse 3.0. This release incorporates a revamped SDK which allows the developer community to create Synse plugins that interface with any source of OT data, as well as extensive refactoring and new...
Founder and CEO of Vapor IO continues to serve on The LF Edge Governing Board, helping to accelerate edge computing through standardizing around open source efforts AUSTIN, Texas – March 12, 2020 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ platform, the first nationwide platform...
Partnership will deliver Cloudflare’s cloud services on Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge platform in 36 U.S. cities, enabling a new class of low-latency edge-to-core applications AUSTIN, TX — January 22, 2020 — Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge® platform and Kinetic Edge Exchange™ (KEX), the...
Berkshire Partners and Crown Castle fund an accelerated coast-to-coast deployment of Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge. With 20 cities underway, the company maintains its position as the nation’s largest provider of interconnected edge facilities. AUSTIN, TX — January 22, 2020 — Vapor IO, creators of the...
This article was originally posted on the State of the Edge blog. Edge computing is an inevitable evolution in data processing, transmission and storage. To make the best use of this infrastructure, developing the right practices and processes around the many new capabilities enabled by...
Digital Realty and Vapor IO form alliance to offer an Edge-to-Core continuum in multiple US cities, starting with Chicago and Atlanta AUSTIN – October 30, 2019 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ platform and the leading provider of edge colocation, edge interconnection and...
Today Vapor IO announced the Kinetic Edge™ Exchange (KEX), the world’s first edge exchange, a software-defined system for cross-connecting networks in edge environments. Interconnection at the edge is key to the next generation of internet infrastructure, which will be built on this flexible, performant foundation....
Network operators risk drifting away from their competitive advantages, pulled by the tides of change in the industry driven by 5G, mergers and new entrants. Without anchoring themselves at the edge, telcos risk being disrupted by the next generation of applications. It has become more...
The company’s Kinetic Edge delivers the next generation internet, bringing cloud-like services to the edge of the wireless network AUSTIN – June 5, 2019 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ and the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation services, today announced the company has been...
Original blog post: https://www.pluribusnetworks.com/blog/understanding-pluribus-networks-at-vaporios-kinetic-edge/ Today we announced the successful deployment of Netvisor® ONE OS and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ 5.0 at multiple Vapor IO Kinetic Edge™ sites in Chicago, IL. This deployment validates Pluribus’ ability to connect multiple edge data center sites seamlessly, providing a controllerless distributed fabric with SDN...
Over the past twenty years, we have seen an incredible rise in the number of mobile devices using wireless networks. Powerful mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are now the primary method for most of us to access the internet, and to connect with...
Ultimate edge computing conference to take place alongside Datacloud Global Congress 2019 in Monaco and Edge USA 2019 in Austin AUSTIN and LONDON – May 7, 2019 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ and the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation services, and...
Founder and CEO of Vapor IO joins The LF Edge Governing Board, helping to accelerate edge computing through standardizing around open source efforts AUSTIN, Texas – May 7, 2019 – Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ and the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation...
Every day, more and more articles, white papers and discussions extol the virtues of the rapidly-evolving world of edge computing. With diverse use cases that include city-scale IoT, autonomous vehicles, and real-time mobile gaming, there is no shortage of new and exciting applications driving edge...
Technology integration and direct fiber will unlock new classes of applications that span core to edge AUSTIN, Texas – April 24, 2019 – Vapor IO and Crown Castle today announced a jointly developed service that seamlessly interconnects Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge with Amazon Web Services...
Every day, millions of developers use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create innovative applications that solve real world problems, leveraging the full power and capabilities of the AWS ecosystem. It has always been Vapor IO’s vision that edge complements cloud, and we’re proving it out...
Infrastructure edge computing, brought to fruition through the Kinetic Edge nationwide network of tower-connected edge data centers, will form the foundation of the nation’s 5G networks, assisting mobile operators as they upgrade their infrastructure and begin delivering new experiences. At Mobile World Congress (MWC) and...
Kinetic Edge Alliance founding member Packet goes live in two Kinetic Edge Chicago locations and launches Edge Access Program Chicago, IL — February 25, 2019 — Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ and the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation and interconnection services, along...
On February 13, 2019, Vapor IO announced the Kinetic Edge Alliance (KEA), a partnership that includes Deployment Partners — Federated Wireless, Linode, MobiledgeX, Packet and StackPath — and Technical Partners — Alef Mobitech, Detecon International, Hitachi Vantara, New Continuum Data Centers, Pluribus Networks, and Seagate...
The definitive edge computing event to take place February 24, 2019 BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge and also the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation and interconnection services, today announced Edgecon Barcelona, a one-day gathering of the world's top edge computing executives, as...
Partners collaborate to deliver edge computing to top 30 US metro markets AUSTIN, Texas - February 13, 2019 - Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge and the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation and interconnection services, today launched the Kinetic Edge Alliance (KEA), alongside...
One of the things we frequently hear is that there’s no one place to go, to really do edge. That is all changing. Today, Vapor IO has announced the Kinetic Edge Alliance (KEA), a partnership led by Vapor IO that includes Deployment Partners — Federated...
Vapor IO contributed Open Glossary of Edge Computing to be an official project under LF Edge, providing an open source platform for standardizing terms related to the field of edge computing January 24, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of...
Former Rackspace SVP joins Vapor IO executive team, bringing expertise in global operations, customer satisfaction and mission-critical results December 12, 2018 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge and the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation services, today...
The definitive edge computing event to take place November 28, 2018 October 30, 2018 01:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge and also the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation services, today announced Edgecon Vegas, a one-day gathering focused on edge...
Crown Castle VP joins Vapor IO executive team to accelerate partnerships with telco operators, autonomous vehicle providers and smart cities October 09, 2018 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge and also the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation services,...
Company wins award from peers with its Kinetic Edge platform and tower-connected edge colocation services October 25, 2018 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge and also the leading provider of tower-connected edge colocation services, has won the Telecom Council’s...
Today, Cloudflare announced the Bandwidth Alliance, a commercial collaboration of like-minded companies all committed to exchanging traffic across their networks for little or no cost. Bandwidth Alliance companies believes that all companies in the internet supply chain benefit from activities that remove friction from data...
(The following blog post is written by Erick Daniszewski, a Senior Software Engineer at Vapor IO and maintainer of the Synse opensource project) At Vapor IO, we have been working hard on a hardware and software solution for the edge. At the core of our...
Today we announced our Series C financing and our nationwide edge colocation business we call Kinetic Edge. Vapor IO now has the funding to deploy Kinetic Edge data centers in every major US metro area and we have plans to be underway in 100 locations...
Over 100 edge locations planned; Vapor IO on track to be the largest provider of interconnected edge data center facilities, coast-to-coast AUSTIN, Texas – January 22, 2020 – Vapor IO, developers of the first fully-integrated hardware and software solutions for edge computing, today announced a...
Click to download this free 100+ page research report. Get this free 100+ page research report on the state of edge computing at StateoftheEdge.com How many times have you been in a conversation about edge computing where you find yourself bogged down around the most basic...
Vapor IO, Packet, Ericsson UDN, Arm, and Rafay Systems collaborate with Structure Research and Edge Research Group to publish inaugural State of the Edge reportAustin, Texas – June 27, 2018 – A broad group of edge computing stakeholders, including Vapor IO, Packet, Ericsson UDN, Arm and...
Vapor IO, Packet, and the Linux Foundation Collaborate on “Open Glossary of Edge Computing” Co-Creators of the State of the Edge 2018 report donate their open source glossary to The Linux Foundation, building a community around key terminology for the edge ecosystem. Austin, Texas –...
Welcome to the first of many blog posts focused on Engineering here at Vapor IO! We’ll to start with a post about the Vapor Chambers. Besides being an amazing accomplishment in engineering, a true implementation of an all-in-one automated rack and enclosure system, and one...
New system delivers the most reliable and efficient data center thermal management to the edge without the use of outside air or water Austin, Texas – March 02, 2018 – Vapor IO,the leader in edge computing and edge data centers,and BasX Solutions, one of the world’s...
The company’s Project Volutus combines edge data centers with wireless infrastructure to deliver the next generation cloud needed for 5G, IoT, autonomous driving and other edge applicationsAustin, Texas – March 27, 2018 – Vapor IO,the leader in edge computing and edge data centers, has won...
The recent tragedy in Tempe, Arizona, where an autonomous Uber killed a pedestrian, has encouraged us to rethink the timeline for autonomous cars on our highways. Despite millions of dollars worth of equipment and a human driver behind the wheel, the Uber did not see...
Real-time system includes new data sources that support autonomous drones, cars and robotics Austin, Texas – March 27, 2018 – Vapor IO, the leader in edge computing and edge data centers, and Hangar, the world’s first robotics-as-a-system data acquisition platform, today announced plans for a...
Companies to deliver 5G-capable infrastructure, connectivity and edge computing, on demand AUSTIN, Texas -- Vapor IO, the leader in edge computing and edge data centers, and Packet, the leading bare metal cloud for developers, today announced plans to deliver 5G-as-a-Service (5GaaS) deployed to Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge. This...
Industry pioneers Robert Strickland, Paul Mockapetris and Ihab Tarazi, bring world-class expertise to Vapor IO, accelerating the company’s lead in edge computing Austin, Texas – February 1, 2018 – Vapor IO, the leader in edge computing and edge data centers, today announced the addition of...
Distributed resilience via intelligent software and edge module data centers enable large scale edge deployments Austin, Texas – December 13, 2017 – Vapor IO, the definitive platform for edge clouds, today announced Vapor Kinetic Edge™, a technical architecture for combining multiple Vapor Edge micro data...
Today we announced the Vapor IO Kinetic Edge™, a technical architecture for combining multiple Vapor IO micro data centers into a virtual data center that can span an entire city and deliver a record-breaking twelve or more nines of availability. Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge is...
Project Volutus recognized as industry-leading approach for edge computing and edge clouds Austin, Texas – December 8, 2017 – Vapor IO, the definitive platform for edge computing and edge clouds, has been awarded in the 2017 DatacenterDynamics Global Awards program, winning the Living on the...
A three-day forum to shape the next generation of edge computing Austin, Texas – December 7, 2017 – Vapor IO, the definitive platform for edge computing and edge clouds, today announced Edgecon Aspen, a three day event focused on edge computing, gathering today’s top industry...
Today, we are unveiling Project Volutus. Project Volutus seeks to build the world’s largest network of distributed edge data centers by placing thousands of Vapor Chambers at the base of cell towers and directly cross-connecting them to the wireless networks. This will make it possible...
Don Duet, former head of the Goldman Sachs technology division, joins Vapor IO to help lead the next industry transformation around edge computing with Project Volutus Austin, Texas – June 21, 2017 – Vapor IO, the next generation platform for edge clouds, today announced the...
New initiative utilizes Vapor Edge Computing to deliver co-location and data center as a platform services at the base of cell towers, accelerating the delivery of emerging edge applications including IoT, autonomous driving, decentralized machine learning, AR/VR and 5G wireless Austin, TX – June 21,...
Editor's Note: Today, Vapor IO and four other partners, including LinkedIn, Flex, GE Digital and HP Enterprise, announced their collaboration to establish the Open19 Foundation, an open community that will define data centers of the future. The past decade has been dominated by mega-scale data...
At Vapor IO, we’re passionate about building tools that help automate data center infrastructure, which is why we built OpenDCRE (Open Data Center Runtime Environment). OpenDCRE provides a securable RESTful API for monitoring and controlling data center and IT equipment, including reading sensors and server...
There are over 100,000 cell towers in the US. If you count billboards, rooftops and other small cell sites, the number climbs to over 200,000. Most of these sites are concentrated in urban areas, though cell towers are really everywhere, including in our rural areas....
Company adds industry veterans, CMO, CFO and general counsel, to support next phase of growth AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, the next generation platform for hybrid and edge clouds, today announced the addition of three new members to its executive leadership team. To help drive continued...
Company introduces end-to-end platform for operators building out edge environments to support emerging applications such as IoT, AR/VR, autonomous driving and high speed mobile apps Vapor IO, the next generation platform for hybrid and edge clouds, today announced Vapor Edge, a complete end-to-end platform for...
Today we introduced Vapor Edge, an end-to-end platform for building out edge environments. This is a major milestone for Vapor IO, as we take a huge step forward in realizing our vision of data-driven data centers and bring to market a suite of technologies that...
Jumping Into the Vapor Mark Musselman is Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Vapor IO, where he leads the company’s partnerships and its enterprise sales team. Mark comes to Vapor IO with over 20 years experience at both early stage and mature organizations....
Our mission: Our vision, from inception, has been to build a data driven data center company. We live in a world of data, and we use this data to make physical systems more efficient and effective. We have anti-lock brakes that make us better drivers,...
Vapor IO Exits Stealth to Provide Industry’s First Intelligent, Hyper Collapsed Data Center Company introduces revolutionary advances in efficient data center management to market Austin, TX – March 10, 2015 – Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution, today...
150Megawatt Data Center will Serve as Major EU Hub, Delivering Low Latency Cloud and Edge Services to Frankfurt and Prague Centrepoint Verne, a real estate development company in the Czech Republic and a data center start up, has partnered with Vapor IO, provider of the...
In my previous post (“Software is Eating the Data Center”), I discussed the fact that a modern data center should function and appear to users as a large computer that runs various workloads. The work Vapor is doing to integrate OpenDCRE into DC/OS to...
Integration will allow users to review pricing for running workloads on Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure, comparing cost to on-premise offerings, and will provide the ability to orchestrate containers manually or automatically. AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first truly data defined data...
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution, today announced the addition of Jan Lindelow to their advisory board. Lindelow’s deep expertise in cloud infrastructure will bring insights that will align with their goal of driving evolution in the...
We could not be more excited to announce our partnership with Mesosphere on the release of Open-Source DC/OS with OpenDCRE integration. Since the founding of Vapor IO, we have shared a common vision with Mesosphere: that the modern data center should work and appear to...
Vapor IO will lend its expertise in open source data center solutions to help further the growth of a new data center ecosystem AUSTIN, Texas & PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution, and Open Data Center...
OCP, AppliedMicro and BASELAYER team with Vapor IO to further efforts to modernize today’s data centers through open source projects, bringing out-of-the-box management capabilities that eliminate complexities and significantly lower CapEx and OpEx AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular...
Vapor IO Secures Series A Funding for Industry’s First Hyper Collapsed Disaggregated Data Center Solution Goldman Sachs leads investment with participation from AVX Partners Austin, TX – December 3, 2015 – Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution, today...
I’m proud to announce the release of OpenDCRE v1.1.0 today. OpenDCRE is an API and infrastructure for data center monitoring and management that runs on a Raspberry Pi, and operates at the scope of a single rack. OpenDCRE allows you to ditch your out-of-band (OOB)...
Vapor IO Unveils General Availability of OpenDCRE Open source platform for server and rack management now available for download Austin, TX – November 18, 2015 – Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution, today announced the general availability of...
SANTA CLARA Calif. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) September 28, 2015 – Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (Nasdaq:AMCC), a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions, today announced a partnership with Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution. With this partnership, AppliedMicro’s HeliX®...
Austin, TX – November 11, 2015 – Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solutions, will exhibit and showcase its full range of open source data center solutions in booth #118 at DCD Converged London, taking place November 18-19. Taking...
Vapor IO and Bloom Energy Partner to Provide Distributed Green Data Centers Globally Partnership brings first hyper modular, low emission data center design to market Austin, TX – August 18, 2015 – Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution,...
At Vapor IO, our team has been working on what we feel to be dramatic improvements for both hardware and software in the data center space. As the VP of Software Engineering, it’s my job to lead the team designing and building the software that will...
Vapor IO Launches Open MistOS to Disrupt Antiquated Top-of-Rack Management Solutions Company announces the world’s first open source data center management operating system. Austin, TX – May 12, 2015 – Vapor IO, provider of the world’s first intelligent, hyper modular data center solution, today announced...
I've spent over a decade working with both for profit companies and of course non-profit companies to assist them in getting the most out of open source technology. Throughout my journey in this vast land of openness I have had some interesting questions posed to...
As we embark on the voyage of true hybrid clouds it's important that we don’t forget about the waters we’ve traveled and the waters ahead. A familiar ocean with ports and established routes has been sailed for years. It's a vast and rich environment though...