Edge computing servers need to handle unpredictable conditions, varying temperatures, and often space constraints – all while providing fast and reliable data processing. These systems process large amounts of data in real time, right where the data is collected (at “the edge”). The datacenter might be hundreds of miles away, so by offloading some of the data processing and only sending the important data, the edge server keeps network resources from getting congested and causing performance delays.
But that also means a rackmount server in a building that’s, shall we say, less than a clean datacanter environment! There’s the extreme for this example—something like a tank perhaps—but then the more common scenario is a satellite ground station. That means a rugged rackmount chassis with some dust protection but not the extremes of shock and vibe protection for example. The problem is most datacenter servers are not ruggedized at all, but truly rugged systems are extremely expensive.
Introducing the TeraBox 220DE
