Decentralized Platforms Push Edge Networks Closer to the Edge

Content delivery networks, or edge networks, deliver much of the most-consumed content and data online. Files on these services are spread across a large number of devices in different geographical locations to quickly serve up popular content to users in the same region. With the growth of online streaming, faster bandwidth speeds, higher bandwidth caps and more services moving online, these edge networks continue to grow in popularity to ensure data consumers are not kept waiting. The downside of edge networks is that they are expensive to upkeep. However, decentralization can change that while also accelerating performance by pushing data even closer to where it is consumed. By leveraging underutilized hardware spread around the globe, decentralized cloud storage networks that are architected similar to CDNs can push data into the very neighborhoods where it is consumed, instead of the larger region. Rather than stream a movie on Netflix from a CDN hundreds of miles away, networks built on decentralized cloud storage architectures might stream it from a device in the neighborhood or a data center down the street. This session will look at how decentralized cloud storage services can augment edge networks, deliver stellar performance for data streaming and keep data secure and private.

Learning Objectives

Showcase how decentralized storage can improve edge networks and CDNs,Highlight the performance aspects of decentralized storage and how its architecture can lower costs,Discuss how decentralized storage is keeping data secure and private