Global Interconnection Index (GXI) Vol.3

Distance is the biggest digital business performance killer

With today’s latency-sensitive workloads requiring response times ranging from <60 to <20 milliseconds, IT teams must mobilize to materially close the distance gap.

No investment in latency reduction tactics can deliver the impact that can be gained by removing the distance between data, applications, clouds, partners and users. As the world continues to digitize, interactions are happening at the edge— close to population centers, where the digital and physical worlds meet, and where businesses come together to exchange information and services. This is the digital edge.