Gcore
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Gcore is an edge AI, cloud, network, and security company headquartered in Luxembourg.[1][2][3] As of March 2024, its global network includes over 180 Points of Presence (PoPs) across six continents.[4][5] Gcore partners with NVIDIA to provide training and inference on cloud and edge infrastructure, accelerating artificial intelligence workloads.[6]
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History
Gcore was founded in 2014 in Luxembourg.[7][3] The company built its own content delivery network, originally designed for the needs of the gaming industry.
In 2016, Gcore's infrastructure included fifteen points of presence, many in regions underserved by hyperscale cloud providers.[8]
In 2020, the company formed partnerships with Intel and Equinix.[9][10][11]
In 2022, Gcore partnered with Graphcore to launch the European AI Cloud, leveraging IPUs to speed up machine learning tasks.[12]
In March 2024, Gcore announced the acquisition of a web application and API protection (WAAP) solution from StackPath.[1]
In May 2024, Philipp Rösler, former vice-chancellor of Germany and federal minister of health joined the Gcore board.[13][14]
In April 2024, Gcore received a commendation in the Industry Innovation category at the NVIDIA Partner Network Awards EMEA for developing the first speech-to-text technology for Luxembourgish, using the LuxemBERT AI model.[15]
In August 2024, Gcore was recognized as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape report for European public cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) 2024 by IDC, the global market intelligence firm.[16]
Network infrastructure
According to the company's website, Gcore has network locations in six continents: Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia.[17]
Products and services
Gcore offers a range of services, including content delivery network (CDN), cloud computing,[4]virtual machines, bare-metal servers, object storage AI infrastructure and inference, Kubernetes,[18] video streaming, DDoS mitigation, web application and API protection (WAAP), Domain Name System (DNS).[19][20][21]
A January 2022, review by TechRadar praised Gcore's extensive network and CDN analytics. But noted that its support documentation could be more detailed.[22]
In March 2023, Gcore introduced a free speed test to measure internet speed and the quality of broadband and mobile connections.[23][24]
Controversies
Correctiv and Tageszeitung reported that Gcore supported the distribution of the TV network RT until April 2023, which has been under sanctions by the EU since March 2022. However, Gcore denies these allegations.[25][26]
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