Colocation and connectivity firm Equinix is buying Packet, a bare network cloud provider, which operates from data centers including Equinix's own, and is also developing an Edge computing business.

Equinix is offering bare-metal Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), so customers can deploy infrastructure remotely on demand in its data centers. Equinix Metal is based on the services previously ...

Packet, a bare-metal cloud computing startup, is letting customers specifically choose servers running ARM-based microprocessors rather than the usual Intel-based servers. The New York-based ...

Equinix is to acquire bare metal cloud provider Packet to bolster its edge computing and hybrid cloud proposition for enterprises, and retain its lead in the colocation market. The colocation giant ...

SoftBank has invested $9.4 million in a startup named Packet, which provides bare metal cloud for developers. In addition to the Series A funding round, the companies have formed a strategic ...