fatter and faster

In the low-tech world, fatter and faster reads like an oxymoron. However, Equinix's chief technologist, Lane Patterson, is appearing on a panel at GigaOM Structure 2010 Conference on Thursday, June 24 (11:20am) in San Francisco to help explain what this means to the cloud computing revolution. In order to reach its full potential, cloud computing is often dependent on one key factor: high-capacity broadband. As customers deploy the cloud they are finding they need ever-fatter pipes and lower latency than ever before. The panel investigates the perspectives from the broadband service providers and broadband technology providers. (See events for additional information)