Company:Gcore

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Short description: Public cloud and edge provider
G-Core Labs S.A.
TypePrivately held company
Industry
  • Cloud computing
FoundedFebruary 27, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-02-27)
FounderAndre Reitenbach
HeadquartersContern, Luxembourg
Number of employees
400+ (2023)
Websitegcore.com

Gcore is a public cloud and content delivery network (CDN) company founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria. In 2015, Gcore established its headquarters in Luxembourg, where its domain was registered. As of March 2023, its global network consists of over 140 Points of Presence (PoPs) on six continents.[1][2] Gcore partnered with Graphcore to launch the European AI Cloud, which uses IPU technology to speed up machine learning tasks with ready-made AI infrastructure.[3]

Server infrastructure

According to the company's website, Gcore has network locations in 6 continents: North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Africa.[4] Gcore's uses the web application firewall WAF.[5]

Products and services

Gcore provides content delivery network, cloud computing,[6] bare-metal server, AI intelligence, kubernetes, dedicated hosting service, streaming media platform, DDoS mitigation, colocation center, custom software development, game testing, function as a service (FaaS) and logging as a Service (LaaS).[7][8]

A January 18, 2022, review by TechRadar commend Gcore's extensive network and CDN analytics. However, the review noted that the website lacked comprehensive guidance and assistance, which could be improved.[9]

In March 2023, Gcore offers a free speed test that helps check internet speed and the quality of a broadband and mobile connection.[10][11]

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 the accusations.[12][13]

History

Gcore was established in 2014 in Vienna, Austria. In 2015, Gcore moved to new headquarters in Luxembourg.[14] In 2020, the company entered a partnership agreement with Intel.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Securing Cloud Edge Environments - Technology Org" (in en-US). 2023-04-14. https://www.technology.org/2023/04/14/securing-cloud-edge-environments/. 
  2. ↑ Redaktion (2023-05-04). "DDoS-Angriff: So schützt du deine Website erfolgreich gegen Hacker" (in de-DE). https://www.gruender.de/software-tools/ddos-angriff/. 
  3. ↑ Moizan, Fabrice. "G-Core Labs launches European AI cloud powered by Graphcore IPU" (in en-gb). https://www.graphcore.ai/posts/g-core-labs-launches-european-ai-cloud-powered-by-graphcore-ipu. 
  4. ↑ "Gcore Global Network Map" (in en). https://gcore.com/network. 
  5. ↑ "CDN with built-in web protection" (in en-US). 28 October 2021. https://gcore.com/materials/cdn-with-built-in-web-protection/. 
  6. ↑ "Securing Cloud Edge Environments - Technology Org" (in en-US). 2023-04-14. https://www.technology.org/2023/04/14/securing-cloud-edge-environments/. 
  7. ↑ "Stay ahead of the game: How DDoS protection can safeguard your gaming infrastructure". https://www.msn.com/. 
  8. ↑ Maxen, Bill (2019-05-03). "Top 5 List of Function As a Service Providers" (in en-US). https://www.techuseful.com/top-list-of-function-as-a-service-providers/. 
  9. ↑ "Gcore CDN review" (in en). 2022-01-18. https://www.techradar.com/reviews/g-core. 
  10. ↑ Africa, B. I. (2023-04-20). "How to test your internet speed" (in en). https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/careers/how-to-test-your-internet-speed/n0nzj5v. 
  11. ↑ Nath, Bipasha (2022-07-12). "15 Best Internet Speed Test Tools to Check Your Wi-Fi and Mobile Bandwidth" (in en-US). https://geekflare.com/internet-speed-test-tools/. 
  12. ↑ "Warum Russia Today trotz Sanktionen in Europa weiterläuft" (in de-DE). 2023-07-14. https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/russland-ukraine-2/2023/07/14/die-huetchenspieler-der-russischen-propaganda/. 
  13. ↑ Fromm, Anne (2023-07-14). "Russische Propaganda in Europa: Hütchenspieler für Russia Today" (in de). Die Tageszeitung: taz. ISSN 0931-9085. https://taz.de/!5944595/. 
  14. ↑ "Gcore Review – What Do Users Say? 2023" (in en). 2019-02-27. https://www.websiteplanet.com/web-hosting/gcorelabs/. 
  15. ↑ Help Net Security (2022-06-30). "G-Core Labs' stand-alone solution offers protection against SYN Flood DDoS attacks" (in en-US). https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/06/30/g-core-labs-stand-alone-solution/. 
  16. ↑ PDF. "G-Core Labs: High-Performance Infrastructure" (in en). https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/customer-spotlight/stories/g-core-labs-customer-story.html. 

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