Gcore

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Gcore
Company typePrivately held company
Industry
  • Cloud computing
FoundedFebruary 27, 2014;10 years ago (2014-02-27)
FounderAndre Reitenbach
HeadquartersContern, Luxembourg
Number of employees
400+ (2023)
ASN
Website gcore.com

Gcore is a edge AI, public cloud and content delivery network (CDN) company founded in 2014 in Luxemburg. [1] [2] [3] As of March 2023, its global network consists of over 180 Points of Presence (PoPs) on six continents. [4] [5] 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. [6]

Contents

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. [7]

Products and services

Gcore provides content delivery network, cloud computing, [8] bare-metal server, AI intelligence, kubernetes [9] , 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). [10] [11] [12]

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. [13]

In March 2023, Gcore offers a free speed test that helps check internet speed and the quality of a broadband and mobile connection. [14] [15]

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. [16] [17]

History

Gcore was established in 2014 in Luxembourg. [18] [3] In 2020, the company entered a partnership agreement with Intel. [19] [20]

In March 2024, Gcore announced it has acquired web application and API protection (WAAP) solution from StackPath. [21]

In May 2024, former vice-chancellor of Germany and federal minister of Germany for health Philipp Rösler joined the Gcore board and will also serve as chair of a newly established board. [22] [23]

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 its LuxemBERT AI model. [24]

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