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Sep072019
Hyperscaler or ICP?

Several terms are commonly used when referring to leading internet companies, those that operate large-scale data centres and typically are household names.
Terms used include internet content providers (ICP), hyperscalers and mega data centre operators. Meanwhile, a leading system vendor, in a briefing, referred to ‘global content providers’.
The terms are used interchangeably but, not surprisingly, there are differences.