Network-Level Services

The services available in the Edge network are tied to the underlying data points that drive the technology and that are provided by contributing nodes: compute power, storage and bandwidth. The network services are available and priced on the basis of five key services:

Scalable compute service
Edge storage
Caching
Bandwidth
One-click dApp deployment

1. Scalable compute services

Like a virtual machine, but hyper localized. DADI’s containerized application layer enables you to distribute your applications like never before, with a real-time distribution matrix that automatically deploys and scales based on demand.

The containerized layer is currently used for the delivery of existing applications in the network. DADI’s engineering team is working to open the container up for any application to use, meaning that you could deploy a Wordpress site to the network using the framework.

The containerized layer allows for simple deployment to the network, using established container platforms including Docker and Balena. Use of these technologies allows individuals and businesses to build, manage and secure their applications quickly and easily, using established workflow processes.

Compute services in the network will be available through Edge compute units. An edge compute unit represents a single unit of processing power, available and charged for on an hourly basis.

Edge compute units scale horizontally, and as such are a perfect fit for microservices and traditional applications alike. A high trafficked website running on DADI Web may require 20 compute units, while an individual blog may need only one.

For the first release of the containerized layer, a single compute unit type will be available, which will be the equivalent of a 1.4GHz 64-bit quad core processor, with 1GB of attached RAM. This is the processing capacity of the Founding Node. Additional edge compute units will be available in the future, varying by power and therefore cost.

One Founding Node = one edge compute unit.