DEVPN Hardware
DEVPN’s Strategic Approach to Hardware: Quality, Flexibility, and Transparency
This page addresses how DEVPN approaches a specific user need/challenge, as written in this section.
DEVPN hardware preference
At DEVPN, our approach to hardware ownership is designed across multiple factors and networks.
Hardware locations Unlike many providers, whose hardware is often centralized in a single location or even controlled by external parties, DEVPN’s infrastructure is distributed across multiple networks and locations.
Multiple networks Due to its Hybrid Network DEVPN maintains multiple physical and different networks. We explicitly uphold high-quality standards across all of our service networks.
Hardware selection DEVPN has a high preference for industrial-grade hardware, and explicitly avoids the usage of consumer-grade hardware, even in our decentralized network within our hybrid solution.
Dedicated hardware - Centralized DEVPN nodes are dedicated data-center optimized hardware units. - Decentralized DEVPN nodes are dedicated propitiatory high-grade hardware units.
Flexibility needs DEVPN aims to maintain thorough global coverage to consumers anywhere in the world. As such our growth path includes third party operators who will be measured across hardware parameters.
Data-center selection DEVPN maintains strict selection criteria for data center locations, underlying infrastructure, and available third-party services, ensuring that quality is always prioritized over quantity.
Scaling flexibility vs. ownership DEVPN follows a structured growth strategy, initially utilizing leased nodes rather than purchased hardware during the first 12 to 24 months of operation. Our long-term goal is to integrate investor-owned core nodes into our infrastructure, while leased units will be used to oversee growth buffers.
Driving from A to B
DEVPN would like to clarify that, while we are highly committed to maintaining high standards for our network infrastructure, not every piece of our hardware is currently owned by us.
While we strive to own as much of our hardware as possible to ensure quality and security, we have chosen to prioritize the rapid growth of our network alongside Decentralized Finance investors.
This enables us to focus on expanding global node distribution across a high-quality hybrid network, while upholding constant customer satisfaction and quality of service while offering superior service.
DEVPN relies on a substantial amount of leased hardware to transport our customers safely, smoothly, quickly, reliably, and with full privacy. Our goal is to meet high expectations while providing growth opportunities for our investors and gradually replace leased equipment will fully owned core hardware.
Lease advantages
DEVPN strategically leverages leased hardware to enhance our network’s performance and scalability, providing us with high-quality and high-availability comparable to that of corporate competitors.
Leased hardware is expected to be utilized predominantly during the first 12 to 36 months of operation, with a transitional period and usage demand data determining the acquisition of core-owned units.
By utilizing high-quality industrial-grade leased units, DEVPN can rapidly scale our infrastructure to meet increasing demand and seize market opportunities. This flexibility allows adoption of unexpected regional growth and adjust to fluctuations in traffic, especially during significant global events.
This geographical flexibility is integrated into our long-term network design, with an estimated 10% of our future hardware operations reserved for maintaining leased hardware as a permanent buffer.
DEVPN owned hardware
While DEVPN plans to transition from leasing to owning hardware over time, our decentralized network operations will exclusively operate on identical and fully managed proprietary hardware units.
These units, owned by DEVPN's Decentralized Finance investors, are designed for their single tasks and operate on a minimal footprint, optimized to deliver high performance within our dVPN network.
This approach ensures that our decentralized network starts with high standards of performance.
By optimizing the entire technical operation, DEVPN delivers exceptional performance, establishing the world’s first high-quality decentralized network as part of our comprehensive Hybrid solution.
Hardware transparency and third party involvement
DEVPN operates under the governance of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).
This model ensures that we adhere to clear objectives and principles when evaluating opportunities for third parties. It transparently includes hardware quality assurances, aiming to uphold high standards of accountability and ensuring that all decisions align with the best interests of our community.
As part of our commitment to transparency, DEVPN will include detailed information about third-party hardware usage in DAO proposals. This will provide stakeholders with comprehensive background information on our partner selection process and the criteria used to evaluate potential partners.
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