VentureBeat March 10, 2021
The boom in Internet-connected devices and the unprecedented amount of data being collected has left enterprises grappling with the challenges of storing, securing, and processing the data at scale. The sheer amount of data involved is driving the case for edge computing, even as enterprises continue with their digital transformation plans.
Edge computing refers to moving processing power to the network edge–where the devices are–instead of first transferring the data to a centralized location, whether that is to a data center or a cloud provider. Edge computing analyzes the data near where it is being collected, which reduces Internet bandwidth usage and addresses security and scalability concerns over where the data is stored and how it is being transferred. The...