CB Insights April 28, 2020
With remote work on the rise and businesses leveraging digital platforms and services more than ever before, edge computing could be the solution for faster, cheaper, and more reliable data processing.
Sometimes faster data processing is a luxury — other times it’s a crucial aspect in decision making for businesses and people alike, especially in times of crisis.
In financial services, for example, traders often need to make real-time decisions based on events or large market shifts, and any lag in data computation can result in an enormous loss of money.
Across healthcare, wearables (including portable EKG devices and sensors for monitoring temperature) are increasingly important for collecting patient data. With the uptick in patient data in hospitals, experiencing even...