EXPERT OPINION
computer or server, which reduces costs
and ensures that applications can be used
effectively in remote locations.
While some data will always need to
be processed in an actual data centre,
businesses can minimise Internet bandwidth
usage and boost performance and reliability
by incorporating Edge locations.
A growing need for Edge
computing
While Edge computing is not necessarily
new – remote working and branch offices
have been a core aspect of business
practices for years and require computing
in multiple locations – we are seeing a
major increase in the Edge data centre
market because of the dramatic increase
in device usage and subsequent data
generation. It’s anticipated that there
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will be nearly 30.73 billion IoT connected
devices by 2020.
Edge computing is ideal for IoT for
several reasons:
The fact that the data is processed much
closer to the source means that latency
between devices and data processing
layers is reduced, which translates to
faster response and improved decision
making. Costs are also reduced as less
data is required to be processed in the
cloud and network capacity for other
workloads increases.
Because Edge computing enables the data
to be localised, if a device does fail there is
no ripple effect on other devices.
WHEN PLANNING,
ORGANISATIONS
NEED TO ASK
THEMSELVES
WHERE THEY ARE
NOW, WHERE THEY
WILL BE IN FIVE
YEARS AND WHAT
WILL THEY DO TO
ENABLE CHANGE?
Keeping the data locally also helps
to heighten security and compliance
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