Intelligent Data Centres Issue 02 | Page 44

FEATURE The growth of data produced by the Internet of Things and other technologies is forcing infrastructure to shift to the edge – a term described by Gartner as ‘the physical location where things and people connect with the networked digital world’. Andy Rowland, Head of Customer Innovation: Energy, Resources and Manufacturing, BT, explores edge computing in more detail – highlighting just what it is, what it might look like and why it is getting so much interest. 44 Issue 02 www.intelligentdatacentres.com