Introduction
Edge computing is a method of distributing data processing closer to the source of information. It has been referred to as “fog computing,” “edge intelligence,” and “cloudlet.” There are many benefits to this technique, including improved responsiveness, increased security and control over data, and reduced latency.
What is Edge Computing?
Edge computing is a new paradigm that enables computing to be distributed closer to the source of data and compute demand, rather than at the center of a network. Edge computing can help businesses address many challenges such as rising bandwidth costs, latency issues and security concerns, while also enabling them to achieve new levels of efficiency.
Edge Computing is the process of moving data processing closer to its source (i.e., moving it away from centralized points in your network). For example, instead of sending all transactions over long distances through centralized servers or clouds, some applications might push some processing tasks down closer to where they happen–at each individual device or user location–to improve performance or reduce cost.
Why do we need Edge Computing?
- Reduce latency.
- Reduce network congestion.
- Reduce network cost.
- Increase security and performance
What are the benefits of Edge Computing?
Advantages of Edge Computing include:
- Reduced latency: The network distance between the end user and their cloud services is reduced, which means that less time passes before data reaches them. This leads to better user experience and improved responsiveness for your application.
- Faster response time: When you’re dealing with high volumes of data or complex tasks, having an edge server located closer to your users can reduce latency even further. This allows your app or website to respond faster so users don’t have to wait as long for content or results from searches and other operations (such as image processing).
- Improved security: With an edge server acting as a firewall between untrusted networks such as public Wi-Fi hotspots and private corporate networks, enterprises can ensure their data remains secure at all times–even if someone breaches one part of their network infrastructure by accessing something like a database server through unauthorized channels like social media sites like Facebook where many companies have been compromised recently due largely due their own negligence when it comes protecting personal information belonging customers/clients who trust them enough not only handle sensitive material properly but also protect against outside threats such as hackers trying infiltrate systems through various methods including brute force attacks using bots etcetera…
Will Cloud-based solutions reduce the number of servers/devices that need connectivity at the edge or will it increase the number of servers?
Cloud-based solutions will reduce the number of servers/devices that need connectivity at the edge. With AWS IoT and Azure IoT, you can connect thousands of devices without any additional hardware or software. This makes it easy to build large-scale applications using device-to-cloud communication. In addition, when you use cloud services like Amazon Kinesis Streams or Azure Event Hubs in your solution architecture, they help process information from devices before sending it on to other components such as analytics tools like Splunk or Hadoop clusters (running on premise). These services also provide you with a dashboard where you can monitor activity across multiple sensors in real time without having to install anything on each sensor itself
How much bandwidth do we need for Edge Computing?
If you are planning to use Edge Computing to offload data from the cloud, you will need more bandwidth than if you only want to process it at the edge. Similarly, if your application requires collecting and storing data at the edge in order to perform calculations locally, then again more bandwidth is needed compared with applications where all processing happens in real-time and no storage is required.
In general terms:
- For applications that require real-time processing of large amounts of data (for example video surveillance or industrial control systems) but do not require any storage capabilities or low latency responses (i.e., allow some delay between request and response), then 1Mbit/s per endpoint should suffice most scenarios. In this case we would recommend using Wi-Fi since cellular connectivity may not always be available or reliable enough for these types of applications due its limited coverage area compared with Wi-Fi networks which often cover entire buildings or campuses.”
Who are the key players in this space?
There are a number of key players in this space. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the market leader, with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform following closely behind. VMWare and IBM Cloud also offer services for Edge Computing, while Cisco has its own platform called Fog Computing that uses edge devices to collect data and send it back to the cloud for analysis.
General Faq’s
- What is Edge Computing?
- Why do we need Edge Computing?
- What are the benefits of Edge Computing?
Conclusion
Edge Computing is an important part of the future internet. It allows us to offload some of the processing from centralized servers and send it closer to where the data is being generated. This results in faster response times, lower latency and better overall performance for users who access services from mobile devices or other edge locations.
