Edge Computing
Edge computing uses a network mesh of small data centers, also known as edge data centers, located close to the edge of the network that allows and processes data from IoT devices. Edge devices continue to send essential data to the cloud data center when needed. Edge computing delivers businesses scalable IT solutions with unmatched flexibility, enhanced efficiencies, minimized latency, improved security, increased uptime and decreased cost. We already use devices that do edge computing every day—like smart speakers, watches, and phones that are locally collecting and processing data while touching the physical world. Internet of Things (IoT) devices, point of sales (POS) systems, robots, vehicles, and sensors can all be edge devices if they compute locally and talk to the cloud.