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edge computingCategory: Database, Data, artificial-intelligence
Edge computing is a distributed information technology (IT) architecture in which client data is processed at the periphery of the network, as close to the originating source as possible. The move toward edge computing is driven by mobile computing, the decreasing cost of computer components and the sheer number of networked devices in the internet of things (IoT).
In cloud computing, data from a variety of disparate sources is sent to a large centralized data center that is often geographically far away from the source of the data.
A major benefit of edge computing is that it improves time to action and reduces response time down to milliseconds, while also conserving network resources.
IoT provides the devices and the data they collect, 5G provides a faster, more powerful network for that data to travel on, and edge computing provides the processing power to make use of and handle that data in real-time.
In cloud computing, data from a variety of disparate sources is sent to a large centralized data center that is often geographically far away from the source of the data.
A major benefit of edge computing is that it improves time to action and reduces response time down to milliseconds, while also conserving network resources.
IoT provides the devices and the data they collect, 5G provides a faster, more powerful network for that data to travel on, and edge computing provides the processing power to make use of and handle that data in real-time.
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