What is Edge Computing
                     What Is Edge Computing? 
Everything You Need to 
Know
Introduction
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.
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Reshaping IT and 
business computing
Thus, edge computing is reshaping IT and 
business computing. Take a comprehensive 
look at what edge computing is, how it 
works, the influence of the cloud, edge use 
cases, tradeoffs and implementation 
considerations.
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How does edge 
computing work?
Edge computing is all a matter of location. 
In traditional enterprise computing, data is 
produced at a client endpoint, such as a 
user's computer. 
That data is moved across a WAN such as 
the internet, through the corporate LAN, 
where the data is stored and worked upon 
by an enterprise application. Results of that 
work are then conveyed back to the client 
endpoint. 
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How does edge 
computing work cont.
IT architects have shifted focus from the 
central data center to the logical edge of 
the infrastructure -- taking storage and 
computing resources from the data center 
and moving those resources to the point 
where the data is generated. The principle 
is straightforward:
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Puts storage and servers
Edge computing puts storage and servers 
where the data is, often requiring little 
more than a partial rack of gear to operate 
on the remote LAN to collect and process 
the data locally. 
In many cases, the computing gear is 
deployed in shielded or hardened 
enclosures to protect the gear from 
extremes of temperature, moisture and 
other environmental conditions.
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Edge vs. cloud vs. fog 
computing
Edge computing is closely associated with 
the concepts of cloud computing and fog 
computing. 
Although there is some overlap between 
these concepts, they aren't the same thing, 
and generally shouldn't be used 
interchangeably. It's helpful to compare the 
concepts and understand their differences.
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Deployment of 
computing
Edge computing is the deployment of 
computing and storage resources at the 
location where data is produced. This 
ideally puts compute and storage at the 
same point as the data source at the 
network edge.
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Why is edge computing 
important?
Computing tasks demand suitable 
architectures, and the architecture that 
suits one type of computing task doesn't 
necessarily fit all types of computing tasks. 
Edge computing has emerged as a viable 
and important architecture that supports 
distributed computing to deploy compute 
and storage resources closer to -- ideally in 
the same physical location as -- the data 
source.
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Challenges
But decentralization can be challenging, 
demanding high levels of monitoring and 
control that are easily overlooked when 
moving away from a traditional centralized 
computing model. 
Edge computing has become relevant 
because it offers an effective solution to 
emerging network problems associated 
with moving enormous volumes of data 
that today's organizations produce and 
consume.
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Edge computing use 
cases
1. Manufacturing: An industrial 
manufacturer deployed edge computing 
to monitor manufacturing, enabling real-
time analytics and machine learning at 
the edge to find production errors and 
improve product manufacturing quality. 
2. Farming: Consider a business that grows 
crops indoors without sunlight, soil or 
pesticides. The process reduces grow 
times by more than 60%.
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