On The Edge: Assessing the Current State of Edge Computing

Philippe Cases

A diverse range of high growth application areas including AI, IoT, network functions virtualization (NFV), Augmented Reality, video, cloud gaming & self-driving vehicles are creating new demands that cannot be met by existing infrastructure. A new architecture, Edge Computing, is required to deal with low latency, application autonomy, data security and bandwidth thinning, which all require greater capability closer to the point of consumption. This presentation will review the first use cases of edge computing and the initial market feedback, the technologies necessary to implement edge computing, and their level of maturity. Attendees will walk away understanding sizing in the market, insights into edge computing, challenges, trends to watch, latency and its discontents, and fixing the middle mile.