While the traditional idea of the centralised datacentre is not going anywhere anytime soon, there is growing recognition that the way in which organisations process, store and analyse data is changing. The operating models of many organisations now point to the requirement for a decentralised approach, with many moving to the cloud to best meet the needs of the business.
Edge computing refers to the decentralised processing of data by devices located on the periphery, or “edge”, of a specific network environment.
