Getting Started with Edge Computing on AWS
In recent years, a new operating model known as “edge computing” has emerged as a key enabler of digital transformation strategies across a variety of industries and organization types 1. The exponential growth of data generated by an ever-increasing number of connected devices, coupled with an insatiable appetite for real-time processing and analysis, has driven new operational models in the cloud. An example of this is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Also known as Industry 4.0, IIoT involves a fusion of traditional industrial processes with advanced techniques such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and real-time data analytics.
Due to this, “edge computing” has become a buzzword. Its meaning has been diluted through overuse by vendors who want in on the opportunities presented by this emerging model of...