Speaking like an edge native
In this section, you will learn to articulate fundamental differences between the edge and the cloud. This impacts the available infrastructure, platforms, services, and application deployments. Additionally, you will be able to explain concisely what the edge is and what the field of edge computing does to both line-of-business (LOB) executives and other non-IT professionals. This includes being able to explain the value it can provide, as well as why this field is emerging at this point in time.
What is the edge?
The edge in edge computing is commonly used to describe the location where computing takes place. The name itself is meant to evoke a spot in a corner or by the wayside, and not in a central area, and actually refers to the very end of a communications network (the edge of the internet; see Figure 1.1). Thus, edge computing happens outside a cloud computing facility, and many times outside the four walls of a traditional data center (DC...
