Edge & Cloud Computing
What is 'edge computing'?
"Edge computing" is a framework for distributed computing in which enterprise applications access data sources such as IoT devices or local edge servers.
"Edge computing enables devices at remote locations to process data at the edge of the network - either through the device or a local server.
"Edge computing ensures that the connection between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) becomes effective and blurs the boundary between OT and IT. While OT is more about controlling devices and IT is about processing information from those devices, edge computing combines the two through the digitalization of processes. The edge computing architecture enables cloud computing functions and an IT service environment at the edge of the mobile network and in the immediate vicinity of the user.
What is meant by 'IoT Edge Infrastructure'?
The "IoT edge infrastructure" is a subset of edge computing. It is needed to be able to carry out edge computing. It includes all networks that connect IoT endpoints and devices to the cloud.
What are 'edge nodes'?
"Edge nodes, also known as edge communication nodes, are the communication basis for the connection between the physical world and the virtual world for data analysis. "An edge node is a global point of presence (a physical node within a communication system that establishes connections between two or more communication networks) that is used to deliver content to end users.
What is 'Mobile Edge'?
"Multi-access edge computing", formerly known as "mobile edge computing", is an edge computing solution and IT service environment. It brings together a portfolio of computing, network and application services managed from the cloud. It allows you to leverage the speed of 5G mobile communications and unlock key low-latency, high-bandwidth scenarios.
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>> to the "Edge & Cloud Computing" topic page For around three decades, the fundamental question has been running through manufacturing technology - should automation be centralized or decentralized? Opinions are currently divided on the decision: Which is better - to store and process data centrally in the cloud or decentrally at the edge in production? For automation specialists and machine builders, the OT experts par excellence, there is the added complication that cloud, edge and artificial intelligence have their origins in IT. This means that two worlds collide: collaboration between OT and IT experts is often characterized by misunderstandings and "talking past each other". In the "Edge & Cloud Computing" project, the Computer&Automation editorial team and Microsoft want to bring the two worlds closer together - true to the motto "IT meets OT". Our online special "Edge & Cloud Computing" is a knowledge platform where you, dear readers, will find a glossary of the most important terms as well as interviews, user reports and specialist articles on edge and cloud technologies. Click here! |
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