IoT generates increasing
amounts of data that need processing. Is edge computing and fog computing
the way forward "cloud computing" has established itself in the
vocabulary of most consumers. "Edge computing" is a concept that
can be seen as an extension of the now ubiquitous cloud computing and Internet
of Things (IoT). Meanwhile, "dew computers" are between
spreadsheet and cloud computing, but the differences between it and the edge
can get a little ... foggy.
In the most basic terms, the
edge calculation is the movement for intelligence and calculation from
centralized data servers in a cloud network to the hardware on the edge of a
network. Instead of sensors gathering data in one place and sending it
back to a centralized server to process, hardware is available locally that
will calculate that data and then send the results to the cloud where the
information will be immediately available and action immediately treatment.
Odds are you are more familiar with this concept
than you realize. For example, most of us have come across the term
"edge server" before. This term usually describes a local, local
hardware that is available for calculation. You may have seen edge servers
in action in an industrial environment, processing information at factories or
in more general distribution and business scenarios where a company's head
office uses "edge" processing at localized facilities.
The emergence of edge computing
is definitely owed to the availability and everywhere of cloud computing, as
well as increasingly available and economical IoT solutions that are now
available. There are a number of easily customizable and available SoCs
available, such as the Raspberry Pi, which makes edge calculation more
possible.
