More and more data Market and consumer data firm Statista estimated the number of IoT devices worldwide will jump from 15.1 billion in 2023 to 29.4 billion in 2030 . IDC put the figures even higher , estimating that by 2025 there will be 55.7 billion IoT devices , generating nearly 80 zettabytes of data .

Edge is a target With the growing number of IoT devices and edge computing use cases , threat actors are increasingly seeing them as prime targets . The AT & T Cybersecurity Insights Report : Securing the Edge found that 74 % of the security , IT and lineof-business leaders they surveyed said the likelihood of their organisation being compromised was likely .

Containers to be key Containers and Kubernetes make an ideal platform for the edge , and hyperscale cloud providers are taking note . Containers and container-native storage can provide core services , persistent storage , high availability , and durability . It also can enable seamless migration between the cloud and edge with minimal effort .

6G on the horizon Sixth-generation wireless , or 6G , networks will leverage higher frequencies and higher capacity than 5G . And just as 5G provided capabilities that boosted edge computing and supported new use cases involving edge computing , 6G will offer new possibilities , with distributed computing to play a major role .

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