TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
“ EDGE COMBINES SOME OF THE BEST ELEMENTS OF CLOUD AND ON-PREMISE DEPLOYMENTS .
BY BRINGING COMPUTE POWER CLOSER TO END
USE CASES THROUGH 5G , EDGE SUPPORTS THE ULTRA-LOW LATENCY CONNECTIVITY REQUIRED FOR NEW INNOVATIONS SUCH AS VR / AR AND AI ”
MARK TOMAN , CLIENT DIRECTOR ,
BT WHOLESALE
Edge computing reduces these delays by processing data locally , enabling new services that require immediate responsiveness .
“ Edge Computing is a modern method of data processing that occurs at the ‘ edge ’ of a network , closer to where the data is generated , rather than being sent to a distant central server or cloud for processing ,” explains Mark Cunningham , Head of Public Sector and Solution Sales at TalkTalk Business .
Overcoming infrastructure challenges The implementation of edge computing presents technical and operational hurdles . Organisations face significant costs in deploying distributed nodes , while managing security across multiple data access points adds complexity .
“ Edge workloads are often highly data-intensive , processing massive amounts of real-time data from sources like IoT devices ,” Mark Cunningham says .
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