{"id":4487,"date":"2019-03-05T05:45:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T05:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fullestop.com\/blog\/?p=4487"},"modified":"2023-02-14T09:51:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T09:51:35","slug":"close-edge-realize-benefits-edge-computing-iot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fullestop.com\/blog\/close-edge-realize-benefits-edge-computing-iot","title":{"rendered":"Close To The Edge: How To Realize The Benefits Of Edge Computing For IOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fullestop.com\/blog\/close-edge-realize-benefits-edge-computing-iot\/#What_is_Edge_computing\" >What is Edge computing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fullestop.com\/blog\/close-edge-realize-benefits-edge-computing-iot\/#So_how_does_Edge_computing_help\" >So, how does Edge computing help?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fullestop.com\/blog\/close-edge-realize-benefits-edge-computing-iot\/#Final_thoughts\" >Final thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Edge_computing\"><\/span>What is Edge computing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Over the years, there have been tremendous transformations in the world of computing. Computers burst upon the world with the advent of the PC in the 80s and 90s. Since then, computers and processing have been democratized in unimaginable ways.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, a new concept in computing; cloud computing has redefined the way companies and individuals work. Every day, vast volumes of data are generated by human society, which is hosted on the cloud and some of the leading providers of the cloud are Amazon, Google, Microsoft and IBM.<\/p>\n<p>So what happens is this we generate data which is then stored in a cloud platform. Let\u2019s step back and look at the nature of this storage- isn\u2019t this some kind of a centralized activity? The Big 4 now realize that this centralization isn\u2019t helping the industry very much. Latency errors are one of the significant problem areas in this over-centralization of data. Other major problems like privacy breaches are common in this arena. We send data from our computers and somewhere on its way to a cloud server- our data leaks or gets stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Edge computing solves these problems in a significant way. Data is processed and analyzed at the source and not in the cloud. Since data processing takes place right at the edge of the device from where it originates, this type of computing is called Edge computing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_how_does_Edge_computing_help\"><\/span>So, how does Edge computing help?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Take the case of Amazon Echo. It makes sense for the company to make its AI chips that process voice commands within the device itself. The data no longer has to go to the cloud for processing. This way, Echo saves our time.<\/p>\n<p>Apple is one company that takes data security and privacy very seriously. That is why it has a closed platform and discourages the downloading of external data (music, videos) on its devices. Using Edge, this mobile device company now encrypts all the data within the mobile or computer device. So, thanks to this modern form of computing, our data remain safe.<\/p>\n<p>This feature can be replicated on the IoT and the industrial landscape as well. As more buildings, oil tankers, cars, refrigerators, and electrical devices connect with one another, Edge computing will become even more indispensable.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the IoT strategy revolves around this new-age computing technology which is perfectly capable of managing and processing vast volumes of data at the source.<\/p>\n<p>Just imagine an oil drilling company that has several oil wells and drilling machines, each connected to a sensor. Each day, this company produces thousands of tons of crude oil and ships it to different destinations. As such, it is producing gigabytes of data every day that needs to be converted into actionable information, in real time. Edge computing becomes relevant in this scenario. Data is processed very quickly at the source and there is little or no risk of it getting leaked or stolen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_thoughts\"><\/span>Final thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cloud computing is already changing and this evolution now comes in the form of Edge computing. Consumers and industrial organizations will exchange data with their peers faster and in a more secure way. Edge will impact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fullestop.com\/blog\/botnets-bad-part-of-iot\">IoT technology <\/a> in more meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Edge computing? Over the years, there have been tremendous transformations in the world of computing. Computers burst upon the world with the advent of the PC in the 80s and 90s. 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