Cloud computing has been a boon to big data processing. The ability to capture, store, and process data without having to worry about scaling servers and databases has democratized and advanced big data capabilities like never before.
At the same time, the Internet of Things (IoT) industry has grown immensely. And with more and more IoT devices creating an exponentially increasing amount of data, the need to process and analyze this data faster is growing.
While the cloud is crucial to the success of IoT, under certain circumstances, cloud computing alone can’t meet these demands for faster data analysis.
Enter edge computing.
In this article, we’ll discuss what edge computing is, in what situations it is best applied, and how edge and cloud computing work together.