EDITOR ’ S QUESTION
WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD YOU MAKE TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT EDGE COMPUTING ?
Computing at the Edge of the network , known as Edge Computing , will revolutionize how we interact with technology because this form of computing will be as close to the action as possible .
Edge Computing will minimize latency – the time spent traversing a question and an answer across the network .
And to achieve this , it will encompass an entire ecosystem that includes 5G networks , fiber-opticbased infrastructure and the energy necessary to achieve it . However , it is the servers that are responsible for processing and managing the data instantaneously .
According to Gartner , by 2025 , 75 % of business data will generate and process at the Edge of the network , beyond traditional data centers .
And the market is ready . According to Grand View Research , the demand for Edge Computing may reach US $ 61,140 million in 2028 , with a growth of 38.4 %.
Latin America is one of the regions increasing its investment in Edge technologies . In 2020 , Edge business spending was US $ 4.739 million according to Edge Spending Guide – IDC , July 2020 , showing growth of 7.54 % compared to 2019 .
In addition , a compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 16 % is expected in the region for 2024 , reaching US $ 8,573 million .
IDC also adds that five economic sectors represented 57 % of spending on Edge Computing in 2020 . They are manufacturing , banking , retail , telecommunications and insurance .
However , the demand generates new use cases , new business models and new industry players that will include everything from application developers and Edge solutions to new hardware , which will take advantage of innovative production scenarios .
Preparing for Edge Computing
According to Gartner , by 2025 , 75 % of business data will generate and process at the Edge of the network , beyond traditional data centers . Thus , in little more than two years , computing as we know it will have radically changed .
To find out more , we asked the opinions of Christiano Lucena , VP of Storage , Platforms and Solutions Sales at Dell Technologies Latin America ; Andres Campuzano , Compute Business Group Segment Sales Leader , Latin America at Hewlett Packard Enterprise ; and Alejandro Pérez Quintero , Solution Sales Executive at Lenovo ISG ( Infrastructure Solutions Group ).
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