target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Dec 2020 - Document type: IDC TechBrief - Doc  Document number: # US42653718

IDC TechBrief: Cloud-Centric Application Platform for Network-Based Edge Computing

By:  Larry Carvalho

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This IDC TechBrief addresses how enterprises should embark on their edge computing strategy from the perspective of an application platform.

Network optimization has caught up with compute and storage innovation, enabling a variety of workloads to run near users, opening a variety of opportunities to deliver new user experiences with applications. The Internet of Things (IoT) plays a significant role in enabling several industries such as manufacturing and healthcare to reach a new level of efficiency through automation.

"Low-latency embedded security and high bandwidth at the edge deliver new capabilities such as augmented reality/virtual reality and robotics," says Larry Carvalho, research director, Platform as a Service at IDC. "This broad set of edge computing requirements is well beyond traditional on-premises or cloud-based application development. Customers should prepare to embrace edge computing technologies with an application development platform that accelerates the overall enterprise digitization and automation strategy."



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