In the era of the digital economy, especially with the rapid development of the Internet of Things, 80% of data and computing will occur at the edge. Edge computing, as the cornerstone of digital transformation, provides digital, networked, and intelligent services to users in various industries at the edge of the network, meeting the demands for low latency, high bandwidth, and intelligent analysis.
Globally, countries are actively laying out edge computing. Developed countries like the United States and Europe have already regarded it as a key part of industrial digital transformation and are conducting comprehensive technology deployment and innovative applications. Our country also attaches great importance to this and has released a series of action plans to promote the development of edge computing.
In the data era, whether human activities or machine operations generate massive amounts of data. Among these data, some are one-time, while others have long-term value. However, the variety of data is complex, and filtering and organizing this data requires substantial computing resources. Due to the cost and other limitations of local computing power, more and more applications are beginning to rely on cloud computing. However, as the demand for cloud computing increases, its system optimization is also ongoing.
However, although cloud computing is powerful, it also has limitations. Relying solely on cloud computing for data processing may result in slow processing speeds. This is because all data needs to be transmitted over the network to a central data center for processing, and then the results must be sent back. This process can lead to issues with the timeliness and effectiveness of computing power, as well as risks to privacy and data security.
To address these issues, edge computing has emerged. It is a distributed open platform that provides services at the network edge, capable of offering edge intelligent services nearby. This design meets various critical needs for industries in terms of digitization, such as agile connectivity, real-time business, data optimization, application intelligence, and security and privacy protection. The advantage of edge computing is that it can promote intelligent development and effectively connect the physical and digital worlds.