The importance of the edge layer in an IoT ecosystem – IoT Agenda
It is the Internet of Things, but with an enterprise angle. Take that to mean industry vertical applications, development ecosystems, product design, hardware, deployment and more.
For the past few years, it seems like the hot topic in enterprise architecture has been the cloud — a centralized approach where simple browsers at the edge of a network access cloud-based services and analytics.
There’s been a lot written about why the cloud is the best place to store, manage and analyze data. A centralized model can deliver the processing power and cost advantages of hyperscale, coupled with the ability to more easily manage and coordinate thousands of geographically separated endpoints.
By 2020 more than 20 billion devices will likely be connected via the internet of things. Every minute, they are creating unimaginable amounts of data — measured in zettabytes, a unit equal to one trillion gigabytes. By the end of next year, IoT will generate more than 500 zettabytes per year in data — and in the years beyond, that number is expected to grow exponentially.