Huge quantities of data are being produced and consumed by internet of things (IoT) sensors, consumer electronics and devices everywhere. Cutting-edge technologies require companies to use all this new, real-time data alongside existing static datasets where they reside today. As organizations explore new data-driven opportunities, the use cases for edge computing are growing across industries: Remote health monitoring Autonomous vehicles Live multiplayer gaming Predictive equipment management Personalized shopping experiences For these latency-sensitive initiatives, data must be processed closer to the source, which means companies need infrastructure at the edge. So, how do you deploy and manage that infrastructure? Using centralized data centers or relying exclusively on…

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