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GETTING AN EDGE EDGE COMPUTING, WHICH ACCELERATES THE DECENTRALISATION OF IT ENVIRONMENTS, IS QUICKLY EXPANDING ACROSS INDUSTRIES, DRIVEN BY NEW USE CASES.
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dge computing can help organisations optimise the quality of service (QoS), which is the primary business value that every organisation looks for. According to the latest IDC MEA Datacentre and Infrastructure survey, which was concluded in Jan 2022, almost 30% of CIOs stated that they have adopted edge computing for their current projects. This was merely 6% almost a year before (in IDC MEA Jan 2021 survey) and almost 68% of organisations had no plans. “Adoption of edge computing across the META region is in its infancy, but fast-growing phenomenon as organisations are steadily investing in this technology. To lower transmission 18
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costs, minimise latencies, and make more efficient use of apps, organisations have started to leverage edge computing and are hosting their services closer to the data sources at edge locations,” says Manish Ranjan, Senior Program Manager for Software and Cloud at IDC Middle East, Turkey and Africa. He says use cases in the region are still evolving. Businesses generating an abundance of data and running analytics and AI are challenged with scalability. In addition, assets with limited connectivity require the ability to process data and act even in a disconnected state. To address such challenges, organisations are leveraging the benefits that edge computing offers.
Most organisations either use or plan to use edge computing for production asset management, predictive maintenance, security and surveillance, smart buildings, and fleet management. Gartner estimates that by 2025, 75% of enterprise-generated data will be processed at the edge. The edge generally consists of harsh, unreliable, and unstable environments, but there is still a demand to make mission-critical and time-sensitive decisions at the edge. This requires new approaches and a new level of computing and innovation. “Companies of all sizes require powerful infrastructure solutions to help generate faster insights that inform competitive business strategies,
