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Initiate Your Edge Computing Journey

The first step of your journey must be taken in the right direction.

There are 3 primary challenges businesses face when it comes to data and where it is contained and processed.

  • Latency and real-time processing
  • Connectivity and bandwidth limits
  • Data privacy and compliance

These challenges and more underscore the significance of edge computing and addressing critical business needs related to real-time processing, latency, and compliance that is essential for many industries.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

  • The first step into initiating your edge computing journey is recognizing that success hinges on comprehensive planning.
  • Before diving into implementation, invest time in understanding your specific use cases, the technical requirements, and the ecosystem you're operating within.
  • This includes considering factors like hardware selection, software frameworks, data security measures, and integration with existing systems.

Impact and Result

  • By defining your edge computing technology in terms of readiness and value, you will be able to make a well-defined analysis of each technology. Selection will then come from a short list of potential solutions.
  • SWOT analysis will give you great insights into the pros and cons of each edge technology, providing a clear understanding of what each technology brings to the table based on value and cost

Initiate Your Edge Computing Journey Research & Tools

1. Initiate Your Edge Computing Journey Storyboard – Understand the benefits as well as associated risks.

This blueprint will explore benefits, as well as associated risks, and identify best practices as you start your edge computing journey. By bringing computational capabilities closer to the data source, edge computing offers several benefits including faster response time, reduced network congestion, and improved reliability.

2. Edge Technology Value-Readiness and SWOT Analysis Tool – Evaluate edge technologies based on value and readiness.

Assess the value of each edge technology and understand the cost and quality. Investigate the overall readiness of the technology shortlist. Conduct a SWOT analysis for each technology. Use Info-Tech’s edge computing technology shortlist analysis to visualize the tool’s output.


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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

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