The way data centers operate is changing dramatically, relying on technological innovations to improve user experience, optimize investments and resources, and ensure data security. In fact, forecasts estimate that the market will experience growth of 14.5 billion euros in 2025far exceeding the 3.3 billion euros recorded in 2020.
He Edge Computing is revolutionizing Internet and data center infrastructure. It is presented as a distributed computing infrastructure capable of bringing business applications closer to data sources, such as IoT devices or local edge servers.
In this way, they achieve great business advantages such as faster insights, improved response times, and greater bandwidth availability. Furthermore, it is expected that data volumes continue to grow as the number of mobile devices connected to the 5G network increases.
Edge Computing offers an efficient alternative to data processing, providing a position closer to the point where they are created without having to cross a network to a cloud to be processed and significantly reducing latency. This requires faster and more complete data analysiscreating the opportunity for detailed information, faster response times and better customer experiences.
Data processing technology ‘at the edge’, close to the end user, will allow optimal market results by the end of the years. In fact, the recent report’Markets and Markets’ of Gartner reveals that Edge Computing will be able to create and process 75% of business data generated.
Why does it succeed?
The success of Edge Computing as a new methodology for immediate data processing is driven by the development of streaming platforms, online gaming, IoT, industry 4.0 and the evolution of autonomous cars. In this way, the need arises for create Mini Data Centers that process the information at points closest to where the data is generated.
Keys for the application of Edge Computing
Nabiax has exposed the keys that technology has so that the Internet can be sustained in the future on said infrastructure. Emilio Diaz, CEO of Nabiax, assures that data centers at the Edge improve the user experience with immediate communication systems with the help of 5G, but they do not replace traditional data centers. In fact, Spain can take advantage of the extensive fiber optic network it has to gain a strategic position in the coming years.
Latency reduction
By being located closer to the end users’ devices, information is prevented from having to travel long distances. The synergy with 5G networks It will improve both efficiency and productivity in all aspects, reducing the speed of response and improving services of different industries.
Cost savings
It is important to note that Edge Computing generates significant savings in bandwidth usage, proving advantageous in contexts where this resource is more limited, such as rural areas. The information sent to a centralized location or to the cloud is considerably reduced and the investment in costs associated with this type of operations is amortized.
Digital sovereignty
All information is managed and stored in a wide network of existing data centers, guaranteeing the digital sovereignty. In this way, Edge Computing will ensure privacy by reducing the amount of data that does not need to be transferred over the network, that is, significantly minimizing threats.
Guaranteed reliability
All computing resources are distributed over the network, so generalized errors are considerably reduced. This way, if an Edge Computing node goes down, the rest of the network can continue to function normally. This does not happen in the case of conventional centralized architectures, which if a central server fails, they stop operating.
Improved decision making
Both Edge Computing, IoT and 5G networks are associated with a collection of information that requires agile management for decision-making in real time. For example, a self-driving car requires data analysis close to the original source and allows for a shorter response time.
Development of new sectors
All data collected by sensors connected to the IoT can be processed at a point close to the device, benefiting sectors such as smart manufacturing or industry 4.0. In this way, process quality controls, machinery monitoring or optimization of the production chain will be carried out in real time.
