What is edge computing?

Edge computing places workloads closer to where data is created and where actions need to be taken. It addresses the unprecedented scale and complexity of data created by connected devices. As more and more data comes in from remote IoT edge devices and servers, it’s important to act on the data quickly. Acting quickly can help companies seize new business opportunities, increase operational efficiency and improve customer experiences.

In this video, Rob High, IBM Fellow and CTO, provides insights into the basic concepts and key use cases of edge computing.

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[lcsxwtian]

Seems like a lot of people are confused between the concept of edge computing and the concept of conventional personal computers. Conventional PCs are something that you can with have a lot of freedom and flexibility. Essentially you can do whatever you want with your PC - re-program it, install software on it, play with it... However an edge computing device is something that is more likely administered by a central service provider (i.e. Amazon Alexa offered by Amazon) that you cannot easily tamper with, but it does have enough processing power to do many things locally rather than always having to talk to the Cloud. A prime example is a self-driving car. A self-driving Tesla is an epitome an "edge computer" which drives your car without having talking to the Cloud - and quite conceivably so. Moreover, a Tesla self-driving car receives upgrades from Tesla every once in a while - a sign of being administered by Tesla. Last but not least, you can't re-program a Tesla to let it ignore pedestrians in front of itself otherwise it'd become a really cheap assassin... Hope it helps.

[franson]

Like how you guys are able to mirror write so smoothly.

[defunctuserchannel]

this video, and this channel in general, would be better if they included more specific use cases

[MrRaveelhussain]

You are the only channel that i know off that tells the description in a vary clear and understandable manner. Thanks

[Gariel]

Sounds like "Edge Computing" is just normal computing. Our premature adoption of cloud technology has left us in a situation where we realize what we needed all along is what we had before investing into the cloud. Ironic really.

[cameronball]

Okay I just have to say unless some video-magic is occurring, his backwards-writing skills are impeccable

[adilislam]

Fantastic explanation, great video. I'd love to see more of these.
I'd love some clarification on 2 points though:
1- The 'Network Edge' seems to be quite different conceptually from Edge Devices and Servers. I wonder if this is just a nomenclature thing
2- What kinds of workloads are we thinking of when we refer to Edge Servers or the Network Edge?

[jinfaust]

hi Rob, thanks for the nice video！
a question：could you like kindly explain what is the different between ‘edge computing’ and ‘distributed computing’？
I am really confuse about these two conceptions
KR

[gangireddyteja]

Hello sir
I am bit confused . Where does the edge computing perform i.e in edge device itself or in edge server. If it performs the computing in edge servers then in the case of autonomous vehicles we cant expect continuous network connection because of its mobility. So in this case if the network connection is lost then how can the edge server communicate with that autonomous vehicle.

[vikramanand]

Very nice video on wdge computing that gives an crystal clear explanation on the topic without making us confuse between concepts like embedded devices and etc.Thanks for the video to both IBM and Rob High.

[shirouemiya]

Is edge computing a kind of atavism: the previous local computer's ability is very weak, so the computing tasks are uploaded to the cloud computing, but now we want to reduce the cloud computing and return more computer tasks to the local computers.

[babyicanget]

There's a project called StrongNode that uses Edge computing. Check their litepaper if you are interested. Really fascinating stuff.

[zimgodo]

Did he wrote all those in reverse facing the camera while recording the video the whole time??? And his handwriting is awesome!

[StephenKinder]

Always a pleasure to learn from Rob High.

[marioniers]

great video:
few questions:
Is edge computing simply passing the data processing/computing loads to edge devices/edge servers?
Does this mean that Sensitive data won't be transferred to the data centers at all? If it will still be transferred, then how does that fix the vulnerability issue.

Thanks so much!

[melodydamisi]

Please I have a question, I'm having issue on what area to settle into, I have a background on python and the supervised learning in Machine learning but to apply my skills in the automotive industry, can u advise me, on how to tailor my part?

[cedricho]

It almost seems like computing has come full circle. From on-premise to cloud to essentially on-premise again, except the computing power is now in devices rather than on server racks. When is this going to end, lol? When we get to full 5G (or better) and much better computing power, will we then decide it's better to (re)locate everything back to a central location?

[howardpatrick]

4DS ReRam might help when it comes to the huge amount of memory out there on the edge?

[michaelkborozan]

Nicely done. Would love to see you do another as a follow up including IBM + IBM Ecosystem and a client environment do it.

[RookieTrader]

Just commenting so that algo suggests me more of such videos