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The Edge, the Cloud, and the Hype
Welcome to Edge computing. This chapter covers the introduction to the Edge. More importantly, it talks about the Edge reality and Edge hype. Today, technology is cluttered with buzzwords and hype circles that prognosticators, media, and analysts pitch routinely. Edge computing is this era’s buzzword. Is Edge computing a new hot topic of a recently discovered technology that will change the way we live? No – it is far from a new technical revelation, but it may change the way we interact, work, and entertain ourselves in a digitally connected world.
Edge computing has extensions to the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and cellular communication, Machine Learning (ML), Industrial IoT (IIoT), Long Range/Low Energy ...
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