Edge Computing

PaperCut, an innovative print management software provider that allows users to track, control, and enable more thoughtful printing, has announced the public launch of its cloud-native print management solution, PaperCut Hive.

Zscaler, Inc., a provider in cloud security, has announced innovations for the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform and new programs designed to secure digital businesses.

 Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, announced a set of cross-portfolio edge-to-cloud security integrations for Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform).

The 5G Future Forum, based in London, UK, called for new members, The forum is a global industry group focused on driving rapid adoption of 5G and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), specifically targeting mobile network operators.

Enterprises around the world are being confronted by a basic law of physics — distance neutralises speed, causing latency or a delay between an action and an application’s response.

The pandemic has shown that workplaces can be particularly challenging to curb the spread of the virus. As Sastry Malladi, CTO of FogHorn reports, edge computing, specifically edge artificial intelligence (AI), can help make up for the error-prone shortcomings of resource-intensive manual audits and provide real-time insights and centralised visibility into workplace health and safety.

A new study from Juniper Research has found that network operator spend on MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) will grow from US$2.7 billion (€2.21 billion) in 2020, to $8.3 billion (€6.79 billion) in 2025. This comes as operators invest heavily in upgrading network capacities and infrastructure to support the increasing data generated by 5G networks.

Remark Holdings, Inc., a diversified global technology company with artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions and digital media properties, announced that Remark’s KanKan AI business successfully released its edge computing systems, the S and T Series Smart Boxes, AI-based edge computing boxes equipped with NVIDIA’s new generation of high-performance edge computing modules, with a smaller size and lower power requirements.

In 2017, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a report which cited ‘Big Tech’ as a greater threat to banks than fintech. Three years later, says Eelco-Jan Boonstra, managing director of EMEA at Mambu, this continues to hold true as we’ve seen technology giants such as Google, Apple and Facebook move deeper into the world of finance.

Transforma Insights unveils the results of its extensive analysis of the strategies of 12 IoT Application Enablement Platform providers.

The Centre for Data Innovation is hosting a conversation with Ryan Abbott on his new book The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law.

According to the latest study published by an ESOMAR-certified market research and consulting firm, suggests remote desktop software market will record 12.3% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) through 2030, reaching US$5.8 billion (€4.96 billion) by 2030.

Multi-access edge computing (MEC), formerly called mobile edge computing, is an ETSI-defined network architecture concept that enables cloud computing at the edge of a network. In layman’s terms it brings cloud advantages at the edge of the network or closure to customer services outside regular cloud deployments hereby reducing latency and bringing in efficiency.

Capgemini has unveiled its first set of Intelligent Industry offerings that utilise the group’s capabilities in data, digital and industrial technologies. Focused on 5G and Edge, the new services will enable Communications Service Providers (CSPs), Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) and enterprises across industries to implement 5G and Edge technologies at scale, so that companies’ products, assets and processes can unlock innovation and efficiencies within their business.

Intelligent edge computing company, Litmus, is collaborating with Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global provider of enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology on a smart manufacturing solution.

The long-awaited arrival of 5G comes with an incentive to spruce up current network infrastructures, IPXO says, to support the technical intricacies of the next-gen network. In order to reap the benefits of the next wireless, many companies will need to adopt new and improved solutions that would facilitate the fleet-footed connections.

Axis’ Bjorn Callenfors looks at edge processing and open platforms for creating powerful security solutions including analytics, but warns that if an end product seems too good to be true, it usually is.

The spread of artificial intelligence (AI) doesn’t come without risks. Gartner estimates that by 2022, the replacement of conventional security approaches by various forms of ML will make organisations less secure by a third.

Ericsson has agreed to acquire Cradlepoint, the US-based specialist in Wireless Edge WAN 4G and 5G Enterprise solutions. The investment is key to Ericsson’s ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G Enterprise space.

According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, the digital twin market is set to grow from its current market value of more than US$4 billion (€3 billion) to over $35 billion (€29 billion) by 2026, gaining traction over the 2020 to 2026 period.

Varnish Software, a provider of high-performance digital content distribution systems, today launched a new 5G-ready content delivery network (CDN). This reportedly enables customers to build new services that harness the power of 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC).

The travel time it takes to get engineers on site (42%) and a lack of in house skillset (42%) are the two big challenges organisations face in resolving a network outage quickly. This is according to a recent study commissioned by Opengear, a Digi International company.

NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) have reached an agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Arm Ltd from SBG and the SoftBank Vision Fund (together, SoftBank) in a transaction valued at $40 billion (€33 billion). The transaction does not include Arm’s IoT Services Group.

Nutanix, a specialist in enterprise cloud computing, announced Karbon Platform Services, a Kubernetes-based multicloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) with automated system-managed security, to accelerate the development and deployment of microservices-based apps across any cloud.

In a world of billions of connected devices, data processing can no longer ony happen in the cloud. Computational storage is emerging as a critical piece of the data storage puzzle because it puts processing power directly on the storage device, giving companies secure, quick and easy access to vital information.

How is digitisation changing offshore operations? Experts in embedded technologies, Martin Frederiksen, managing director of offshore embedded computing expert Recab UK, and Diethard Fent, manager sales partner EMEA at global computer-on-module technology leader congatec, tell The Evolving Enterprise how the offshore industry is embracing digitisation.

The edge artificial intelligence (AI) chipset market is expected to exceed the cloud AI chipset market for the first time in 2025. According to ABI Research, it will do so propelled by the increasing focus on low latency, data privacy, and the availability of low-cost and ultra-power-efficient AI chipsets.