Edge computing, according to conventional wisdom, localizes data acquisition and control functions, as well as the storage of high bandwidth content and applications in close proximity to the end user. Edge solutions are inserted into the logical end point of a network, whether the public internet or a private network, creating a more distributed computing cloud architecture. Edge deployments circumvent the distance, capacity constraints, multiple network hops, and centralized processing loads that exist in traditional internet architecture.

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