Edge computing has been around for the better part of three decades, but it only entered the mainstream technology conversation a few years ago when it became a key enabler of Internet of Things (IoT) projects. While it remains essential for facilitating IoT initiatives, the edge model now has far more broad appeal with important use cases in practically every industry vertical.

In an increasingly digitized world, milliseconds matter. Almost imperceptible network communications delays can have negative consequences on a growing array of latency-sensitive applications, including voice, video, artificial intelligence, analytics and more.