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Edge computing
Use the edge of the Internet for data processing and analytics
Edge computing is a distributed computing framework that brings enterprise applications closer to data sources, such as internet of things (IoT) devices, or closer to local edge servers. With edge computing, you place workloads as close to where the data is being created and where the actions are being taken.
09 July 2025
Article
Overview of edge computing?
An edge computing environment distributes and manages workloads beyond the data center or cloud, in or near the locations where an enterprise conducts business.
28 March 2025
Article
Build and deploy a network service for your edge applications
In this article, we will describe how we implemented the network layer of the edge computing architecture for the workplace safety use case we introduced in Part 2.
28 March 2025
Series
Implementing an edge computing architecture
In this series, we examine what edge computing is, explore how edge computing can be used to create new opportunities, and discuss how edge computing can be implemented.
28 March 2025
Article
Building out the edge in the application layer and device layer
In this article, we will describe how we implemented a workplace safety use case involving the application and device layer of the edge computing architecture.
28 March 2025
Article
Edge computing architecture and use cases
In this article, we explain what edge computing is, describe relevant use cases for the telecommunications and media industry while describing the benefits for other industries, and present what an end-to-end architecture that incorporates edge computing can look like.
25 July 2024
Open Project
Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)
Enhance network application performance by pre-allocating essential resources
19 July 2024
Open Project
Envoy
An open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications
22 June 2024
Open Project
KEDA
Fine-grained autoscaling for event driven Kubernetes workloads. KEDA serves as a Kubernetes Metrics Server and allows users to define autoscaling rules using a dedicated Kubernetes custom resource definition.
10 June 2024
Open Project
KubeStellar
A flexible open source solution for challenges associated with multi-cluster configuration management for edge, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud use cases.
17 May 2024
Open Project
Open Horizon
Secure and robust application management for constrained devices