Edge-Optimized Digital Infrastructure Building Blocks for Future Enterprise Innovation
This IDC Perspective explores how the evolution of edge computing and edge-native applications is helping transform enterprise digital infrastructure priorities to help organizations fully harness the business value of data collected and analyzed across distributed, nontraditional IT environments. It provides recommendations for enterprise IT leaders who need to both anticipate and exploit the key building blocks of an AI-ready edge-optimized infrastructure strategy."Edge-optimized architectures, that anticipate and accommodate the increasingly distributed nature of enterprise computing, data management, and connectivity requirements, represent one of the critical Future of Digital Infrastructure framework pillars that needs to be factored into every enterprise infrastructure strategy for digital business and AI," explains Mary Johnston Turner, research vice president, Future of Digital Infrastructure Agenda, IDC.
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Executive Snapshot
Situation Overview
Edge-Native, Location-Agnostic Applications
Hardened Edge Infrastructure
Smart Edge Systems Enabled by IT/OT Convergence and Software-Defined OT