Edge and distributed cloud computing

In this chapter, detailed industrial and retail architectures have been discussed, but all the solutions depict a single location. Enterprises can duplicate these solutions in their other branches, stores, or locations. This is where we see a new trend that merges edge computing and distributed cloud computing. Chapter 2 briefly mentioned distributed cloud as one of the new cloud deployment models. We describe it and a corresponding topology in the next scenario.

Distributed cloud computing

In distributed computing, public cloud services are made available in different private physical locations, also known as satellite locations or outposts. These locations are outside the hyperscaler’s facilities and could be on-premises, in another cloud, or even in co-location centers. Distributed cloud computing is not a distributed system.

A distributed system is a collection of autonomous computers that work together to create an impression...