Functional requirements

In Chapter 1, we talked about cloud-out and edge-in paradigms. Cloud-out is where computing is taken out of the data center and brought to the far edges of the network. Conversely, the movement of the generated data from the source or the edge to a location with more computational resources for analysis is the edge-in part. Those facets drive functional requirements in an edge computing solution. We will discuss the common functional requirements of an edge computing solution in the subsequent sections.

Sensing

This is where we still deal with traditional sensors (e.g., IoT/accelerometers, thermometers, or actuators) as architectural components that acquire data and help create a signal. When combining technologies such as edge and artificial intelligence (AI), you introduce new ways of designing and deploying technology, thus improving and automating situational awareness with sense-making systems. These are deployed in stores, shop floors, industrial...