For twenty years the default answer to "where does the data live?" was a database server somewhere else. You opened a connection, sent a query over the network, and waited. That model still runs most of the world's business software. But at the edge, on phones, in sensors, inside a browser tab or a serverless function a few milliseconds from the user, the answer is shifting. … [Read more...] about Why Small Embedded Databases Are Winning the Edge
Edge Computing
The Rise of Edge Computing: How It’s Changing the Way We Process Data
In recent years, we've seen a significant increase in the amount of data being generated, collected and processed by devices and systems. Traditional cloud computing, which relies on data being sent to centralized data centers for processing, is becoming less efficient as the volume and complexity of data increases. This is where edge computing comes in. Edge computing is a … [Read more...] about The Rise of Edge Computing: How It’s Changing the Way We Process Data
What 2020 Might Bring for the Expansion of Platform-Independent Computing
Fastly Shares the Most Notable Internet Infrastructure Milestones of 2019 The State of Internet Infrastructure in 2019 This year saw a groundswell of grassroots protocol improvements, sweeping shifts toward encryption due to increased focus on data privacy, and a preview into WebAssembly’s possibilities at the edge, as well as: New satellites that took to the sky and … [Read more...] about What 2020 Might Bring for the Expansion of Platform-Independent Computing
Scale Computing Raises $34.8 Million in Strategic Funding to Capitalize on Momentum in Edge Computing
Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing and hyperconverged solutions, today announced $34.8 million in Series F funding. The largest investor in the round is Lenovo, which last week announced a global partnership with Scale to bring intelligent edge computing to global retailers, distributed enterprises, and SMBs. New and existing financial investors also … [Read more...] about Scale Computing Raises $34.8 Million in Strategic Funding to Capitalize on Momentum in Edge Computing