In March 2018, Alibaba Cloud announced a strategic investment in edge computing and introduced Link Edge and edge network service to build a “ubiquitous cloud.” Alibaba Cloud’s edge computing can be applied to a variety of smart applications, including autonomous vehicles, industrial manufacturing automation, and routers etc. Gartner Hype Cycle 2018 Emerging technologiesĮdge computing is considered as an important factor in achieving physical computing, smart cities, ubiquitous computing and the Internet of Things.

As edge computing is still at the early stage of development, the earlier a company enters the field, the more opportunities it will get. In addition, Gartner has listed edge computing as one of the “ Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019,” stating that the topology will address challenges ranging from high WAN costs and unacceptable levels of latency. Themed as “Empowering Enterprise Digital Transformation,” this year’s ceremony attracted experts from Internet service, data center, and cloud computing industries, as well as the leadership from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the state agency responsible for regulation and development of the Internet, and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.Īt the Technology Innovation Forum, Xin Lu, Assistant VP at ChinaCache, shared the company’s explorations of edge computing and the experience to be the first CDN company to integrate CDN with the edge cloud platform.Īccording to IDC’s estimate, there will be more than 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, and which more than 50% of the data will be processed, analyzed, and stored at edge network. The 13 th China IDC Industry Annual Ceremony was held from December 11 to 13 at the China National Convention Center.

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