DENVER, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprises
around the world are being confronted by a basic law of
physics—distance neutralizes speed, causing latency or a delay
between an action and an application's response. Controlling
latency has never been more important, whether data flows to a
distributed workforce or a multitude of smart gadgets that make up
the Internet of Things. Low latency is critical to help ensure
smooth transport of data and for optimizing application
experiences. Increasingly business executives are turning to
solutions that move technology resources closer to where data is
produced and consumed. A new global survey conducted by analyst
firm IDC and sponsored by Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and
Intel Corporation indicated two-thirds of global IT leaders are in
the process of implementing edge computing solutions.
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Ninety percent of business leaders who participated in the
survey specified they needed low latency of 10ms or less to ensure
the success of their applications. Seventy-five percent said they
require 5ms or less for edge initiatives.
"C-suite leaders across verticals are looking to edge computing
solutions to achieve significant operational efficiencies and
improved security and compliance by limiting movement of data,"
said Ghassan Abdo, research vice
president, WW telecom, virtualization & CDN at IDC. "They also
want to deliver better customer experiences. All of these
priorities can be addressed through edge computing solutions."
Edge solutions can help with latency issues inherent in
centralized computing scenarios like the cloud by distributing
resources closer to where data is generated and consumed. Latency
can be significantly reduced when data can travel shorter
distances. Forty percent of organizations surveyed plan to invest
in new edge solutions in less than a year in part to help achieve
real-time data consumption and analysis.
"It is clear that reducing the distance critical data must
travel is seen as imperative to fueling growth and innovation for
enterprises," said Abdo.
Nearly 75% of executives consider edge computing a strategic
investment, in part because the cost of bandwidth and a centralized
infrastructure is seen as prohibitive. Fifty-four percent were
comfortable turning to a technology service provider to deliver
edge solutions.
When considering new edge solutions, 73% of respondents noted
they preferred a flexible managed service model with
subscription-based services. This preference aligns with the
popularity of consumption-based models across all industries, both
business to business and business to consumer.
Survey Details:
- Survey respondents include 800 IT and operational technology
decision makers (director level or above) split equally across
seven industries including energy, logistics, government/public
sector, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and retail banking.
- Participants worked in countries including the United States, India, United
Kingdom, Canada,
Australia, and Singapore.
- Roughly 30% of respondents were from organizations with more
than 10,000 employees, and 70% were from organizations between
1,000 to 10,000 employees.
Additional Resources:
- For more information on how Lumen is supporting edge computing,
visit:
https://www.lumen.com/en-us/solutions/edge-computing.html
- To learn more about Intel edge technology and solutions, visit:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/edge-computing/overview.html
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