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number that’s expected to grow to 75% by 2025.1
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The growing number of smart devices, the need for faster processing and the
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Edge computing enables:
• Better data control and lower • Faster insights and actions by tapping • Continuous operations by enabling
costs by minimizing data into more sources of data and systems to run autonomously, even
transport to central hubs and processing that data at the edge when disconnected, to reduce
reducing vulnerabilities disruption and lower costs
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By 2023, half of the newly deployed on-premises
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rather than corporate data centers, up from less You can find the basics of edge computing
5G, edge computing and
hybrid cloud than 10% today.2 here, including a 101-level introduction
video of edge computing and its benefits.
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The convergence of 5G, edge computing and hybrid multicloud is redefining
IBM 5G and edge how businesses operate. As more businesses embrace 5G and edge, the ability
to modernize networks to take advantage of the edge opportunity is critical. How can organizations take full
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Get started For Telcos: Review this paper from TBR and learn how
By moving to a hybrid multicloud model, telcos can process data at the core leading CSPs are using edge to transform
and network edge across multiple clouds, perform cognitive operations and their networks.
make it easier to introduce and manage the differentiated digital services. As
5G matures it will become the network technology that underpins the delivery Download and read this IDC whitepaper to
of these services. learn the importance of effective operations
in unlocking edge value.
For Enterprises:
Adopting a hybrid multicloud model that extends from corporate data centers
(or public or private clouds) to the edge is critical to unlock new connected
experiences. By extending cloud computing to the edge, they can run
AI/analytics that make actions faster, run enterprise apps to reduce impacts
from intermittent connectivity and minimize data transport to central hubs
for cost efficiency.
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computing so critical? utilize 5G and edge capabilities. Read the IBM point of view on 5G and
edge computing.
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5G, edge computing and CIOs want to know how they will handle the diversity, dynamism and scale of the edge
infrastructure without incurring additional administrative costs–something that IBM is Learn how edge computing
hybrid cloud impacts AI and IoT
addressing with autonomous management.
Questions and challenges 451 Research takes an in-depth look
CTOs want to know if edge can increase customer and employee engagement and at how edge computing, AI and IoT data
IBM 5G and edge reduce the costs of business processing—along with minimizing risk in network will transform business operations in
computing solutions infrastructure transformation to cloud while evolving to 5G. this whitepaper.
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IBM provides an autonomous management offering that addresses the scale,
improve experiences and enhance safety
Why IBM variability and rate of change in edge environments, edge enabled industry solutions
measures, wherever
and services, and solutions to help telcos modernize their networks and deliver new
What’s possible with IBM they happen.
services at the edge.
solutions and services
IBM’s edge and telco network cloud solutions run on Red Hat OpenShift, the leading
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multiple clouds to the edge.
IBM has also created a robust ecosystem through which an increasingly broad set of
ISVs, GSIs and partners across the telecommunications industry that will help
enterprises capture the opportunities of edge computing and that offer a breadth of
network functionality that helps providers deploy their network cloud platforms.
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Why IBM insights and new client experiences. It’s critical, to say the least. Learn what
What’s possible with IBM makes autonomous management essential
solutions and services With IBM you can: to finding success with edge computing.
Get started Employ autonomous management to across all industries in Industry 4.0,
orchestrate the scale, variability and supply chain, asset management
rate of change in edge environments– and more.
running anywhere. IBM’s edge
management solution allows a single Modernize networks so that telcos
administrator to apply policies that can deliver new services at the edge
will autonomously manage the scale Historically, telco companies
and variability of application operated networks on hardware with
environments across tens of specialized software—locking them in
thousands of endpoints. to the appliance provider. New 5G
standards allow networks to handle
Implement edge-enabled industry immense and growing numbers of
solutions, built on IBM expertise connected devices. With edge, telcos
IBM’s edge-enabled solutions and can process data both at the core
services help clients deliver richer and to the network edge across
digital services and experiences and multiple clouds.
creates greater business efficiency
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Sources
1 “What Edge Computing Means for Infrastructure and Operations Leaders,” Rob van der Meulen, Gartner Research, October 2018 (link resides outside IBM)
24 2 “The importance of Effective Operations in Unlocking Edge IT Value,” January 2020, IDC White Paper, sponsored by IBM
