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Edge Computing Patterns for Solution Architects

By : Ashok Iyengar, Joseph Pearson
Book Image

Edge Computing Patterns for Solution Architects

By: Ashok Iyengar, Joseph Pearson

Overview of this book

Enriched with insights from a hyperscaler’s perspective, Edge Computing Patterns for Solution Architects will prepare you for seamless collaboration with communication service providers (CSPs) and device manufacturers and help you in making the pivotal choice between cloud-out and edge-in approaches. This book presents industry-specific use cases that shape tailored edge solutions, addressing non-functional requirements to unlock the potential of standard edge components. As you progress, you’ll navigate the archetypes of edge solution architecture from the basics to network edge and end-to-end configurations. You’ll also discover the weight of data and the power of automation for scale and immerse yourself in the edge mantra of low latency and high bandwidth, absorbing invaluable do's and don'ts from real-world experiences. Recommended practices, honed through practical insights, have also been added to guide you in mastering the dynamic realm of edge computing. By the end of this book, you'll have built a comprehensive understanding of edge concepts and terminology and be ready to traverse the evolving edge computing landscape.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Part 1:Overview of Edge Computing as a Problem Space
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Part 2: Solution Architecture Archetypes in Context
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Part 3: Related Considerations and Concluding Thoughts

Core Edge Architecture

This chapter covers the basic user edge architecture, which tends to focus on managing and enabling IoT-type sensors and smart devices. The subtle differences between this architecture and legacy IoT architectures are highlighted. The use of container technology is common in these edge architectures to accommodate the limited capacity of field-deployed edge devices, even if they don’t traditionally support common container engines or Linux distributions.

You will learn about the first of the three archetype patterns: the edge device hub pattern (depicted in Figure 3.6), how it improves on legacy IoT architectures, and some common variations and modifications you can make to it.

In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:

  • What is legacy IoT architecture?
  • Device configuration
  • Edge devices versus edge hub
  • Containers
  • Disconnected operations

By the end of this chapter, you should have a good idea of how and...