Edge computing research roundup: The upside is big for MEC – if you manage common challenges
A pair of reports published recently describe the two peaks that edge computing must conquer: convincing chief executives to get…
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Security research roundup: survival at the edge of digital and physical threats
Expect a digital Darwinian battle of the fittest as digital and physical environments clash. Over the next two years, companies…
Edge computing-related security, smart cities investments a bright spot in cloudy VC outlook
The first PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree report for 2020 shows that venture funding for so-called emerging areas, which includes a number…
W3C releases new Web of Things standards for IoT interoperability
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published new web standards that make Web of Things (WoT) Architecture and Web…
Cisco, Microsoft see IIoT, AI as key to solving challenges in natural resources, paving way to sustainability
With over 126 million cubic meters of water wasted worldwide annually, industrial IoT could be an effective solution for smart…
EU consortium sees edge systems giving a facelift to buildings
Edge systems do not necessarily have to minimize latency and cut information technology costs to have a big impact on…
With healthcare systems under attack, some edge vendors offer free assistance
The coronavirus crisis seems far from reaching the end, yet hackers have made it their mission to ensure the healthcare…
Rancher Labs’ top end grows to 2,000 Kubernetes clusters
It is all (or at least mostly) about scaling up with Rancher 2.4, which has been released by Rancher Labs…
Mutable clinches new seed funding for public edge cloud tech
Mutable Inc., an early player in public edge cloud technology, has closed a $1.5 million seed round of funding. It…
5G, AI and blockchain: technologies to unlock the edge computing opportunity
This is a guest post by Tilly Gilbert, Senior Consultant at STL Partners. 5G, AI and blockchain are all emerging…
