The document discusses the state of edge computing in the context of IoT, highlighting its rise as a strategic technology trend in 2019. It outlines the capabilities of edge computing, including remote management, machine learning, and its alignment with various cloud providers and open-source initiatives. The author predicts a future where enterprises will require heterogeneous deployments and emphasizes the role of standards and open-source in driving adoption.

1. The State of Edge
Computing for IoT
Ian Skerrett
iskerrett@gmail.com
@ianskerrett

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About Me
Market Consultant
- Go-to-Market and Communications
- IoT and Open Source
- Clients: Bosch, HiveMQ, Dell, plus others
Previous
Eclipse Foundation VP of Marketing
- Eclipse IoT Community
Product Management and Marketing @ IBM, Entrust, Klockwork

3. Edge Computing
Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for
2019: #5 Empowered Edge
“Get Ready For Edge Computing’s
Rise In 2019”
“The Edge Will Eat The Cloud”

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What is Edge Computing?
“Compute that is in, on, or next to the
thing generating data.”
@JoeSpeed ADLink
IoT Edge

5. Safety Critical

6. Data Overload

7. Security and Privacy

8. Autonomous Operation

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Edge Computing Capabilities
Remote Management & Update
- Firmware
- Local applications
- Configuration and control
Edge Gateway
Application Runtime
Local Data Storage
Security and Privacy
BACnet
Modbus
OPC-UA
MQTT
Protocol Connectivity
Disconnected Operation
Connected Operation

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Edge Computing Enables
Edge Gateway
Machine Learning
Computing Vision
Predictive Maintenance

11. Control for Edge Computing

12. IoT Cloud Providers
MS Azure IoT Edge

13. IoT Platform Vendors

14. Edge Vendors

15. IoT Hardware Vendors

16. Open Source Communities

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- Announced by Linux Foundation in February 2019
- Projects: EdgeX, Akraino, Edge Virtualization Engine (EVE), Home Edge, Open
Glossary of Edge Computing
- 60 members, including Arm, AT&T, Dell, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Huawei, Red Hat,
Samsung

18. - Eclipse IoT has 30+ open source project
- Eclipse Kura, Eclipse ioFog and Eclipse fogO5 focus on edge computing
- Implementations of key standards: MQTT, OPC-UA, DDS, CoAP, LWM2M
- 30+ members, including Bosch, Red Hat, Eurotech, ADLink

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Path Forward for Customers
Single Vendor Stack Approach (Edge + Cloud)
- Integrated solutions and potentially faster time to market
- But vendor lock-in
Open Multi-Vendor Approach
- Freedom to choose best solution
- Easier to switch at a later date
- But less integrated and potentially slower time to market
Vendor A Vendor A
Vendor AA Vendor A
Vendor BB Vendor B

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Fearless Prediction
➢ In the long-term, enterprise require heterogenous deployments
➢ Multi-cloud is a reality
➢ Customer will drive vendors to adopt standards for edge to cloud
➢ Open source will drive adoption of the standard
➢ History will repeat itself
Vendor AA Vendor A
Vendor BB Vendor B

21. Thank you
iskerrett@gmail.com
@ianskerrett